I was not surprised at all. I'm surprised so many people are surprised. Comments like this are so prevalent in society as a whole today, I can't help but to not be shocked. I went to a PWI for undergrad, and although I did not experience it personally since I only visited one white fraternity house (who happen to be one of the more diverse ones), there were people that I know and trust that told me that they were treated poorly and had subtle racist jabs at them while they were there. Being part of a BGLO, I know that it is not representative of all the members, but I do have to question a fraternity that was founded in the South right before the Civil War and brags on their national website that the vast majority of their members fought for the Confederacy.
Da Kc Stork - 9 years ago
I am surprised that these white boys, were not in black face and had confederate flags draped around them like a cape. Besides that.....MERica Nigga.
Cappadonna - 9 years ago
Sorry everyone, I mixed up my angry black writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Richard Wright wrote Black Boy, not Ralph Ellison. (It's embarrassing I missed that up, as I own the book),
Cappadonna - 9 years ago
First, let me you know up front, Rod & Karen. I'm not angry. Well, no angrier than I logically should be as a Black man in Amerikkka!
Seriously, having gone to an PWI in which the only reason we had a black culture center was because frat bros were raping chicks in the build back in the 60's and said frat got kicked off campus, I'm shocked but not surprised about the SAE kids thinking its cool in 2015 to sing lynching chorus on video.
First, I just assume most college aged frat guys are jerks until proven otherwise. Second, I'm shocked in the way a slave is shocked by massa whipping his back or our mothers being raped by the devils - I know its coming, but it still hurts like all hell.
I'm not however, surprised at all. The history of SAE is one steeped in racism as its the only PWI fraternity founded in the Antebellum South as you pointed out - this organization has a long history of their pledges saying disgusting things to and about people of color.
Also, they're in fucking Oklahoma - the only thing black people are good for there are ranking is in the NBA finals, running backs for the Sooners and the GAP band. I know many former slaves moved to Oklahoma after the Civil War for a better life, but many black towns in OK were burned to the ground in the early 20th Century. They killed niggas over smoked meat in Oklahoma back in the 1900's. Ralph Ellison was inspired to write Black Boy and the Invisible Man based on his childhood in Oklahoma - and was one Angry brother.
Also, Oklahoma gave us Color Me Badd & J.C. Watts. That only earns them a middle finger in my book.
So, like the rest of beautifully screwed up country, I'm not surprised that the history of racism.
Finally, who did Grandma think she was fooling saying she didn't know about racism. Personally, I just assumed that white folks over 75 went to at least two lynching parties in their lifetime until proven otherwise.
Okay, I guess you're right. Much like Bruce Banner in the 'Avengers' my secret is that I'm always angry.
I didn't vote in this poll but wanted to say that I'm neither shocked nor surprised. One its a white frat and two its in OK. Now if a black frat was chanting an exclusive racist song i'd be both shocked and surprised.
Tonya - 9 years ago
More surprised that so many people were "shocked" by the frat bros behavior. That chant didn't sound new so people already knew about it. Seems OU and other post racial people were happy to have the overt racism happen so they don't have to think about the micro aggressions that stem from the same place.
I was not surprised at all. I'm surprised so many people are surprised. Comments like this are so prevalent in society as a whole today, I can't help but to not be shocked. I went to a PWI for undergrad, and although I did not experience it personally since I only visited one white fraternity house (who happen to be one of the more diverse ones), there were people that I know and trust that told me that they were treated poorly and had subtle racist jabs at them while they were there. Being part of a BGLO, I know that it is not representative of all the members, but I do have to question a fraternity that was founded in the South right before the Civil War and brags on their national website that the vast majority of their members fought for the Confederacy.
I am surprised that these white boys, were not in black face and had confederate flags draped around them like a cape. Besides that.....MERica Nigga.
Sorry everyone, I mixed up my angry black writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Richard Wright wrote Black Boy, not Ralph Ellison. (It's embarrassing I missed that up, as I own the book),
First, let me you know up front, Rod & Karen. I'm not angry. Well, no angrier than I logically should be as a Black man in Amerikkka!
Seriously, having gone to an PWI in which the only reason we had a black culture center was because frat bros were raping chicks in the build back in the 60's and said frat got kicked off campus, I'm shocked but not surprised about the SAE kids thinking its cool in 2015 to sing lynching chorus on video.
First, I just assume most college aged frat guys are jerks until proven otherwise. Second, I'm shocked in the way a slave is shocked by massa whipping his back or our mothers being raped by the devils - I know its coming, but it still hurts like all hell.
I'm not however, surprised at all. The history of SAE is one steeped in racism as its the only PWI fraternity founded in the Antebellum South as you pointed out - this organization has a long history of their pledges saying disgusting things to and about people of color.
Also, they're in fucking Oklahoma - the only thing black people are good for there are ranking is in the NBA finals, running backs for the Sooners and the GAP band. I know many former slaves moved to Oklahoma after the Civil War for a better life, but many black towns in OK were burned to the ground in the early 20th Century. They killed niggas over smoked meat in Oklahoma back in the 1900's. Ralph Ellison was inspired to write Black Boy and the Invisible Man based on his childhood in Oklahoma - and was one Angry brother.
Also, Oklahoma gave us Color Me Badd & J.C. Watts. That only earns them a middle finger in my book.
So, like the rest of beautifully screwed up country, I'm not surprised that the history of racism.
Finally, who did Grandma think she was fooling saying she didn't know about racism. Personally, I just assumed that white folks over 75 went to at least two lynching parties in their lifetime until proven otherwise.
Okay, I guess you're right. Much like Bruce Banner in the 'Avengers' my secret is that I'm always angry.
- Cappa
I didn't vote in this poll but wanted to say that I'm neither shocked nor surprised. One its a white frat and two its in OK. Now if a black frat was chanting an exclusive racist song i'd be both shocked and surprised.
More surprised that so many people were "shocked" by the frat bros behavior. That chant didn't sound new so people already knew about it. Seems OU and other post racial people were happy to have the overt racism happen so they don't have to think about the micro aggressions that stem from the same place.