Probation for Discrimination against Gays

[Tom Earp]

Are we at the point yet that when someone isn't offered a bid, that they are refused that they can pul the disctimination card out?

Maybe the person was gay, but a real jerk? Do we have to take jerks now? Or someone smells bad?

PCNess is getting out of hand!

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Are we at the point yet that when someone isn't offered a bid, that they are refused that they can pul the disctimination card out?

Maybe the person was gay, but a real jerk? Do we have to take jerks now? Or someone smells bad?

PCNess is getting out of hand!

Did you miss the part where there is evidence that his sexuality was a factor in his being rejected? If there is a personality conflict, fine. But discrimination against somebody because he falls into a protected class is just wrong. It's a return to the bad old days of only rich Christian white men in fraternities.

[Sen's Revenge]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Are we at the point yet that when someone isn't offered a bid, that they are refused that they can pul the disctimination card out?

Maybe the person was gay, but a real jerk? Do we have to take jerks now? Or someone smells bad?

PCNess is getting out of hand!

This has nothing to do with political correctness. This is a chapter that was PROVEN to have discriminated against a candidate for factors that they were NOT ALLOWED to use in the selection process.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Are we at the point yet that when someone isn't offered a bid, that they are refused that they can pul the disctimination card out?

Maybe the person was gay, but a real jerk? Do we have to take jerks now? Or someone smells bad?

PCNess is getting out of hand!

Are you serious?

People still use the phrase "politically correct" and its derivatives?

If an applicant is a jerk, and the jerkiness is not about sexual orientation, there is no need to speak negative regarding sexual orientation. That includes slurs.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Are you serious?

People still use the phrase "politically correct" and its derivatives?

If an applicant is a jerk, and the jerkiness is not about sexual orientation, there is no need to speak negative regarding sexual orientation. That includes slurs.

LOL at the smilies at the end of each sentence.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Are we at the point yet that when someone isn't offered a bid, that they are refused that they can pul the disctimination card out?

Maybe the person was gay, but a real jerk? Do we have to take jerks now? Or someone smells bad?

PCNess is getting out of hand!

Tom, how often in your chapter, do you think your members text each other or worse, group text each other or tweet or Facebook about why they denied someone entry into your pledge program or removed them?

I hope never. It's terrible practice.

These kids, however, did that. They gave proof positive that they were discriminating, maybe illegally.

And the punishment didn't involve the school forcing them to accept this aspirant. It placed them on "probation" for a certain period of time. Hopefully, for the next few years, they can avoid tweeting that they denied membership to someone because of their sexual orientation... maybe lesson learned?