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<blockquote data-quote="sh00ter" data-source="post: 2719845" data-attributes="member: 24531"><p>In my frat in college it was sorta divided...there were the more liberal guys that hated the redneck/racist stuff (but had to tolerate it) and then the meatheads and rich conservatives that were more openly prejudiced (not all of them and it don't come up very much either). It is not illegal to be a racist though...we had blacks over to play basketball but had not signed any at the time to my knowledge. I know later they did but those were seen as sellouts by the all-black fraternities. It goes both ways. The fact there are all-black fraternities and that the black power movement WANTS segregation doesn't help things. </p><p></p><p>These kids were young, drunk, and dumb asses. If their behavior goes against the rules of their national chapter, then they have to face the consequences; including being kicked out of that fraternity. But if either a black or white student was caught on tape saying something hurtful about another group, I am not for expelling them from school. They have a right to be biased as long as they do not do anything illegal, and there should be no laws against hurting people's feelings. The best thing the black people could do is say y'all are a buncha dumb asses and then move on and ignore these jerks. As long as there is this outrage and over reaction to some idiots saying something mean, it will keep things going because the general public tend to get "racial fatigue".</p><p></p><p>I once heard a black caller on Rush Limbaugh say that one of their greatest weaknesses was that they get so upset over being made fun of and stuff. And that they even got more upset that white people didn't get their feelings hurt the same way if they say something bad about whites; whites could generally care less. He said that if they were ever able to move on from over reacting and their inferiority complex, then he thought it would correct a lot and that things would get better. Kinda like if you let someone get the best of you then they keep trying to do it, but of you ignore them, then much of the time they give up or move one. I hope someday black people will do this...I think it will prevent racial fatigue and things will get better...Institutionalized bias is and should remain illegal, but personal bias (especially if you have no power over that person/group) is still legal and is just part of living in a free country. Some white person could say all the bad things they wanted to about 0bama or Oprah but they are still millionaires and the white person is probably not...Of course, I just take things case by case and do not support racism and think these boys were idiots but pretty much harmless in the grand scheme of things. They now have to face the consequences of their decision though; hopefully they learn a lesson.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sh00ter, post: 2719845, member: 24531"] In my frat in college it was sorta divided...there were the more liberal guys that hated the redneck/racist stuff (but had to tolerate it) and then the meatheads and rich conservatives that were more openly prejudiced (not all of them and it don't come up very much either). It is not illegal to be a racist though...we had blacks over to play basketball but had not signed any at the time to my knowledge. I know later they did but those were seen as sellouts by the all-black fraternities. It goes both ways. The fact there are all-black fraternities and that the black power movement WANTS segregation doesn't help things. These kids were young, drunk, and dumb asses. If their behavior goes against the rules of their national chapter, then they have to face the consequences; including being kicked out of that fraternity. But if either a black or white student was caught on tape saying something hurtful about another group, I am not for expelling them from school. They have a right to be biased as long as they do not do anything illegal, and there should be no laws against hurting people's feelings. The best thing the black people could do is say y'all are a buncha dumb asses and then move on and ignore these jerks. As long as there is this outrage and over reaction to some idiots saying something mean, it will keep things going because the general public tend to get "racial fatigue". I once heard a black caller on Rush Limbaugh say that one of their greatest weaknesses was that they get so upset over being made fun of and stuff. And that they even got more upset that white people didn't get their feelings hurt the same way if they say something bad about whites; whites could generally care less. He said that if they were ever able to move on from over reacting and their inferiority complex, then he thought it would correct a lot and that things would get better. Kinda like if you let someone get the best of you then they keep trying to do it, but of you ignore them, then much of the time they give up or move one. I hope someday black people will do this...I think it will prevent racial fatigue and things will get better...Institutionalized bias is and should remain illegal, but personal bias (especially if you have no power over that person/group) is still legal and is just part of living in a free country. Some white person could say all the bad things they wanted to about 0bama or Oprah but they are still millionaires and the white person is probably not...Of course, I just take things case by case and do not support racism and think these boys were idiots but pretty much harmless in the grand scheme of things. They now have to face the consequences of their decision though; hopefully they learn a lesson. [/QUOTE]
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