DZrose ,
I must tell you that you are incorrect in that assumption. I am not a member of a BGLO but first I must remind you that BGLO's are very large organizations made up of a variety of members each with unique personalities so it wou ld be inappropriate to make sweeping statements about how BGLO members feel and what BGLO members want because they do not all think alike.
Secondly, I would like to say that at my University that white students, hispanic students, and any other student who wishes to have attend many of our BGLO events including step shows, probate shows, and programs that the different groups have held in the past. In fact a friend of mine who was a vistor from another school commented on how "mixed" the crowd was at the last step show and these people have NOT been ask to leave one event that I attended.
I have also witnessed the collaboration between sororities in the NPC and sororities in BGLO's for a charity step exhibition in which the BGLO sororities taught the ladies in NPC sororities step routines and the ladies in the NPC sororities put them on for students on campus with the BGLO ladies hugging and congratulating them after their performances. Another reason for us NOT TO ASSUME ANYTHING.
I have also seen members of all BGLO's personally work in neighborhood youth centers with children of all races. Not just black children and I'll tell you what, every child there looked up to these members and were happy that these members took the time out of their day to spend time with them. In fact one of the BGLO's uses their own funds to put on a carnival twice a year for local community children and they are not only black children. Again, please let's not make sweeping assumptions.
I think it is very important to take in to consideration the history of many of these organizations. Although, it is 2002 it would be ludicrous to ask the members of BGLO's to forget the past because, Hey it's 2002 and there's not such thing as prejudice. If we forget the past we are doomed to repeat it. Rascism is still alive and well in today's society, it is just more hidden. Instead of calling you a name to your face people just wait for you to leave the room, and to me that is not any better.
Oh well, that's my non member take. I mean no offense just trying to inform.
V.E.
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Originally posted by dzrose93
Honeykiss,
Yes, I do honestly think that if some non-AA people were to come and offer to participate in something benefiting a black community that a BGLO would turn them away. Want to know where I got this idea? Then read the posts previous to mine in this thread.
You've got MEMBERS OF BLACK GLOS stating for the record that they DO NOT want white people to be involved in their organizations which means, that NO, they don't want white people to be in a position to help out black communities. I suppose if the whites got out there and offered help on their own, then that's okay. But apparently for some of the black GLO members on GC, the whites can help out as long as they don't try to get "too" involved in the black culture (read: join a HBGLO). That sounds pretty racist to me. Kind of like telling a black parent at a predominantly white school that we'd love her help in manning a booth at the school fair, but we don't need her to join the PTA.
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