UI Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority made a racist comment on Instagram ?

[zTaalum]

Originally Posted by Sororitysock

No, Kevin, aggression. You as a white male don't get to define the way the oppressed feel about an action. You have no idea what it's like to be on the receiving end of this kind of behavior.

It's up to us to provide organizations where our members feel safe, protected and respected. We don't exist to change the racist inclinations young adults bring with them to college. Those have been years in the making - and whether subtle or overt - there is no room for that behavior in our organizations.

Where do you draw the line? SAEs singing "there will never be a n* SAE"? Banana eating Snap Chats comparing races with monkeys? Hanging a noose around the neck of a statue of a notable African American? Drunken Finstas declaring how you don't care about the plights of certain groups of people? Naming your team a racial pejorative? They're all kids. Their brains aren't fully formed. Let's give them a pass while telling them how naughty they are. That will make the rest of our members feel safe.

But boys will be boys, right?

Kevin you should have known that being a white male means you are not allowed to have an opinion on anything ever unless you want to be crucified
for simply being a white male.


The KKG's comment was a really bad joke and in this climate she should have known better. I don't feel she was being blatantly racist but blatantly stupid.

While we are calling out all things KKK let's not forget that there was a card carrying member who was an elected senator for many years and when he died was eulogized by several prominent politicians (one who was a former POTUS and one who ran for POTUS from his party). I will give you a heads up he and they weren't registered republicans. I hope some of you were
as equally outraged by that as well as this comment.



Hopefully this woman learns her lesson and that KKG nationally or this particular chapter are not harmed in terms of numbers from this really dumb mistake.


By the way I am glad some of you were so mature and so woke in your early college years that you never made dumb decisions that you would regret!

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by zTaalum

Kevin you should have known that being a white male means you are not allowed to have an opinion on anything ever unless you want to be crucified for simply being a white male.

And eff that. I don't believe I'm stating opinions either. It's a fact that the brain is still developing and that most of our new members don't have fully developed prefrontal cortexes--the part of the brain which is responsible for inhibition.

The KKG's comment was a really bad joke and in this climate she should have known better. I don't feel she was being blatantly racist but blatantly stupid.

Right. She made a comment which was funny to her and failed to consider the impact on others. She likely has very little, if any, actual knowledge about what that particular group has been responsible for over the years.

While we are calling out all things KKK let's not forget that there was a card carrying member who was an elected senator for many years and when he died was eulogized by several prominent politicians (one who was a former POTUS and one who ran for POTUS from his party). I will give you a heads up he and they weren't registered republicans. I hope some of you were as equally outraged by that as well as this comment.

You're talking about Robert Byrd--and so there's an individual who demonstrates the ability to grow and learn from your mistakes.

[Rod D]

Originally Posted by Kevin

And eff that. I don't believe I'm stating opinions either. It's a fact that the brain is still developing and that most of our new members don't have fully developed prefrontal cortexes--the part of the brain which is responsible for inhibition.

That's why these things still continue to happen. Everyone who doesn't live under a rock "knows better." But with young adults, you can tell them "don't do that" and they'll say "hold my beer" and do it.