Read through the following article carefully.
http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?ID=4987
Now, in the comment section of the blog, post your answers to the following questions (MAKE SURE TO TYPE YOUR NAME AT THE END OF YOUR COMMENT):
Do you think that the fraternity and sorority were in the wrong? Should it be permissible for one group to have its actions limited by the social preferences and offenses of another group?
I think that while the sorority and fraternity were wrong for the theme they chose the NAACP and Dartmouth organization blew it out of proportion and were in the wrong for not accepting the apology.
ReplyDeleteDemetrius Smith
I believe that the fraternity and sorority were in the wrong, and they should not have had a party that was offensive to other races. While they may have been wrong for hosting this party, they did issue an apology. I believe that this issue should not have gone any further than that. I think that people tend to forget these are college kids, and they are going to make bad decisions occasionally. The NAACP should take no further action, and if they do I do not believe that the fraternity or sorority should be punished by the university. In some cases it is adequate for one group to have its actions limited by another group because of a wrongdoing, but in this particular instance I do not believe the fraternity or sorority should have its actions limited by the NAACP.
ReplyDeleteSidhanth Chandra
No, I do not believe that the sorority and fraternity were in the wrong at all. The party was a themed party. The NAACP of Dartmouth were being extremely too sensitive to the matter. If the party had been themed around the KKK then I would understand the attack, but it was not. The very thought of how sensitive people are becoming to subjects is extremely annoying. The Greek organizations were simply throwing a party and they needed a theme so why not a Bloods-Crisps theme? If an African American dressed up as George Washington the Caucasians would not sentence an organization on them. If that were the case then the children at Englewood Elementary could not participate in their annual wax museum were students dress up as a figure from history and present themselves to parents as they come around. Halloween would be chaotic! There would be people verbally attacking each other and writing strongly written letters to the government about how Caucasians are not allowed to dress up as Little Wayne for the holiday. Other races/social groups should not be able to control another because they simply do not like something, unless proposing a real threat. Which, in the case of Dartmouth's Greek organizations, there was no real threat.
ReplyDelete- Abbi Spencer
P.S.- Mr. Ray, don't laugh at my grammar. I know it is all over the place... it has been a LOOONNGGG summer.
I also don't think the party was wrong, but I do think comparing the party to African Americans dressing up as George Washington and Caucasians dressing up as Lil Wayne is a pretty big stretch.
DeleteI am not convinced that the fraternity or the sorority is in the wrong for throwing this party. I feel like people should stop and think things through before they take such offense to situations. First off, people need to realize that they are dealing with college students, who do not always think things through before they do something. The fraternity and sorority could have been rushed for time to come up with a theme and for that did not have time to realize that this might offend others. Also, considering this was a college party, a little too much alcohol was probably consumed, so the whole ‘ghetto party’ was influenced greatly by the drunken college students. Since the fraternity and sorority apologized for the theme and the other raciest events that developed at the party, I think the NAACP should have just looked at this as another college party. It is not like anyone was physically hurt by what occurred, which I feel like is what the NAACP and other organizations should be focusing on. As for a group being limited because another group does not agree with their social preference or they find them offensive, I do not feel like this should be allowed because there is always someone who disagrees with something another person says and limiting a group based on the views of another group is just like saying everything that that one group believes in is right. An exception to that though would be if one group had done something that was physically harming or threatening to another group. Which in the case of the fraternity and the sorority party, they were not threatening to the NAACP or any other group.
ReplyDelete~~Colton Herren~~
I think the sorority and the fraternity were wrong for what they did because they did not think about how serious an issues of gang violence is. The bloods and the crisps are two real life gangs that hurt and kill each other over the smallest of things and a sorority makes it seem okay that people can die over being a blood or a crisp. One group should not be limited by why society thinks or says but keep in mind they should try to put in a light were bloods and crisps get along or turn away from how society chaterized them and rise up not fall further down. People should always make what is negative like gang violence and turn it around and use for good. Show what is wrong and he to fix it. The naccp should not be angry at the fact that the sorority had a blood and crisp themed party but try to open the students eyes to their error. When people are offended it comes from others that have lack of knowledge in a certain area then others twist it and make it worse. Explain to people and show them why because words are not concrete but abstract seeing a grave of a blood or crisp member and hearing their story from the family keeps offense from coming. Those that don't live it can not understand the horror of gang voilence. The world talks all at once so you can never hear the truth;then come offense. Quit down the world a.k.a media and listen for the truth. People will then understand but someone has to explain it first
ReplyDeleteBy: Destiny Jordan
I think that the sorority and fraternity were in the wrong, because even though they should have the freedom to express themselves how they choose they should still take into consideration the feelings of others. Also, I believe that they should not go unpunished for their actions. Just because you have the freedom to do something doesn't necessarily mean that it is the right thing to do. For example, we have the freedom to say what we want to our teachers, but that doesn't mean we should go around cussing them out. Obviously we would have consequences, just like the people in the sorority and fraternity should have.
ReplyDeleteBy: Kayla Wilkins
I think that the fraternity and sorority were in the wrong for the theme they chose for their party because, although they may not have meant for it, someone could see the theme Blood/CRIPS as making light of gang violence, which is something that should never be taken lightly. I've been told by some people that it was a "last minute decision", but I'm not completely sold on the claim that it was a last minute theme idea, because of all the things you could have for a COSTUME party (comics, animals, a cross-dressing theme), that's pretty specific.
ReplyDeleteNow the NAACP was being a bit dramatic when they didn't accept the 2 apologies, and the fr. & sor. should be reprimanded in some fashion, but there was no reason for it to be as big a deal as it was. The NAACP should have simply said "NO NO" and the fr. & sor. should have apologized and had that be it.
Stephon McCullough
ReplyDeleteI think the fraternity and sorority were wrong to choose the theme they chose for the party, but then again,them not thinking that this is offensive to society is not surprising. But if you think about these are "COLLEGE STUDENTS" who don't have a care in the world what they do. But then again if they are punished by the NAACP, maybe this will be a lesson to them to think before they do.
The Fraternity and sorority have the right to have a theme to their parties they have, but I believe they shouldn't have been allowed to have a party themed "bloods and crisps". This theme to any race can be offensive because it relates to gang activity and all races have been affected but gang violence. Though I don't agree with the theme, the students do have the freedom to pick a theme to dress up for, but they went over board when they decided to use the slang language used by gangs. I believe the fraternities and sororities should have more limitations on what types of parties and themes for parties that they may use if the college doesn't want to be represented in a negative way to certain races. I believe they had the right to do what they did, but I don't necessarily agree with what they did.
ReplyDeleteSarah Tisdale
In this situation, I believe that the actions of both the fraternity house and the sorority house were perfectly acceptable. While the theme of the party that they threw might have been a little bit questionable, the houses had no intention of being racist when they chose the theme. Just because the party was gang-themed does not necessarily mean that it was making fun of African Americans. Not all gangs are African American, and not all African Americans are in a gang, so therefore it was wrong for the two groups to be associated with each other anyway. I also believe that it was wrong for the NAACP to try and get the fraternity and sorority houses in trouble for the party that the houses threw. While the NAACP might have believed that the theme of the part was racist, everyone has a different opinion of what racism is. What the NAACP believed was racist about that party might not have seemed racist to the fraternity and sorority houses. It is impossible to determine whether that party was actually racist because that is open to individual interpretation. If the houses didn't think the theme of their party was offensive, then the NAACP should have left them alone about it because everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Even though the party seemed racist to the members of the NAACP, they definitely had no right to continue to try and get the houses in trouble after both the fraternity and the sorority had issued sincere apology letters.
ReplyDeleteAubrey Parrish :)
While I do believe that the "bloods and crisps" theme was inappropriate, I do not agree with the NAACP. I believe that they should have accepted the apology letters from the two organizations and been done with it. The organizations apologized before it even became an issue which shows that they realized what they did was inappropriate. Being from the South, I am used to the snide comments that people make. Society is and always will be that way. When movies, etc. are made to make fun of the south, why is there not this big of a deal made about it? Since this incident involved college kids, this type of behavior should have almost been expected. Fraternities and sororities have always caused some sort of issue, as most social organizations do. My opinion is that they should have chosen another theme and they did right by apologizing. The NAACP overreacted and should have accepted the apology and the fact that college students sometimes make immature mistakes.
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Derrian Harris
ReplyDeleteI feel that they were choice of them was a little "strange" but not wrong. They are college students.They are going to do wild and crazy things. They also have the freedom to pick the theme if the choose too. I just don't see how you can punish them for dressing up for one night.
In my opinion, the party theme was a creative theme that most all people could participate in dressing up. It is very easy to dress up as. I do not think that the sorority or fraternity meant anything bad by the theme. We have all at some point wanted to be a gangster for Halloween. It's a common theme. I think that the Dartmouth NAACP blew it all out of proportion. It was a harmless party and these are college student, not middle schooler. These student are old enough to know how far is too far. Since no one was hurt by it, I don't see it as a problem at all. If things happened at the party to intentionally hurt the black race then I would agree that discipline is needed, but if it was all for fun than I don't think it should be such a big deal.
ReplyDeleteBrooke Gilbert
The fraternity and sorority that hosted the "blood and crips" party were in the wrong. To chose that theme for a party is dumb and illogical. The fraternity and sorority hosted a very offensive and racist party. However, every person is allowed freedom to make their own decisions and what they did was completely legal. The NAACP was also in the wrong. They looked for excessive and unnecessary punishment even though both the sorority and fraternity apologized for their racial ignorance. The NAACP should attempt to remove bloods and crips from southern Los Angeles if they wanted to make a difference. Without bloods and crips the party would be meaningless. In conclusion, one's acts should not be dictated by someone else's opinion; however everyone should be mindful of things that are offensive and should always think of the possible consequences of their actions.
ReplyDeleteChandler Roberts (not really anonymous)
In my opinion, the fraternity and sorority party theme could be taken as offensive therefore, they were not in the wrong just insensitive to the feelings/beliefs of others. I do not feel that the NAACP was in the right for circulating the letter on campus after both the fraternity and sorority sent apology letters and e-mails. The NAACP should not have dismissed the apologies.
ReplyDeleteJana Traywick
I feel that both groups were in the wrong. The fraternity and sorority members are most likely intelligent enough to realize that they live in a society where being politically correct is valued and many are still healing from the past hurts of racial prejudice. Therefore, they did not make a wise decision in choosing the party theme; however, they clearly took responsibility for their actions and apologized appropriately. The fact that the NAACP has refused to accept their apology gives the indication that they are seeking attention more than they are willing to mend the conflict and allow it to resolve.
ReplyDelete- Morgan Green :)
The fraternity and sorority were not in the wrong for hosting that theme at their party. They have the right to choose any theme they would like. That is their freedom. The theme they chose is a common theme that many people would have chosen. Though they offended many people, they did give an apology. I think that taking any further action would not be suitable in the circumstances. The NAACP should have accepted the two apologies. I feel like it is absurd for people in our world today to get upset over a theme of a party. There are way more serious things to be upset over. Someone's feeling towards a subject should not override another's choice.
ReplyDeleteKaty Howard
In my opinion, the fraternity and sorority were in the wrong. They should not have had a gang-themed party in the first place because gangs are negative organizations; however, the NAACP chapter blew the incident slightly out of proportion when they refused to accept apologies from the fraternity and sorority. Furthermore, the actions of certain groups should not be limited based on the social preferences and offenses of another group.
ReplyDelete-Abriana Fornis
In my opinion, the fraternity and sorority were wrong for hosting a party with such a negative theme, there is nothing fun about gang violence. Yes, an elementary kid dressed up as a gangster for Halloween is cute and adorable. However, we're talking about young men and women, 18 years and older, dressed up to impersonate gang members. They all are fully aware of the danger that they put themselves in and should be thankful that no actual gang violence occurred. In the 18+ years of their lives, I'm very convinced that they have been educated on how deep and serious gang members can be. If not, then maybe they should catch up on the latest documentaries on A&E. Also, the NAACP may have took it too far. It was smart of them to confront the college students and warn them about the danger that they could have put themselves in but to confront them on being offensive and not accepting the apology was dumb, in my opinion, and a waste of time.. However, I do not believe that they threw the party to initially hurt or offend anyone. Furthermore, action of certain groups should be limited BUT only if the action involves being biased towards race, gender, and religion.
ReplyDelete-Kamika Sneed
After further research, I do feel as if the NAACP responded accordingly.
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ReplyDeleteThe college students had a right to throw whatever kind of party that they like. In opposition to this, the NAACP has the right to get offended about whatever kind of event they like. It just makes me sad that a once respectable organization has been reduced to deliberately getting their panties in a bunch in a desperate attempt to be relevant again. The college students themed the party in jest, so there is no point in the NAACP screaming and rejecting apologies just to make some college kids feel bad about themselves. And if you are telling yourself that it is not okay to joke about these things in the first place, you need to open your eyes. I hear plenty of racism throughout the school , most of which is far more offensive than a gang themed party , and none of you bat an eyelash. Are you SERIOUSLY offended by a group of stupid college kids? I just think it's ridiculous how if anyone says something that doesn't make every person happy, everyone thinks they can align their moral compass by throwing a hissy fit and looking down on that person. But hey, if that helps you sleep at night, go ahead because you have the right to. But don't be upset when people like me tell you how stupid you look doing it, because I have the right to.
ReplyDeleteHugs and kisses, Mark Chapman
Right their with you. Power To The People
Delete-Nicholas B. Davis
In my opinion the fraternity and sorority were not in the wrong. The theme was a little risky , but they had no intentions of offending anyone.They're young adults in college and didn't think much of it. The NAACP are definitely overreacting and should have accepted the apology letter. In the end the sorority and fraternity were just trying to have fun, and the whole thing got blown out of proportion .
ReplyDeleteNisha Singh (swag).
Although the fraternity and sorority were in the wrong for throwing a party that obviously offended people, the NAACP is also somewhat in the wrong for continuing to bash the college students after they apologized. Society nowadays seem to try too hard not to seem a certain way (i.e. racist), so when something is ever so slightly offensive, it gets blown way out of proportion, such as with this incident. People tend to forget that we are creatures who do wrong. We are not a perfect kind, and it's certainly the case with college students. They are still maturing and are still trying to find their way. They shouldn't be afraid to do certain things just because someone could get offended by it, because truth is, someone, somehow is going to get offended by anything.
ReplyDeleteGrace Shim.
It was not wrong for the fraternity and sorority to throw a “Crips and Bloods” themed party. I think that they were both aware that throwing a gang themed party could be perceived as inappropriate or offensive; however, I also think that the Dartmouth NAACP exaggerated their claims against the fraternity and sorority. While the party was gang themed and supposedly turned into a “ghetto party” this does not mean that it was racist. Furthermore, I think attempting to control the type of party that the fraternity and sorority can throw is a little extreme and unreasonable. I understand that some people might have been offended by the party, but the measures that the NAACP took were unnecessary.
ReplyDeleteJakeias McGee
I do not think the fraternity and sorority were in the wrong. I don't think it should be allowed for a group to have their actions limited because it might "hurt people's feelings" The NAACP and Dartmouth turned the situation into a big deal which wasn't necessary. When the party was thrown the college kids weren't intentionally trying to hurt or disrespect anyone, they just wanted to have fun (#yolo).
ReplyDeleteKacy Howard
I do not believe that the sorority and fraternity were in the wrong for hosting a gang themed party. Although the theme could be offensive to some, the party was not intentionally "racist" or meant to cause chaos. The NAACP at Dartmouth has blown the issue out of proportion by not accepting the apologies issued by the sorority and fraternity. I do believe that the kids should have been punished if any harm was caused by the party, but the NAACP should not continue trying the get the houses in trouble just for a themed party.
ReplyDeleteKatie Irvin
I believe that the fraternity and sorority were not wrong for choosing their party theme. They could have picked a better theme for their party, but they are college students who will do crazy things throughout their college experience. In addition, the NAACP blew this whole incident out of proportion. The NAACP should have accepted the apologies from the sorority and fraternity and not of denied them.-Kelsey Skurka
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, the fraternity and sorority weren't in the wrong to host a "Blood and Crisps" themed party. If they have a choice to choose whatever theme they would like then they are going to do so. I feel as if the two greek groups weren't trying to offend anyone. If they were trying to offend people then they wouldn't have apologized. By apologizing the groups showed that they weren't trying to be racist in any way. I also feel as if the Dartmouth NAACP over exaggerated their story. They didn't accept the two groups apologies and that was wrong of them. The only thing that the two groups could do was apologize and thats exactly what they did. The NAACP should be worrying about other problems with racial hatred in our society because this is not one of them. The NAACP is just wasting time by dragging this event out. Meanwhile, I don't believe it should be permissible for one group to have its actions limited by the social preferences and offenses of another group. One group cannot help the doings of another group.
ReplyDeleteI believe the fraternity and sorority have the right to host this type of themed party. The organizations that were offended by it seemed to be blowing the situation out of proportion. It is only a party and should be treated as such. People in society today take life too seriously. They need to learn to enjoy life and have fun and not always look for the negative things.
ReplyDeleteHarrison Sentell
I personally do not feel that the party was completely wrong or racist. In my opinion dressing up as "Bloods and Crips" is something you shouldn't even consider doing.Although the NAACP took the whole concept out of proportion an an apology was made so it should have been solved easily.People always take things the way they want to and the sovereignty's actions should not be limited.
ReplyDeleteShaquala Courtland (haters gonna hate)
I feel that if you're educated enough to attend a university like Dartmouth, or maybe any school for that matter, you should be smart enough to know you're going to catch heat for throwing any party with a "modern" gang affiliated theme, especially if you know the history behind these specific groups. I argue this because my mom (being from Compton herself)has been able to recall stories relevant to gang related violence and tensions. It was a bold move, to say the least, to organize a party with such a theme in the first place. Bold as in dangerous. Bold, also, as in foolish. Not only did they catch the attention of the NAACP, but potentially catch the attention of the actual groups they impersonated all for the sake of a party. Whether or not the intentions of the fraternity and sorority were to invoke feelings of "brotherly"/"sisterly" union by having a party whose theme is based off a group who are also held together by principles of unity, the potential consequences were hardly considered in retrospect.
ReplyDeleteAs it is anybody's right to throw a party to whatever theme they see fit, the mention of "racial slang" comes to me as something these Greeks thought would be humorous. Nowadays derogatory terms are taken lightly in a manner of speaking, and tossed around like garbage, especially by today's youth (I can say "youth" because I'm a part of said group and I hear it constantly). Being young adults they might have shared in this modern day opinion, however, the NAACP has a longer history and did/do not share the same opinion. The NAACP had the right to be upset, just as others had the right to be upset with the NAACP for being upset, I suppose. I find that it's unanimous that no, the NAACP shouldn't have blown the event out of proportion. Maybe they should've even been big enough to accept the apology, but when it all boils down to it whether it was last minute, for laughs, or for whatever reason, the fraternity and sorority should have realized (by nature of common sense) that in today's society somebody's always going to find a way to reason that they were the group that was victimized or offended by such an under thought out plan. The sorority and fraternity set themselves up for this one. Yes, they had the right to throw a potentially offensive party. And, yes, they face the consequences all because they refused to think out this potentially offensive theme, which they orchestrated in an absurdly sensitive part of the world. As a side note, the negativity perceived from the connotation of the word "gang" does not exactly seem like an ideal, FUN, party theme anyway. The theme picked was completely reckless in nature. The End.
Iyana Gray
I know that they are college students and they are expected to make ludicrous decisions, however, that gives them no excuse to throw a party that was so offensive to the NAACP, even if it was unintentional. I think that the fraternity and sorority both have the right to throw a themed party, but this particular theme was pushing it too far. Though I do feel that the party was wrong, I think that the NAACP acted irrationally. I believe that the fraternity's and sorority's apologies were sincere and necessary and they deserved to be accepted. After all, there wasn't much else that the could do about the situation.
ReplyDelete- Emmy Melchior
That's a really dumb thing to do, haha. Wow, a "Bloods and Crips" theme party? They're college students, they should know better, but still I bet it was a fun party. The article had lots of grammar mistakes, by the way. For shame, Katherine Timpf and Josiah Ryan. And no, Miss Katherine, I'm afraid I will not follow you on Twitter.
ReplyDeleteJessica Sheffield
Hey wait! Why didn't that other author get a shout out on Twitter? Unless he doesn't have a Twitter account, then that's understandable. Otherwise this is an injustice in itself! Give credit where credit is due! Messed up, man.
DeleteBethany Lovell
ReplyDeleteIn a way, the sorority and the fraternity were in the wrong because they should not have done what they did. They did make fun of an event that is going on right now that is very dangerous, somber, and should not to be taken lightly. The college should have taken control of that before it happened. However, they did apologize for it and are willing to help out in whatever way they can. I do not think it is right for the NAACP to have jumped on their case like they did after they had already apologized. It is America and as Americans we have a right to do what we please, and even when the sorority and fraternity made the mistake I do not think it is right for the NAACP, who took offense from the mistake, to continue to try to punish them.
College students certainly have a different way of looking at life, and they do not seem to always make the best decisions. This is no exception. Although they did, in fact, make a very poor decision to have such a controversial theme to their party, the NAACP blew it a bit out of proportion when they pursued punishment for the students even after an apology was issued. Yes, it may have been hurtful to some. Yes, the NAACP was obviously offended. No laws, as far as we know, were broken, and as far as this article reports no one was physically harmed or participating in actual gang activities. The fact that the NAACP is trying to restrict something like this broadcasts to everyone that one thing that they find offensive will have them warranting for the offender's punishment. Restriction like this isn't necessary or "right", and while the college students were in the wrong, the NAACP has no right to demand harsh punishment for this after the students apologized.
ReplyDelete-Sharly Lovitt
Deletesince my other post isn't showing up, i'm going to post it again. I can really see both sides of this story. However, I believe that both parties are somewhat in the wrong. firstly, the college students are in the wrong for choosing such a racially sensitive theme. Whatever happened to dressing up as your favorite superhero/villain? (Just using that as an example.) However, I also believe that the NAACP should not be cracking down on the kids like they are. After all, the kids issued an apology saying that they know what they did was wrong (which the NAACP completely ignored.) Accept the apology, and move on to more troubling matters.
ReplyDelete- Will Jones
Anna Marie Callahan
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, both groups were partially in the wrong. The sorority and the fraternity did have the option to choose their theme. Although, the theme "bloods and crisps" was an inappropriate choice, they did apologize for their actions. Yes, racism and gangs have both been an issue in The United States for years and should not be taken in a jokingly manner. I do believe that the NAACP dwelled on the situation instead of accepting the apology and moving on to other matters. However, the NAACP is a highly respected organization that stands up for the rights of African Americans, therefore, they need to be mindful of the way they handle situations especially regarding students of this age. Although, being a college student does not excuse the behavior exhibited by the sorority and fraternity, students often make poor decisions without properly thinking things through. Overall groups such as the NAACP need to be aware of how they handle the situations, as well as, sorority's and fraternity's need to be mindful of decisions they make.
I feel the sorority and fraternity were not in the wrong. Yes, people were offended, but anymore someone is always being offended. They obviously did not throw the "bloods and crips" themed party just to hurt someones feelings. The NAACP might have taken things to a higher level than they should have. The sorority and fraternity both apologized and realized after the fact it might have not been such a great theme idea. Different races should not be punished for dressing as another race/social group. I'm sure there are more important issues to be addressed.
ReplyDelete-Kaitlyn Elwood
I think they were wrong for throwing the party and they did not think through how this would be perceived by others. I do think that the NAACP went too far as to not accept the apologies from the fraternity and the sorority.
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ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, the fraternity and sorority had every right to throw the party. However, they showed a fair amount of stupidy in throwing a party with that theme in the first place. There's really nothing wrong with throwing a gangster themed party, but they couldn't expect to not catch any flak by associating specific gangs with the party. The NAACP, in my opinion, is wrong for trying to get the people associated with this incident to apologize. The derogatory language that they mentioned is not uncommon among young people. Most of these racial slurs have completely lost their racial relevance altogether. The NAACP has only lit this entire situation aflame with its racial accusations. Maybe the party goers were not being politically correct in their "Crips and Blood" themed party, but in all honesty, the NAACP was really just looking for someone to blame for something.
ReplyDelete-Caldwell Wagenheim
This is another example of racist blacks in the NAACP who are just after a reason to persecute whites. I think there should be a Whites Rights Protection Organization (WRPO) to protect white peoples rights. Blacks and other minority's have their rights organization, why shouldn't white people? Whites are the shrinking majority and will soon not have any rights at all. Power To The People.
ReplyDelete- Nicholas B. Davis
THIS IS KATE SINGLEY'S RESPONSE
ReplyDeleteI feel that the fraternities and sororities were not in the wrong. Yes, gang violence is a serious matter, and the students could have picked a more appropriate theme, but they did not intend to inflict harm on or to offend anyone. They just wanted to have a fun costume party. The NAACP blew it way out of proportion. The party was all in fun, nothing more than that. Plus, the students sincerely apologized; what more could the NAACP want? Just accept the apology and move on.
AGAIN this is Kate Singley's response!!!!
The fraternity and the sorority were in the wrong, because common sense (if they have any) should have told them that if they threw that kind of party SOMEONE would be offended. In the end the party did offend someone and now has caused the fraternity and sorority to be in a fight with the NAACP. The NAACP were in the right to get involved; however they took it too far as to try to break apart the groups. The two groups that the NAACP were dealing with are made up of young, stupid, immature adults that are just learning and getting used to being on their own. The NAACP are wasting their time worrying about what groups such as fraternities and sororities do in their spare time. The NAACP should have stated their concern to the college and left it alone.
ReplyDelete~~Azeeza Abdulrauf~~
Tripp Harrison
ReplyDeleteI do not believe that they were in the wrong. I believe that the NAACP just made the whole situation a whole lot bigger than it needs to be just like there doing with other situations. i do not believe they should have there actions limited because both theses and other groups have had there fair share of offensive things commited also. this is how i feel about the situation.
Although I may not agree with the position that the fraternity and sorority took in making this party they are within the rights of the first amendments that the constitution protects. It appears to be a game and a choice for the people that are living the "blood vs crypts" lifestyle but in many parts of it is a survival tactic and a way of living. However, how can a university be held responsible for the action of all the students.
ReplyDeleteMeghan Adamczyk
Shelley Curry
ReplyDeletei believe the fraternity and the sorority were in the wrong. The students did not think about the consequences their actions can cause. In some situations i think it is okay for other socials groups to limit what you are allowed to do, this being one of them.
Kaci Crawford
ReplyDeleteI do not believe the themed party hosted by the greeks was completely wrong. I agree that the sororities and fraternities should have looked at this closer and thought of possible negative publicity before throwing the party, but over all they are college students with partying on the brain who most likely only thought this would be a new theme for the multitude of parties. This was a newer age gangster theme party-- you can only throw so many Al Capone era parties! Although they should have been more considerate to the fear of people who actually deal with crips and bloods, the university and NAACP blew it out of proportion. It really is not worth the time and money to try and take down a sorority and fraternity because of a party thrown that unintentionally caused racial conflict.
I think that something like a college party shouldn't really raise these kind of problems, but I understand that NAACP thought it necessary to show its disapproval because this event could really have provoked a reaction in some people, like a fight or a series of comebacks always more serious, and they probably thought that this wouldn't have happened if the fraternity had to apologize or had been punished. The students didn't realize how delicate the matter is currently, since racism is still a very big issue nowadays. It would be great if this kind of things didn't cause any reaction, but this will happen only when there won't be the tension that there is today on this subject.
ReplyDelete-Silvia Brosolo
I believe that the sorority and fraternity were in the wrong in that they did not think about how their actions would affect others. However, the sorority and fraternity had the right to choose whatever theme they wanted for the party because of the freedom the school gives them. The NAACP should have accepted their apologies, because in life, that is how you fix problems. You cannot erase the past but you can address it and admit you were in the wrong. Choosing the "bloods vs crips" dress up theme was a bad decision, but they apologized for it. One group's actions should not be limited because of another group. Also, the NAACP became too involved in the issue in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteJanna Meeks
Brady Fowlkes
ReplyDeleteI have a strong desire to type a ridiculously long and elaborate response, but I withhold such desires and simply place my response as such: the college students most certainly could have chosen a less "controversial" theme, simply bc of the fact that gang violence is not a laughing matter. HOWEVER, I am not so ignorant or innocent to pretend that such jokes are not made in the very school at which we attend, where gangs are nothing more than some mystical threat that no one really has to face, and am almost more appalled at those of US (this class) who so quickly shun the very thought of satiring/mimicking gang violence, alongside racism, when none of us have ever found such fault in said actions before.
Furthermore, the irony of the situation is that the NAACP, an African-American rights pretection agency who is obviously behind the effort to end racism, merely adds to (or should I say displays the fact that) racism is OBVIOUSLY still alive today. For example, the "Bloods and Crips" theme's main "fault" that has been pointed out by the NAACP is that it supports racism, when in fact, the gangs involved not only affect, but involve various races, yet was only interceded upon by one race's representative group.
All in all, racism would be more likely to die if we would stop poking it with a stick, asking if it's dead yet
The theme was not wrong in technical terms, but perhaps an ignorant choice for such an obviously large gathering
I do believe the sorority and the fraternity were in the wrong. There are hundreds of people that are involved in sororities and fraternities, and not one person tried to stop this threatening theme. This type of "theme" could have put many people in danger taking into account how many people got insulted. Foolishness only goes to an unquestionable degree when you put your life and someone else's life in danger. The NAACP had every right to be enraged, however I think it was unprofessional for them to not accept their apology.
ReplyDeleteCaylin Kliner
It is my belief that the sorority and the fraternity were in the wrong for the theme that they chose for their party. I know that sororities and frats are composed of young college students, and they most likely did not have any intentions of hurting or offending anyone, however, stupidity should only be acceptable to a certain degree. The blood/crips are two tremendously dangerous groups of people who consider themselves to be "thugs" and they are not people that should be messed around with. These college students were potentially putting themselves in danger for throwing this themed party. Consider this, what if the gangs would have some how heard about this party and then came to it and shot up the whole place? However, I am not worried about "hurting peoples feelings" and frankly I believe that the NAACP needs to suck it up unless they were directly involved in the incident. College kids are going to be naive kids, and the NAACP shouldn't have blown in out of proportion the way they did. They were not concerned with the safety of these kids, they only cared about getting their feelings hurt. My only concern is that the students were not taking into account that they could be harmed for their ignorance in choosing this theme.
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In my opinion, I believe that the theme for the party was a creative idea, but not a very bright one. I feel that the college students should have thought more about the depth of the theme. Gang activity in America is a sensitive subject taken as a joke by the younger crowd of today. I feel that as a school with such notiriaty and credibility that their decision for such a party should have been wiser. However, I feel that the NAACP should have accepted their apology. I think that the actions that NAACP took against the fraternity/sorority were somewhat appropriate because the theme for "Crips" and "Bloods" originates in an area of California known as Compton, where the demographic is composed of many African Americans and Hispanics. This is why the NAACP felt the need to object to the idea of their party. I feel that it would have been offensive to make light of something like this. From personal experience, my mother has told me of the violent, intense stories that took place in her neighborhood in that area of California from when she was a kid. The NAACP had every right to be offended. Many people have died from senseless gang violence and for a group of privileged college students to turn this into a jovial affair is every bit as disrespectful as dancing on someone's grave or picketing their funeral.
ReplyDelete-Arielle Gray
Timothy Brown,
ReplyDeleteYes, they students were wrong in the actions that were taken. If the wrong people had saw them in their " ghetto party " dressed as crips and bloods there could have been some bad consequences. The gangs take there work very seriously, and to see those students dressed like them halfway mocking them makes them mad. Not that I'm in a gang, but if a former gang member had saw them he could have went to his head leader and they could have gotten badly beaten or even killed because to them that's false claiming. The students should have thought their theme for their party through before going through with, and not only students but everyone if you think something will effect someone badly then just don't do it at all.