Northwestern: Panhellenic Critizes Paddy Murphy Party

exlurker · #1 05-05-2012, 05:59 PM

Panhellenic's criticisms included allegations about demeaning language (regarding "race," sexual orientation, etc.). The future of annual Paddy Murphy parties at Northwestern may be cloudy; see

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/cam...8#.T6Wf6cjNnpM

DeltaBetaBaby · #2 05-05-2012, 06:11 PM

This is my favorite part by far:

"Blythe said another performer made references to a homosexual Paddy Murphy.
However, SESP sophomore and Pi Beta Phi member Kayla Hutchings said she did not think this performance negatively portrayed homosexuality.
“She was actually insinuating that Paddy Murphy was gay,” Hutchings said. “I don’t think that’s homophobic in its natural form. She didn’t say anything disparaging about gay people.”"

Um...?

AOII Angel · #3 05-05-2012, 07:27 PM

So apparently this time it was women behaving badly in the name of philanthropy. Nice.

33girl · #4 05-06-2012, 10:41 AM

How stupid. It's not the fault of Paddy Murphy Week, it's the fault of the sororities who included those themes in their performances. The sorority members are the ones who should be criticized, not the event itself.

I am also amazed that there's a college-aged student named Clara. I thought that name went out with Bewitched.

AOII Angel · #5 05-06-2012, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

How stupid. It's not the fault of Paddy Murphy Week, it's the fault of the sororities who included those themes in their performances. The sorority members are the ones who should be criticized, not the event itself.

I am also amazed that there's a college-aged student named Clara. I thought that name went out with Bewitched.

I agree. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water when it's raising money for a worthy cause.

DeltaBetaBaby · #6 05-06-2012, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I agree. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water when it's raising money for a worthy cause.

Certainly these women didn't just think, totally out of the blue, "hey, I'll say some racist or homophobic stuff" to be funny. The whole nature of the contest itself is a little bit suspect.

WCsweet<3 · #7 05-10-2012, 07:37 PM

I'm surprised that the organizers didn't have to approve at acts. I believe that almost all the events on my campus have a run through ahead of times. Often it's just the music that needs to be approved, but Ms. Greek and such had talents and acts that were presented before the event happened.