Live Protest Scheduled For Today In Response To Kappa Sigma’s Asian-Themed Party At Duke
12 years ago

Herro nice Duke peopre! You may be in some trouble.

I know Duke students are smart kids. I know this. So when, and after fielding complaints regarding the impropriety of their ‘Kappa Sigma Asia Prime’ that was to occur on February 1, they decided to proceed with the racially insensitive party, they had to know there’d be volatile recourse from the Duke community. Students caught wind of the party after a poorly-worded email invitation was passed around. So, how bad was it?

Kappa Sigma

Ah, shit. I think the “Chank You” line did you guys in. Should’ve left that one in the holster.

Now sure, there is some — SOME — pretty funny shit in that email, as long as you’re the type that doesn’t take life too seriously and lets lowbrow humor roll off the back. But shit, there are not enough people like that. You have to understand that. A good rule of thumb to go by is if you’re dealing with racial stereotypes, people of that race are going to be offended. Every time. Therefore, don’t go down that route.

Okay, so they decided to change the theme to “international affairs,” but when the partygoers show up dressed in full Asian garb, including sumo fat suits, kimonos, and conical straw hats, your PC defense doesn’t have a leg to stand on.

An Asian student group at Duke University has filed a formal complaint with the school after a fraternity hosted a weekend party with a theme that some consider racist.

Naturally. It was only a matter of time. What else?

The Asian Students Association said Wednesday it will hold a 1 p.m. protest on campus. The group issued the invitation through their Facebook page, entitled “Race Is Not a Party: Rally for an Inclusive Duke”. More than 700 people have indicated they will attend.

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[They] will use this opportunity to spread awareness of why the events of the past week were hurtful and to establish a concrete plan for how our community can move forward.”

Kappa Sigma President Luke Keohane did apologize in an article published by Duke’s independent student newspaper, The Chronicle:

“Upon learning of the deeply damaging effects of our email to our fellow students, we should have completely canceled the aforementioned party,” Keohane said, according to the newspaper. “The Duke Community in which we exist is one that we see too often as divided, and while our actions have brought attention to and widened that divide, it is our sincere intention to work to contribute to a United Duke.”

Duke students, if shit gets heated at today’s protest, keep us updated. Email me: dillon@grandex.co

Here are more photos of the #RacistRager:

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[via WRAL, Facebook]

Images via Facebook

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  4. DrFratlove

    It’s only a non-inclusive Duke if Asians were forbidden from attending the party. If the student group really wanted to get back, they should have gotten everyone in their group to show up at the party just dressed normally.

    12 years ago at 1:34 pm
  5. TrickleDown

    I hate to disclose info about myself here but I’m a student at Duke so I can tell you what went down. The rally happened. A bunch of super liberal white kids (the type who wear makeup to make a “statement”) and some Asians stood in a circle and talked about how KSig needs to “take action” whatever that means, to stop racism. Outside of the circle hundreds of other Duke kids of all ethnictiies laughed at these liberals for creating a problem where none existed. Case in point: This same fraternity had an italian party last semester and none of the italian kids gave a fuck.

    This is just a continuation of the pussification of America. Feel free to ask me whatever, I guess, but theres not much to see.

    12 years ago at 1:38 pm
    1. futureleader14

      I was one of those outside people laughing. I crossed the circle with a huge shit-eating grin at how utterly preposterous the whole thing was.

      12 years ago at 4:07 pm
    3. TheMadFrattar

      The irony of course is that K Sig is known as the international fraternity and has a bunch of Asian kids

      12 years ago at 6:21 pm
    4. dukenavalhistorians

      Of all the stupid shit we’ve made national news for, I’m pretty sure this is the stupidest.

      Also, of those seven hundred who said they’d be attending, there were probably 100-200 at that protest. Almost as big of a joke as those “occupy” tents that were set up by the chapel last year

      12 years ago at 6:41 pm
  7. gatorjoe95

    People can do whatever stupid shit they want, fraternities never give in or care about anyone else’s opinion of them or what they do. However, all these racially based parties are based on ignorant stereotypes they get from the media without actually meeting the people they’re making fun of aside from going to a chinese restaurant. The Asian kids I went to high school with took AP English (and a ton of other AP classes), their parents were rich, lived in big houses and worked for Fortune 500 companies. Why? Because if there is any stereotype of Asians that is good, it is that they are the smartest and hardest working race on the planet. As the American populace gets dumber by the day, we are importing more and more Asian doctors, engineers, and businessmen. So you can suck on their tiny ass dicks.

    12 years ago at 7:05 pm
  8. Slamburglar

    Political Correctness will be the death of anything fun, ever. Way to go Duke. AEKDB

    12 years ago at 7:46 pm
    1. futureleader14

      I find it hilarious that you’re posting this with your particular username. Jealous much, tar hole?

      12 years ago at 12:25 am
  10. EndObama

    I am an Asian-American in a fraternity that grew up in a white family here in the South. To this party, I say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. In fact, I believe it to be a clever and unique theme idea. A fraternity on our campus hosts a Catholic school themed party every year, one of the most popular. The Catholic Community on campus has never said a word. People need to take the stick out of their asses and learn to have some fun. I will say, if this party depicted a “different” race (which I think everyone here can infer), national news would have ridiculously inflated this story calling for these Kappa Sigs to be expelled, demand an apology, take special classes, blah blah blah blah. Of all minority groups, Asian are typically the quietest in regards to race.

    12 years ago at 9:29 pm
    1. Jon M Fratsman

      Finally, someone who gets it. You know why no one outside of the liberals gives a shit? Because surprise, it’s not that big of a fucking deal.

      This isn’t even something that requires you to look down upon your heritage, I suppose, if you aren’t white, since fuck tons of Greek houses have “White Trash Bash” and the like and you don’t see rednecks getting offended about it. There’s not a single 20-year old kid in America who dresses up for Cinco de Mayo thinking “yeah, let’s go offend people”. All they want to do is to get hammered in a sombrero and bag a 7 or above at evening’s end and that’s pretty much it.

      12 years ago at 1:06 am