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Old 04-24-2008, 01:42 AM
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I don't think 'being offensive' is something anyone should ever be punished by a government entity for.

Those 10 students or whatever should feel free to picket the Gamma Phi Beta house or whatever it is they want to do, but using the school to discipline them for 'offensive' conduct is beyond the pale and possibly unconstitutional.
OK.

Weren't the chapters who held parties where people showed up in blackface disciplined by their schools as well?

Frankly, I'm just astounded this hasn't come up before.
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Old 04-24-2008, 08:12 AM
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OK.

Weren't the chapters who held parties where people showed up in blackface disciplined by their schools as well?
That's not at all the same thing.

I guess Italians and Greeks are going to be whining about toga parties next.
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Old 04-24-2008, 09:43 AM
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That's not at all the same thing.

I guess Italians and Greeks are going to be whining about toga parties next.
Why would Greeks be whining about toga parties? Togas are Roman, not Greek.
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Old 04-24-2008, 09:44 AM
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That's not at all the same thing.

I guess Italians and Greeks are going to be whining about toga parties next.
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Why would Greeks be whining about toga parties? Togas are Roman, not Greek.
And last I heard they hadn't been rounded up on reservations in their native lands.
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Old 04-24-2008, 09:54 AM
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It wasn't yesterday - if you check the date, it was the end of March. And yes, that is a long time from the time of the party in November. We've discussed this before in another thread.
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Old 04-24-2008, 02:41 PM
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It wasn't yesterday - if you check the date, it was the end of March. And yes, that is a long time from the time of the party in November. We've discussed this before in another thread.
Yeah.. and the last time it was started here, I moved it to the GL forum. I suppose this could also legitimately fall under the RM heading though, although I'm not really seeing where anyone was ever at risk from this party for anything but butthurtedness.
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Old 04-24-2008, 02:39 PM
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And last I heard they hadn't been rounded up on reservations in their native lands.
How is that relevant? Were the girls dressing up as Indians for a "Trail of Tears" party?
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Old 04-24-2008, 03:44 PM
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How is that relevant? Were the girls dressing up as Indians for a "Trail of Tears" party?
I was responding to this:
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I guess Italians and Greeks are going to be whining about toga parties next.
Your analogy of Italians and Greeks having the same historical grievances as Native Americans doesn't fit.
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Old 04-24-2008, 04:14 PM
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Your analogy of Italians and Greeks having the same historical grievances as Native Americans doesn't fit.
Why?

So what about everyone else pitches a complaint from PCNess?
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Old 04-24-2008, 05:24 PM
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Your analogy of Italians and Greeks having the same historical grievances as Native Americans doesn't fit.
Everyone has historical grievances. The Romans have historical grievances against the Visigoths, Ostragoths, Vandals, Germans, etc.

So I suppose that if I have Visigoth lineage, I'd better not be caught wearing a Toga, eh?
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