Another MLK party @ Clemson

[GA-Beta]

http://www.wyff4.com/spartanburgnewsroom/index.html

'Black-Face' College Party Causes Controversy
Critics Say Party Was Racist

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- A party held by some Clemson University students two weeks ago is causing controversy after pictures taken at the event ended up on the Internet.

Some students say it was just for fun. Others say that it was racist.

The party was held the day before the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The theme of the party was "Living the Dream," but some Clemson students are calling it a nightmare.

Pictures of the party were posted on facebook.com, showing at least one person in black-face paint, with others dressed in knitted caps and jerseys and some girls with stuffing padding their pants to make their behinds look larger. There's an image of party-goers holding 40-ounce bottles of malt liquor.

The Web site The Smoking Gun reported that similar parties were held at both the University of Connecticut and Tarleton State University in Texas.

[AlphaFrog]

SSDD

[jubilance1922]

I'm convinced that people are now doing it just to be in the news.

[jitterbug13]

A part of me is it happened not too far from where I live.

Another part of me says: THANK GOD IT WAS NOT AT CAROLINA!!!!

[AlexMack]

I saw the pictures a couple of days ago on a different messageboard and I thought someone was complaining about Tarleton State until I saw the Clemson sweatshirts. Nice going guys, you're cool!

[LPIDelta]

If you are reading this thread thinking this sounds like a cool idea for your next party--IT'S NOT!

I would agree that it seems like people are just doing it for the media attention....at least I hope they aren't so lame as to think this sounds like a fun idea otherwise.

[Stef the Pef]

Ughhhh. Blackface is WAY over the line. For any party. Ever. On any day.

[USCTKE]

Originally Posted by jitterbug13

A part of me is it happened not too far from where I live.

Another part of me says: THANK GOD IT WAS NOT AT CAROLINA!!!!

come on it is Clemson...sad to say but it doenst suprise me...heck one of the most influential people in Clemson history is Ben Tillman...for those of you who have never heard of Tillman, he is the owner of this wonderful quote "We have done our level best [to prevent blacks from voting]...we have scratched our heads to find out how we could eliminate the last one of them. We stuffed ballot boxes. We shot them. We are not ashamed of it."

I wish we could just cut Clemson out of the state and make it its own little island

[JonInKC]

I dress like Aunt Jemima and carry a shotgun all the time. And I don't do it to be funny. I'm trying to make a statement about how art is dead, much like the time I strapped that monkey to a rocket and sent him skyworthy.

[shinerbock]

I'd rather spend a lifetime in Clemson than a week in Columbia.

[Sistermadly]

Originally Posted by GA-Beta

and some girls with stuffing padding their pants to make their behinds look larger.

This is my favorite part of this whole story. Jealousy is an awful thing.

[USCTKE]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

I'd rather spend a lifetime in Clemson than a week in Columbia.

yea Columbia sucks, definitely not going to argue with you on that point, but it beats living in a cow pasture like Clemson

[shinerbock]

Well, considering I went to Auburn, thats the kind of argument we'd hear all the time. However, for me, living in a quaint town with cow pastures beat the hell outta living in a ghetto like Tuscaloosa.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Your attempt at sarcasm is more "offensive" than this MLK party incident.

Wow, I had to look it up to even get the comment. But yeah, I agree.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Your attempt at sarcasm is more "offensive" than this MLK party incident.

Yeah, you're right. That was stupid. Could have found a better way to argue that they didn't dress up out of "jealousy". I'll delete it.