“If a fraternity member or a sorority member does it it’s somehow damning to the whole system. It’s a weird double standard that I think is really overblown and really unfair.”
I think you don’t actually believe that. The whole point of wearing your letters is that you are your fraternity or sorority. The man makes the letters, and when a guy screws up and shows poor character that reflects on the whole organization because they allowed that man into their fold and called him a brother.
Why would I not believe what I said? It IS unfair that an entire national system is questioned about the actions of 30 guys that 99% of them have never met, and whose actions they found deplorable and wouldn’t tolerate in their own chapters. It’s unfair that an entire school’s Greek life could be shut down over bad press and bad reporting. It’s unfair in many instances that a chapter could be shut down for the actions of a member that they couldn’t have predicted or controlled.
You’re not wrong. Sometimes more than the individual deserves to be questioned and punished. But every chance the media gets, regardless of whether or not it’s appropriate, a dumb kid or group of kids are made out to be representative of a larger group, to portray that group in a certain light, when it isn’t fair or accurate at all.
Is this lady fucking stupid? It’s hypocritical over-generalizations like these from the media that make defending Greek life almost impossible. You can’t rationally argue with idiots.
It’s pretty much the definition of reverse racism. That said, being outraged over it isn’t going to get you very far. Better to be calm and rational if your goal is to change minds. In other words, good on Bacon and the other Greek panelist.
I agree but as a Greek at OU, it’s hard to be calm and rational at a time like this where the media is making our Greek life look like a disease on our campus when in actuality we are the students raising hundreds of thousands and leading our student body in almost every worthy statistic, such as GPA, graduation success and campus involvement. But the media won’t report on that or how were being targeted by non Greeks because of the median biased reporting. But I do agree with what you say, cooler heads prevail, and I’m sure we will
What the president of Kappa Alpha Psi said was fair, and I wasn’t surprised he wouldn’t ridicule mostly white greek life too much. I’m also not surprised that geed and the liberal news announcer jumped to retarded conclusions and made this sound as bad as murder. Fuck the media right now.
100% agree. We have the president of a black fraternity AT the university where the incident occured speaking, an alumnus of a social fraternity, and a fucking random ass GDI that is labeled as a “Daily Share Contributor” and “founder/chief swaggernewyork.com” (which is basically a fashion website). Who the fuck is this guy? Why was he picked to be in this debate in the first place? Was this news company just like, “Just in case that black fraternity president doesn’t make this look like a huge deal, we’ll get this weird GDI to talk as much shit as possible. Fuck it.” Just another step in the wrong direction for the media.
We don’t blame or make sweeping judgements about entire universities when one of their students are responsible for a mass shooting or terrorist attack or any other crime yet any news story involving a fraternity or sorority member serve as justification for people to get on their soapbox and condemn an entire institution. Saying that the Greek community is racist and/or horrible people or rapists is the same as saying the Oklahoma student body is racist.
“If a fraternity member or a sorority member does it it’s somehow damning to the whole system. It’s a weird double standard that I think is really overblown and really unfair.”
I think you don’t actually believe that. The whole point of wearing your letters is that you are your fraternity or sorority. The man makes the letters, and when a guy screws up and shows poor character that reflects on the whole organization because they allowed that man into their fold and called him a brother.
11 years ago at 10:54 pmWhy would I not believe what I said? It IS unfair that an entire national system is questioned about the actions of 30 guys that 99% of them have never met, and whose actions they found deplorable and wouldn’t tolerate in their own chapters. It’s unfair that an entire school’s Greek life could be shut down over bad press and bad reporting. It’s unfair in many instances that a chapter could be shut down for the actions of a member that they couldn’t have predicted or controlled.
You’re not wrong. Sometimes more than the individual deserves to be questioned and punished. But every chance the media gets, regardless of whether or not it’s appropriate, a dumb kid or group of kids are made out to be representative of a larger group, to portray that group in a certain light, when it isn’t fair or accurate at all.
11 years ago at 12:03 amThe Kappa Alpha Psi President strategically placing empty alcohol bottles in plain view of National Television. TFM
11 years ago at 11:14 pm“Does Greek life need to seise and desist?”
Is this lady fucking stupid? It’s hypocritical over-generalizations like these from the media that make defending Greek life almost impossible. You can’t rationally argue with idiots.
That being said good shit bacon
11 years ago at 11:28 pmIt’s pretty much the definition of reverse racism. That said, being outraged over it isn’t going to get you very far. Better to be calm and rational if your goal is to change minds. In other words, good on Bacon and the other Greek panelist.
11 years ago at 6:58 amI agree but as a Greek at OU, it’s hard to be calm and rational at a time like this where the media is making our Greek life look like a disease on our campus when in actuality we are the students raising hundreds of thousands and leading our student body in almost every worthy statistic, such as GPA, graduation success and campus involvement. But the media won’t report on that or how were being targeted by non Greeks because of the median biased reporting. But I do agree with what you say, cooler heads prevail, and I’m sure we will
11 years ago at 2:46 pmWhat the president of Kappa Alpha Psi said was fair, and I wasn’t surprised he wouldn’t ridicule mostly white greek life too much. I’m also not surprised that geed and the liberal news announcer jumped to retarded conclusions and made this sound as bad as murder. Fuck the media right now.
11 years ago at 12:10 amYeah he was good. Probably should’ve asked him more questions, IMO. That blogger was irrelevant.
11 years ago at 12:22 am100% agree. We have the president of a black fraternity AT the university where the incident occured speaking, an alumnus of a social fraternity, and a fucking random ass GDI that is labeled as a “Daily Share Contributor” and “founder/chief swaggernewyork.com” (which is basically a fashion website). Who the fuck is this guy? Why was he picked to be in this debate in the first place? Was this news company just like, “Just in case that black fraternity president doesn’t make this look like a huge deal, we’ll get this weird GDI to talk as much shit as possible. Fuck it.” Just another step in the wrong direction for the media.
11 years ago at 12:58 amYes that sounds pretty much exactly right.
11 years ago at 1:20 amHey Bacon, you’re cooler than that shit stain Dorn
11 years ago at 1:37 amWe don’t blame or make sweeping judgements about entire universities when one of their students are responsible for a mass shooting or terrorist attack or any other crime yet any news story involving a fraternity or sorority member serve as justification for people to get on their soapbox and condemn an entire institution. Saying that the Greek community is racist and/or horrible people or rapists is the same as saying the Oklahoma student body is racist.
11 years ago at 1:25 amNot sure why that logic is so difficult for people that are supposed to be intelligent journalists to grasp
11 years ago at 1:28 amDid anyone notice how the racist video was only shown on screen when the one white speaker was speaking?
11 years ago at 1:39 amwhere is CNN’s drone footage on this one?
11 years ago at 7:54 amPatrick Graham with the bottles on the shelf in the back.
11 years ago at 9:44 amI heard Brian Williams was actually on the bus, and told them to stop. What a hero.
11 years ago at 9:12 pmFunny story bitch, I bet more than one of your bosses wore letters in college. Maybe they’ll “cease and desist” their foot right up your tight ass.
11 years ago at 3:52 am