What KKKind of Party Is this?

[Marxist]

I've been out of town and out of the loop for a while. Did anyone mention this story in my absence? Is it a violation of the students' right to free speech? Did they hurt anyone? What should the administrators do? And the really big question, the only one that most Auburnites care about: How will this incident affect the recruiting of more massively built Negroids to play for our football team? Would you send your son or daughter?

The Associated Press

AUBURN, Ala. -- Two students were expelled from an Auburn University fraternity Tuesday as the school and social organizations deplored racially offensive costumes and acts at a party.

Auburn officials said the two students were expelled from Delta Sigma Phi, which along with Beta Theta Pi held a Halloween party in which some members dressed up in Ku Klux Klan robes and Blackface, including one with a noose around his neck.

The two mostly White fraternities were suspended by Auburn for violating the school's discrimination and harassment rules.

The university began an investigation of the student conduct when professionally taken pictures from the party were put on the Internet over the weekend. Partypics.com, a service that photographs social events, later pulled the photos from its Web site.

"These images are shocking and outrageous, and they are unacceptable," said Interim President William Walker. "On behalf of the faculty, staff and students, I apologize deeply for the hurt that has been caused for so many by the insensitive acts of a few students."

The photographs show two students, one wearing a Klan robe and hood, pointing a gun toward a third student wearing Blackface with a noose around his neck. The three stood in front of a Confederate Battle Flag.

In another photo, fraternity members are wearing Blackface, wigs and shirts with the letters of Omega Psi Phi, one of four predominantly Black fraternities at Auburn.

None of the students have been publicly identified.

Omega Psi Phi President Octavius Walton said fraternity members copied the photos from the Internet and contacted the administration. "We knew it would be a problem trying to prove it. We had to have evidence," Walton said. "It's not what you can say, but what you can prove."

Delta Sigma Phi members apologized for the incidents Monday night before a group of students from the Black Student Union.

Village Photographers, which was retained by the fraternities to photograph the events, said it regretted the pictures had appeared for purchase on partypics.com and pulled them after realizing the nature of the photographs.

A news release by Village Photographers on Tuesday also said the pictures will not be available for sale or distribution and warned others against distributing the copyrighted material.

Jon Hockman, executive director of Delta Sigma Phi's national office in Indianapolis, called the images "deplorable and completely contradictory to our fraternity's values and beliefs."

Beta Theta Pi has not made a public statement.

Fewer than 10 percent of Auburn's 22,000 students are Black. Neither of the two fraternities has a Black member.

Interfraternity Council President Todd LaCour said the two fraternities aren't representative of Auburn's Greek system.

"We neither encourage nor condone this behavior," he said. "And we're working to see that it doesn't happen again and that appropriate punishment is handed down."

Under the suspension by Auburn, the fraternities won't be allowed to hold any social functions. The suspensions are to remain in place while the university investigates the conduct.

Auburn University needs to thoroughly investigate and properly punish the fraternities, said Sanford Johnson, president of the Black Student Union.

"We want to see these groups and these individuals held accountable," he said. "So much racial progress has been made the last few years, and one incident like this could reverse all of that."

Copyright © 2001, The Associated Press

 

[Guest]

Welcome back, Shadow

 

[TN_Vixen]

dude

such controversy about your absence. You shouldn't shake these people up so. I had faith.

 

[Marxist]

Re: dude

such controversy about your absence. You shouldn't shake these people up so. I had faith.

My love for you is only deepened by time and distance. So when are we gonna get together? And who is gonna win the SEC?

 

[TN_Vixen]

Shameless flatterer but it's working

I'll be in 'lanta a week from today....

SEC? Jeeze, if that child molester from FL wins I'll suck my left toe. What's your guess?

 

[Marxist]

This incident is not just indicative of those two frats but all of the people at the party. No one said a thing while these assholes hung out. Which is the greater crime, benignly tolerating stupid behavior or perpetrating ignorance? My jury is still out.

 

[Guest]

HAHAHA

Haven't you forgotten asshole that everybody knows your a fucking liar. Alabama LOLHAHA

 

[TN_Vixen]

I would choose tolerating stupid behavior. At least that way you aren't really encouraging anyone, just allowing them to perpetuate their natural state.

I'm for anyone to beat Spurrier.

I didn't read the article you posted, should I have? heh

 

[Marxist]

I didn't read the article you posted, should I have? heh

You suck!! So where in Atl did you want to meet....

 

[TN_Vixen]

shush

I'm reading the damn article.

 

[TN_Vixen]

I've been out of town and out of the loop for a while. Did anyone mention this story in my absence? Is it a violation of the students' right to free speech? Did they hurt anyone? What should the administrators do? And the really big question, the only one that most Auburnites care about: How will this incident affect the recruiting of more massively built Negroids to play for our football team? Would you send your son or daughter? [/B]

Violate freedom of speech. No. There was no real "speech" taking place here. It was a costume party that flagrantly depicted racist attitudes and behavior.

Hurt anyone? Anyone specifically - I have no idea. The harm would have been much more damaging had the school administration chose to ignore such behavior.


As for the recruit of football players - that comment was just tacky. Even if it was meant tongue in cheek - you didn't pull it off completely.

 

[Marxist]

Re: Re: What KKKind of Party Is this?

As for the recruit of football players - that comment was just tacky. Even if it was meant tongue in cheek - you didn't pull it off completely.

Sorry, barely awake. I'll try harder next time. But that's how I learned about the story. I listen to sportstalk all day long and several shows on my favorite station were devoted to the topic. The Auburn folks were really mad. But the same thing happened at Bama when I was there. A sorority and frat. threw a party called "Who Rides the Bus" and people showed up as pregnant black moms and other offensive stereotypes. I'm sure they meant nothing by it.

Just think, these will be the people in charge of hiring and firing people in the future as young execs and ceo's.

 

[TN_Vixen]

I wish

I could be as sure as you that they meant nothing by it. I think they did. Anyone who degrades someone for whatever reason, be it for their looks, weight, age, sex, race, etc.. does it in order to make themself feel superior. It is an intentional act with a purpose to incite.

Every time I begin to think the people of our country have evolved one step closer to racial equality, something like this rears it's ugly head and slaps me into reality. It is sad.

 

[Marxist]

I was being facetious, but they don't have that emoticon

 

[TN_Vixen]

see?

non-vacuous. damn.