Hate in the News! Clowning our black greek letter orgs.

[SeriousSigma22]

Sorors and friends,

A soror from New Jersey just sent me this e-mail message with the attachment! Apparently, the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity on the campus of Auburn University was suspended along with the chapter of Beta Theta Pi for "potentially offensive and racist conduct. Both of the predominately caucasian fraternities attended and sponsored Halloween parties where members of their organizations dressed up like members of Omega Psi Phi fraternity flashing gang signs and wear black faces like the Minstrel shows from the beginning of the twentieth century. Wait it gets even worse! Other members are dressed up like the kkk with a member dressed up like an African American sporting a shirt that has FUBU written across the chest and a rope around his neck! America is still dealing with racism in modern day 2001!

When will people wake up?

To check the actual article from Tolerance.org go to the address:
http://www.tolerance.org/news/article_hate.jsp?1a=319


This is really sick and serious!

[SeriousSigma22]

Sorors and friends,

I just received an update about those two caucasian fraternities at Auburn state. It seems that the greek members who participated in such racist activities were suspended by their fraternities as well as the University of Auburn. The National organizations for both fraternities have also suspended the chapters on the campus!

[CodeBlue_R3]

That is a shame that after so so years ago we are still facing this type of mess. I as a multiracial female gets the worst of it. Through appearance I'm 100% Black through bloodlines-I'm a melting pot representing my home turf of the USA and my ancestrial turf of the Republic of Colombia.

One of my coworkers is mixed with Black (dad) and White (mom). Someone responded that she was racial because of a mistake she made in helping a black couple before a white one. Go figure! She appearance appears to be brown skinned with a good grade of hair. She stated to them her mother was white so how could she possibly be racial towards white people, interesting question huh?

But anyway I was fired from a job because I was the first and have been the only black female to work in that corporation. I was moving up too fast and so they decided a budget change would dock my pay and that would leave grounds of firing me. I left the job, they hired a black male in my place. People say it is proven you can't hate on just male or female but the whole race. My question is then why is there this thing called sexism. I could believe men of one race are the fruit to the earth and the women of that same race are the dirt of it. Anyone else see my point here? Well anyway just had to get that off my chest, LOL.

[SeriousSigma22]

CodeBlue,

You are just confirming the endless cases of problems that many Americans of color face on a daily basis! There are two Americas one and the pledge should end with and "Justice for Some."

That's just my 22 cents!