School Daze question.

[shinerbock]

Well, writing checks has its place as well. Now, I agree about the multicultural being very service oriented, but hadnt really seen that among the NPHC. I'm sure they do their share, but I just didn't notice them doing more than the white groups. But even if this is very true, I don't really think of them as "greek." While community service is obviously of the highest value, it is not a prereq for being a "real" greek org in my opinion. When I think greek, I think of groups where the focus is almost entirely on forming the bonds between members, in addition to helping bring those members into adulthood. I'm obviously not saying they're better that more service oriented groups, but I consider service groups to be just that, rather than greek organizations.

[Intense1920]

LMAO @ people who don't do any kind of research.

[ProspeKt]

Originally Posted by Intense1920

LMAO @ people who don't do any kind of research.

What's really funny is the fakt that they speak on an issue as if they have.

[shinerbock]

Regardless of how yall feel about bows, he may have something. Suburban white kids are all over popular black culture, and I'm not sure thats a good thign

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Suburban white kids are all over popular black culture

Which is not necessarily the same thing as saying someone is "speaking and dressing like black people." The stereotype of what "black is" existed long before there was cable television.

So if bows simply meant to say that misguided whites (and blacks) are emulating stereotypical media images of what "black is" then that's what bows should've said. I don't know if that's what his/her MTV and BET post was trying to address because he/she was too busy dancing around my question.

[shinerbock]

But that urban dress/action is "popular" black culture. I mean, we obviously realize all black people don't act/dress that way, but it is not just the media who portrays it that way. The black community supports and puts that image out as well. I imagine he referenced MTV and BET because those things influence young people, and the channels have taken on that urban style which kids emulate.

[bows&toes]

Maybe pictures will explain it better:

WHITE-PEOPLE DRESSING/ACTING "BLACK"








WHITE GUYS BEING WHITE

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

I mean, we obviously realize all black people don't act/dress that way

This obvious point is the only good thing that will come out of this dialogue.