MLK Party at Tarleton State

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Yeah, I'm sure that's exactly what you meant.

Is there a reason he wouldn't type what he meant?

[starang21]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Is there a reason he wouldn't type what he meant?

for some reason, tom seems to think that would incite violence. i don't know why anyone would want to fight over something if they weren't going to be offended in the first place.

sounds like a party that everyone should join in.

[UGAalum94]

I'm thinking of a list of "acceptable" themes:

NASCAR race

Dukes of Hazzard

Biker Convention

Local tacky nightclub.

Star Trek Convention

More upscale ideas:

If you are north of the Mason/Dixon line: Macon, Georgia Junior League Dance

If you are south of the Mason/Dixon line: New Jersey Country Club.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

I'm thinking of a list of "acceptable" themes:

NASCAR race

Dukes of Hazzard

Biker Convention

Local tacky nightclub.

Star Trek Convention

More upscale ideas:

If you are north of the Mason/Dixon line: Macon, Georgia Junior League Dance

If you are south of the Mason/Dixon line: New Jersey Country Club.

People would still get upset by these things. For instance, the stereotype of bikers is rough, fighting, biker gang types. I know of a "biker group" who frequents a local coffee shop... the group includes bankers, teachers, parents, grandparents, etc. BY FAR anything but your stereotypical bikers. Every one of those will upset someone.

[UGAalum94]

Well, I'm not sure that you will ever please everyone, but I don't think these are likely to offend groups on a particularly deep level.

I'll add that if you join a biker group, it's likely because you either enjoy the stereotype or enjoy turning the stereotype on its ear. You'd be a fool to be offended by a Hell's Angel's type party.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

People would still get upset by these things. For instance, the stereotype of bikers is rough, fighting, biker gang types. I know of a "biker group" who frequents a local coffee shop... the group includes bankers, teachers, parents, grandparents, etc. BY FAR anything but your stereotypical bikers. Every one of those will upset someone.

Maybe we should just sit in an empty room and twirl our thumbs.........or would that offend people that are boring?

........so you are really going to sit here and claim that a group of teachers, parents, and grandparents are going to be genuinely upset if a bunch of college students dress like Hell's Angels and drink?

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Maybe we should just sit in an empty room and twirl our thumbs.........or would that offend people that are boring?

........so you are really going to sit here and claim that a group of teachers, parents, and grandparents are going to be genuinely upset if a bunch of college students dress like Hell's Angels and drink?

No I was just giving an example. None of these offend me, but my point was that anything you do it's going to offend someone. So just have fun. We shouldn't have to live our lives walking on eggshells about everything.

[JonoBN41]

"The African-American man who claims he was the one who started the tradition of the now infamous Martin Luther King “celebration” among Tarleton State University students now admits that this year’s party bears virtually no resemblance to the one he and two of his roommates hosted three years ago.

“OK, well, I admit that this party was a little different than mine,” Williams said. “But I still don’t think it was racist.”

Williams also steadfastly defended his good friend and former roommate, Jeremy Pelz, who posted pictures of the party on his Facebook Web site. Despite the fact that many of the pictures showed white students poking fun at black culture and history, Williams insisted that those students who attended the party are not racist and meant no disrespect to the black community or to Martin Luther King."

“I know for sure that they (the party-goers) weren’t being racist,” Williams said. “They were just having fun.”

http://www.empiretribune.com/article...ews/news02.txt

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by starang21

for some reason, tom seems to think that would incite violence. i don't know why anyone would want to fight over something if they weren't going to be offended in the first place.

sounds like a party that everyone should join in.

Yep.