Parties Mocking Blacks Spark Outrage

Newsday ^ | 1/31/07 | BRUCE SMITH

[kiriath_jearim]

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- White students at Tarleton State University in Texas hold a party in which they dress in gang gear and drink malt liquor from paper bags. A white Clemson University student attends a bash in blackface over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. A fraternity at Johns Hopkins University invites partygoers to wear "bling bling" grills, or shiny metal caps on their teeth.

From Connecticut to Colorado, "gangsta" theme parties thrown by whites are drawing the ire of college officials and heated complaints from black and white students who say the antics conjure the worst racial stereotypes.

University officials, the NAACP and others have condemned the parties as insulting and inexcusable under any circumstances. At the same time, some black academics said they were not surprised, given the popularity of rap music among inner-city blacks and well-to-do suburban whites alike.

[The Blitherer]

Yeah, free speech is a b!tch, huh.

[bray]

Apparently that is only allowed on Black TV.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Volunteer]

I saw the photos on line at Smoking Gun....

These kids are just kind of stupid like... well, kids. It's just a dumb party idea.

[uncitizen]

It's sort of like those black comedians that mock white peoples voices and mannerisms. Only that's ok, while the other is not. /sarc

[stylin19a]

oh for the simpler days of Al Jolson

[Lusis]

Yet it's somehow okay when Dave Chappelle dresses up in whiteface and makes fun of white people.

[Cobra64]

I wonder what this loon thinks about all this.

[L98Fiero]

"It's sort of like those black comedians that mock white peoples voices and mannerisms."

Or like the bit I herad on XM yesterday.

The black comedian was commenting on the new president (Clinton at the time) and commented that it would be nice to have a black president.

He then launched into all the bad things the black president should do to whites including beating them and making them change their names.

The material was not so disturbing as the loud cheers of "YEAH!!" and many other shouts of approval from the black audience-members. My wife commented, "Oh my God, they REALLY hate us."

[bdfromlv]

WWFS (What Would Fity Say) for those not IN (fity cent the rapper)

[SeafoodGumbo]

Of course, it's perfectly okay for two black guys to make a major Hollywood movie where they portray ditzy blonde white women like in the movie "White Chicks."

[Tzimisce]

I don't see what the big deal is. White stereotypes are mocked every day on prime time television.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"It's sort of like those black comedians that mock white peoples voices and mannerisms. Only that's ok, while the other is not. /sarc"

exactly

[abovethefray]

Muslims outraged?

[CrawDaddyCA]

University officials, the NAACP and others have condemned the parties as insulting and inexcusable under any circumstances.

I don't get it, these kids were doing the exact same thing I see glorified in rap videos.

I did think the girl that padded her rear to resemble a black woman's was funny, though. Baby got back!!

[HitmanLV]

Wait till they hear about Joe Biden.

[TXBubba]

"gangsta" theme parties thrown by whites are drawing the ire of college officials and heated complaints from black and white students who say the antics conjure the worst racial stereotypes.

And where did they get these ideas for "racial stereotypes"?

[Cementjungle]

Will toga parties be deemed offensive to Greeks?

[dljordan]

AHHHH! STOP THAT!!!

[canuck_conservative]

Yeah, like we're making this stuff up ...

[oh8eleven]

...drawing the ire of college officials and heated complaints from black and white students who say the antics conjure the worst racial stereotypes.
Is that so? Obviously they haven't seen the Dave Chappelle Show DVDs.

[PistolPaknMama]

SC bump!

[IronJack]

the antics conjure the worst racial stereotypes.

... "stereotypes" visible on any high school campus in any major city, on almost any music video, and being promoted on every talk show from "American Bandstand" to "Oprah."

Yeah, where COULD those "racist" whites have gotten these craaaaaaazy ideas?

[Mygirlsmom]

the antics conjure the worst racial stereotypes.

If the baggy pants fit...

[montag813]

the antics conjure the worst racial stereotypes

So do the everyday activities of dozens of rap stars, NBA athletes, and practically the entire Cincinnati Bengals.

[upchuck]

Hat tip to PPM.

South Carolina Ping

Add me to the list. / Remove me from the list.

[CPOSharky]

They even get upset certain folks who dress and act "white."

Equal opportunity.

[Fiddlstix]

Bump

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Kind of off topic...but I just love the way PETA throws paint at middle aged women who wear fur...but somehow rappers/gangstas get away with it...makes you go hmmmm. It couldn't be fear of bodily harm, could it?

BTW, is that Snoop?

[Tainan]

So far as I know, there ain't no law against 'Stupid.'


Maybe thats gonna change.

[sam_paine]

I thought from the title this was a Joe Biden thread.

[Rodney Kings Brain]

The Left will gloss over Joe BIden - only the right can be racist. If GW or someone had made this comment they would have been crucified. There is a certain amount of truth to the statement (not that I support or trust Obama) but compared to Jackson and Sharpton... you see what he means.

[canuck_conservative]

BTW, is that Snoop?

You might know better than me - I really do not have any interest in rap, I just did a quick Google-Image search under "bling" and this was the most outrageous image I could find.

I mean, a diamond tie? C'mon!! (Where's the subtlety?)

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL!

[Plains Drifter]

Amen!!!!!!

[Clemenza]

"Oh my God, they REALLY hate us."

This is news to you?

[gunnedah]

Maybe Joe Biden taught them how to do this.

[Volunteer]

"Maybe Joe Biden taught them how to do this."

THAT was funny.

[L98Fiero]

"This is news to you?"

Not me so much as my wife. She never even saw a black person in the flesh until she joined the Navy.

[gunnedah]

Remember, Biden has spent an awful lot of time in South Carolina recently!

[don-o]

Check out Chris Rock sometime - "Love a black man - can't stand a n*****"

[E Rocc]

WWFS (What Would Fity Say) for those not IN (fity cent the rapper)

Something zotworthy I suspect.

-Eric

[E Rocc]

Kind of off topic...but I just love the way PETA throws paint at middle aged women who wear fur...but somehow rappers/gangstas get away with it...makes you go hmmmm. It couldn't be fear of bodily harm, could it?

South Park addressed that in the "Vote Or Die" episode. A PETA freak threw paint on P.Diddy's white fur. You can guess how his posse responded, though the exact caliber was not specified.

-Eric

[bdfromlv]

They dont mention the religion of the TUPAC lovers like SINthyia McKinney and her bill to archive his works in the library of congress.

[E Rocc]

Tupac Shakur was actually pretty much of a genius at what he did. You can hate the art form, but the man had talent. I hate country, but I won't deny there have been some talented performers in its history and that if the Library of Congress is categorizing culture, they belong.

Also, it's worth noting that Shakur had some songs ("Only God Can Judge Me" and "Life Goes On") come to mind, that included some ideas one might not expect...such as taking responsibility for one's kids. There were other lines that sound more like Bill Cosby (or Chris Rock) than a stereotypical rapper.

-Eric

[KingArthur305]

Also, it's worth noting that Shakur had some songs ("Only God Can Judge Me" and "Life Goes On") come to mind, that included some ideas one might not expect...such as taking responsibility for one's kids. There were other lines that sound more like Bill Cosby (or Chris Rock) than a stereotypical rapper. -Eric

Eric you may be right about his good art, but wasn't the devil the lead musician in heaven?

Sorry, Tupac was a wannabe.