Sorority suspended for "Indian Party."

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by OTW

I feel the same way about Kamanawanaleiya "luau" themed parties.

Whatev.

I haven't been to a luau party (or a toga party, for that matter).

Have you ever felt offended by the luau parties beyond thinking GLOs having the parties is dumb?

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I haven't been to a luau party (or a toga party, for that matter).

Have you ever felt offended by the luau parties beyond thinking GLOs having the parties is dumb?

GLO hosted or not, I do get offended. If you're going to have vodka in your watermelon, call it Kamanawanaleiya, and have fluorescent plastic leis, call it a Tropical/Island theme. Don't call it a lu'au. And don't call it Hawaiian. If you're going to serve pua'a from the imu, serve poi you've prepared, and have someone dance a nice hula to celebrate a life milestone, then that's a lu'au. My friend Aaron made a big stink about it at Dartmouth almost a decade ago.

If you ask me, I think themed parties as a whole are dumb. I went to my share when I was a collegian and made fun of it the whole time. They tend to be cheesy and embarassing and so not worth my time.

[nittanyalum]

Oh, god, Kevin, whatever. You know what I'm saying and you know you're stretching, let's KIM.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Oh, god, Kevin, whatever. You know what I'm saying and you know you're stretching, let's KIM.

That stretch is slightly less painful than his law school one from the other thread.

[nittanyalum]

All I could get out of it is that he said I'm an interesting person. I'll own that.

[Benzgirl]

^^^^ and Smilies are your forte, Tom.

[SWTXBelle]

I like the way he worked in penis envy.

[srmom]

My favorite part was the kid saying they had no right to apologize.

Ditto. As the article got more and more ridiculous, I had visions of the scene in Frankenstein when the villagers storm the castle holding pitchforks and torches. "Down with the Alpha Chi Alphas and Tri Deltas!!!"

But the saddest thing in the article to me was this line, which is the way of the world now

Students at Dartmouth 'can never really be sure anymore if their actions will fall within the range of the continually expanding range of offensiveness,' said Phinney. 'It would seem that the answer now is simply to never act in a way that could be construed as even the tiniest bit outside the range of 'your culture.''

That is, of course, unless you are making fun of WASPs or Catholics... Then it's perfectly ok

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by srmom

That is, of course, unless you are making fun of WASPs or Catholics... Then it's perfectly ok

That might depend on who's making fun of the WASPs or Catholics.

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

That might depend on who's making fun of the WASPs or Catholics.

Do you really believe race to be a real construct?

edit: Yes, I know Catholic and Protestant aren't "races", they're religions.

However, you seem to think that being "Native American" has substance. When do they stop being Native America and start being white? Or vice versa?

Race isn't a real and tangible thing, but I'm sure you'd love it to be.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

Do you really believe race to be a real construct?

Yes. We aren't born with it but society gives it to us. If it has real consequences, it is real. Similar to that chair you are sitting in that you were TOLD is a chair. It would take a lot for you to convince everyone that it's really a horse. But as time goes on and more people change the definition of chair to horse, and stop profiting from the chair industry, we might be able to eradicate chairs.

Now don't ask me anymore dumb questions.

[srmom]

It's like raiiiiiiiiiin on a wedding day!!!!

It's the good adviiiiice that you just didn't take

[srmom]

And what the hecks the deal with pinching people who aren't wearing green on St. Patrick's Day!!! I'm Irish, and to use my people's holiday as an excuse to enact physical harm on others in simply inexcusalbe. I WON'T HAVE IT!!!!

[srmom]

hahaha, good one!

[macallan25]

People get offended over Mardi Gras?

What?