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Old 11-19-2006, 09:17 PM   #81 (permalink)
Xera
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Racism pisses me off. I'm from the south, lived much of my life on the "wrong" side of the Mason-Dixon, and have had to explain to many times that I CAN have this accent and not be a member of the KKK. So when I see people who talk like me, and look like me, go out of their way to prove to the world that people that look like me and talk like me are racists, I get pissed. It's hard work to undo all that negativity.

These kids were STUPID. The theme of the party was surely offensive. I would love to actually be able to see one of these invitations. I was unable to look at the link in the OP because yahoo said it didn't exist anymore. I looked for the article, but I don't know which college it was at and apparantly there were SEVERAL issues with people dressed in offensive costumes at frat parties this last Halloween. I looked into the one at Hopkins University.

Did the invitation actually say "dress in regional clothing such as bling bling, grills, etc" If so then doesn't it stand to reason that this type of dress is not unusual in the region? I'm not sure I see a point to dressing up in "costume" on Halloween to look like the neighbors do every day. If not, then I'm not sure I see where anyone got offended.

Suspending the kids was out of line unless their charter says they won't be racist. Discrimination is against the law (unless your a white male protestant, then your fair game). Racism is not. However stupid these kids were, anything above and beyond a protest of their actions is inappropriate.
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