Vine is equally guilty of this short attention span aspect of our culture. In Vine, one has between 6 and 10 seconds to do something asinine that maybe younger people find funny, yet I and others would fine disgusting. This below is not only disgusting and shameful; it is Fucking Disgusting and Shaneful.
I do not know whom these people are. Judging by the video, they appear to be white males, with maybe a female there or two. It is apparently clear All on the bus on singing this faux sing a long chant. It also seems they belong to a fraternity of all whites named the SAE (whatever that means) at the University Of Oklahoma. They also appear drunk, rowdy, cocky, and perhaps thinking life at OU as being a real life Animal House. Oh yes; they also hate African-Americans and Afro-Americans to such an extant to say the N word at least three times.
You know, when I was a school kid, if one person in a classroom or part of a student body did even something remotely this offensive; we all got punished. I did not always like it; indeed, much of the time only one or two classmates were pains in the rear end. Yet, our educators would have none of this selective punishment ideal. In their eyes, rightly or wrongly, we were all to blame. I again state that I do not know who these SAE members are. Yet in my view, their silence speaks of condoning this practice. It says that because of being in a fraternity, they are above all morals and standards. These frat people are dead fucking wrong.
It is why this day I applaud Sen. David L. Boren (D-OK), whom resigned in 1994 after 16 years upon accepting the position of President of OU where he still is to this day, with the actions taken to clean this filth. This does include banning and dismembering the SAE. Here below is Sen. Boren's press conference.
This needs to go further, in my opinion. In my five years at Hofstra University, I did not join a fraternity. And I felt I did not need to. What was once a noble cause has turned into nothing more than a long term party which does not end well for anyone. How I see it; the fraternity system nationwide needs to be abandoned. If not abandoned, public registration on how is in these frats need to be revealed. And yes, that would include the most secretive of societies at The University of Virginia, among other universities. If you are in a fraternity, your identity must be known.
It is sad to think that in 50 years since the Voting Rights Act, racism including against Afro-Americans and African-Americans, exist and persist. What is even more sadder is it is in the minds of people who are younger than me; I'm 32. Last year, a movie was released that got little attention yet fully explores this issue of University fraternities and their racism. It is named Dear White People. I got the chance to see it in a theater last October; I enjoyed it and agreed with much of the sentiments. Sadly, only a dozen or so people were watching the film with me that day; and I was practically one of two white people there. Please, go see this movie; especially if you are thinking about joining a frat.
As for those in the fraternity, saying something cursive and direct like piss off is even the tamest I can think at this moment. Let your shame drag you for all times, unless repentance and reconciliation occurs.
Catch up with you all later,
Robert
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