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Like I said earlier, these men are going up against not only the traditions of Morehouse, but the traditions of Historically Black PRIVATE Colleges and Universities.
With public institutions, you may not have that much backlash because they are receiving government funds (though private institutions still receive some type of government grants). The issue is the private schools have always been the leaders and on the forefront when it comes to educating the African-American community, and Morehouse particularly is focused on preparing men to succeed in the business world.
Though my school was not as strict as The House (shirt and tie to class) they still had plenty of professors and leaders let me know in not to kind words that cornrows was not a path to success( And don't get me started what I heard during the locking phase). We were trained and molded to move and succeed in America. How to turn it on and off, which fork to reach for, what to look out for when being invited to a business lunch. What these guys fail to realize is the issue of their uniform has nothing to do with the issue of homosexual acceptance, but more to do with the reality that you will not climb the corporate ladder (if that is something you choose to do) wearing women's clothing. I don't care how accepting Hollywood would like to portray it on television.
Therefore the real issue is, "Are the goals and traditions of Morehouse as a whole antiquated?" I ask that because when I clarified about climbing the corporate ladder as something you choose to do, the reality of it is HBCU's and a lot of colleges as a whole prepare you for the most part to work for somebody else.
Last edited by BluPhire; 10-16-2010 at 12:07 PM.
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