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Originally posted by dzrose93
Okay, let me make sure that I'm understanding you correctly. A person who doesn't know how to interact within his/her own culture and purposely chooses things outside of that culture is a sell-out.
So, what you're saying is that you would rather have these "sell-outs" join a group that a) they don't feel comfortable in, b)among people whose culture they aren't familar with, and c) learn to fit in with that particular culture just because of the color of their skin?
You would prefer that a person join a historically-black organization for the sole purpose of learning "black" culture that he may never before have been immersed in INSTEAD of having him join a non-black organization that he feels at home in and in which there are members who share his interests?
I'm sorry, but I just don't understand the logic. It sounds like you'd prefer a separatist way of life in which each race sticks to its own "culture". However, you also rail against the fact that it took so long for a black man to be admitted to a historically-white fraternity. It seems to me like you want to have your cake and eat it too.
Honestly, Chaos, I'm not trying to pick a fight with you... I just want you to explain to me how you can argue both sides of an issue that way. Please help me to understand the message you're trying to get across, because I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only GCer confused by these mixed signals right now.
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I understand your confusion. Question, why does someone HAVE to join a sorority or a fraternity? Aren't we supposed to be COMPLETE individuals BEFORE we join these organizations. We have nothing to offer these organizations if we are not aware of ourselves. So, in that regard, I would say those who do not know themselves, should seek that knowledge BEFORE membership in ANY fraternity or sorority. This goes for Black people in a BGLO, this goes for non-minorities in GLOs, and it goes for Blacks and other minorities in GLOs.
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