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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Mon Mar 9, 2015, 10:22 PM Mar 2015

The young woman who made the video of the SAE racist chant...

The young woman who made the video of the SAE racist chant should get a free ride at the university of her choice if she so desires. She's getting security as it is.


She is a heroine.

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The young woman who made the video of the SAE racist chant... (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 OP
I've seen the video, I haven't heard about the videographer. morningfog Mar 2015 #1
I am not going to question her motives. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #2
She would warrant security regardless of her motives. I just have to wonder morningfog Mar 2015 #5
If she was part of the chant why would she make it public? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #6
I read that a version of the video had been posted to a social media morningfog Mar 2015 #14
The "crooner" looks like a young Tucker Carlson./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #21
Twitter identified him as Parker Rice. morningfog Mar 2015 #22
I don't trust people who have a last name as a first. LOL/NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #23
That is typically a "1% White Privilege" thing. alphafemale Mar 2015 #41
so the guy who looks like tucker is parker? arely staircase Mar 2015 #35
Unfortunately, there's another kid by that name who goes to Oklahoma State University Ex Lurker Mar 2015 #38
That's really bad blogslut Mar 2015 #45
I wish that H2O Man Mar 2015 #50
Thank you for your support, friend. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #52
Me, too. Polly Hennessey Mar 2015 #53
Always. H2O Man Mar 2015 #54
Thank you, again./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #55
At this time I do not support Hillary but tiredtoo Mar 2015 #58
link? woolldog Mar 2015 #10
See post #12, please/NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #13
I wonder if she is a Tri Delta like the other young women on the bus. kwassa Mar 2015 #3
I never belonged to a fraternity. I did belong to the college Democrat party. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #4
no, just that the young women on the bus were Tri Delts and chanting ... kwassa Mar 2015 #8
I hope and pray she was one of the good ones./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #9
tri delta are considered woolldog Mar 2015 #11
The young woman sent the video anonymously to a campus anti-racist group. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #12
ok woolldog Mar 2015 #16
I thought you were looking for a link or clarification on the young woman./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #17
oh ok thanks. woolldog Mar 2015 #19
thank you, this bit of info helps. nt hopemountain Mar 2015 #31
A friend of ours, then -- a woman of conscience. I hope she's going to be okay, because... Hekate Mar 2015 #33
When I was in school they were smart and blonde. MissMarple Mar 2015 #29
And in 2015 still lily white! snooper2 Mar 2015 #48
Just curious if there is a link to anything saying the women on the bus were Tri Delta? Puddy Mar 2015 #60
there are several articles out there saying this kwassa Mar 2015 #63
It's really sad that she needs security mythology Mar 2015 #7
Does anyone have a link to the original story or video. lovemydog Mar 2015 #15
Warning-offensive DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #18
Kick that fraternity off the campus. lovemydog Mar 2015 #20
yep -- that's already been done fishwax Mar 2015 #24
Yeah, I just read that on another thread. lovemydog Mar 2015 #25
yeah, I'm happy that the response has been swift fishwax Mar 2015 #26
You can be proud of OU's outstanding president, fishwax. lovemydog Mar 2015 #32
me too... it was very swift, SAE pulled their chapter that day and OU booted them the next day Puddy Mar 2015 #61
Good to hear their national yanked their charter that fast. hifiguy Mar 2015 #64
The President of OU is David Boren madokie Mar 2015 #36
Those students should be expelled. cwydro Mar 2015 #40
I think they should metalbot Mar 2015 #56
Just heard on the radio that two have been expelled. tammywammy Mar 2015 #57
The expulsion letter was fun to hear cwydro Mar 2015 #62
Have they nothing better to be concerned about? Do white people spend all of their time kelliekat44 Mar 2015 #39
Some "white" folks really do think that way, sadly. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #43
It's what we do on Tuesdays jeff47 Mar 2015 #49
There's another video that has surfaced showing cwydro Mar 2015 #47
Ex-house mom. lovemydog Mar 2015 #65
It looks like a failure of leadership... SoapBox Mar 2015 #27
More like a failure of parenting Roland99 Mar 2015 #28
And failure of a culture. MissMarple Mar 2015 #30
It's Oklahoma entire towns with populations of hundreds are completely racist snooper2 Mar 2015 #46
... cwydro Mar 2015 #51
I agree Gothmog Mar 2015 #34
I didn't know she had been identified. cwydro Mar 2015 #37
In the video we see a woman filming with a cell phone.... PassingFair Mar 2015 #42
I hope the girls on the bus cwydro Mar 2015 #44
Just heard the two "songleaders" cwydro Mar 2015 #59
 

morningfog

(18,115 posts)
1. I've seen the video, I haven't heard about the videographer.
Mon Mar 9, 2015, 10:27 PM
Mar 2015

Do we know that she disseminated it as a public service rather than some other reason?

 

morningfog

(18,115 posts)
5. She would warrant security regardless of her motives. I just have to wonder
Mon Mar 9, 2015, 10:48 PM
Mar 2015

if she was joining in the chant.

 

morningfog

(18,115 posts)
14. I read that a version of the video had been posted to a social media
Mon Mar 9, 2015, 11:20 PM
Mar 2015

site. Those proud white chanters were obviously too privileged, racist and stupid to know better than chant such vile, it is only one small step to share it with your circle of privileged, racist, stupid friends.

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
41. That is typically a "1% White Privilege" thing.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 08:10 AM
Mar 2015

But I have a nephew named Collier who is awake as anyone could possibly be.

Ex Lurker

(3,815 posts)
38. Unfortunately, there's another kid by that name who goes to Oklahoma State University
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 07:55 AM
Mar 2015

who had absolutely nothing to do with any of this. His social media accounts have been linked all over the internet and he's catching all kinds of shit for something he was completely uninvolved in.

H2O Man

(73,577 posts)
50. I wish that
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:25 AM
Mar 2015

I could not only recommend the OP, but also your perfect responses on this thread.

Thank you.

(OP = recommended, of course.)

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
52. Thank you for your support, friend.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:02 PM
Mar 2015

I am glad you have my back. My support for Hillary has turned a significant portion of the board against me.


DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
4. I never belonged to a fraternity. I did belong to the college Democrat party.
Mon Mar 9, 2015, 10:42 PM
Mar 2015

Is there anything special about Tri Delta ?

 

woolldog

(8,791 posts)
16. ok
Mon Mar 9, 2015, 11:23 PM
Mar 2015

I'm not sure why you're posting this in reply to my post. Note: Not meant to be snarky, I'm just not sure what you're getting at.

Hekate

(90,740 posts)
33. A friend of ours, then -- a woman of conscience. I hope she's going to be okay, because...
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 03:09 AM
Mar 2015

...there will be hell to pay if those privileged little shits find out who she is.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
63. there are several articles out there saying this
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 02:33 PM
Mar 2015

and the national Tri Delta organization has issued an apology already.

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
7. It's really sad that she needs security
Mon Mar 9, 2015, 10:53 PM
Mar 2015

Because anybody that would do her harm over this video would be doing so for people who were acting in a racist fashion.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
25. Yeah, I just read that on another thread.
Mon Mar 9, 2015, 11:45 PM
Mar 2015

Thanks fishwax.

Zero tolerance for that crap.

I'm delighted that the President of the University said they will make it an example around the country on how to deal with that horseshit.

fishwax

(29,149 posts)
26. yeah, I'm happy that the response has been swift
Mon Mar 9, 2015, 11:56 PM
Mar 2015

I went to OU, and it sucks seeing the school make the news because of this. But I'm glad the response was swift and stern.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
32. You can be proud of OU's outstanding president, fishwax.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 03:03 AM
Mar 2015

He said he will help make OU a model around the country of how to deal with these issues. I think it will wind up being a excellent growth experience for the university. More talks, more awareness, more education on these matters, perhaps more people listening with open hearts and minds to people of color. More inclusion.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
64. Good to hear their national yanked their charter that fast.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 02:44 PM
Mar 2015

That is the kind of thing that gets the attention of shitheels like this.

metalbot

(1,058 posts)
56. I think they should
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:28 PM
Mar 2015

What they did was completely repulsive.

But whether they can be is a different (and very interesting) question.

Volokh discusses this from a legal perspective on his blog:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/03/10/no-a-public-university-may-not-expel-students-for-racist-speech/


I think what will happen in reality is that they'll be shamed out of the university, which will have the same effect, be perfectly legal, and will haunt them for much longer than an expulsion.

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)
57. Just heard on the radio that two have been expelled.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:42 PM
Mar 2015

University says they violated Title VI.

The other news was that the leader of the song was a graduate from a Dallas Jesuit high school.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
62. The expulsion letter was fun to hear
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:57 PM
Mar 2015

when they read it on CNN.

I wish I knew these racist boneheads' names.

 

kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)
39. Have they nothing better to be concerned about? Do white people spend all of their time
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 08:03 AM
Mar 2015

thinking about how to make sure black people are vilified, discriminated against, denied, disenfranchised...?

Where does this come from? Are they still angry that the slaves were freed...especially since they weren't around then?

What the hell is the matter with some people? Do they just need someone to look down upon?

Or is it really envy?

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
43. Some "white" folks really do think that way, sadly.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 08:55 AM
Mar 2015

Oftentimes, It's not just something that comes to mind, it's something they actively cultivate. I'm a "white" person myself and utterly ashamed of folks like these idiots in the frat.....because they do represent the darker side of humanity.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
49. It's what we do on Tuesdays
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:20 AM
Mar 2015

Monday - back to work
Tuesday - vilify and discriminate against minorities
Wednesday - Groceries



As for a serious response, see LBJ: "If you can convince the lowest white man that he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll even empty his pockets for you."

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
47. There's another video that has surfaced showing
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 10:12 AM
Mar 2015

the fraternity's house mom using the n-word repeatedly.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
27. It looks like a failure of leadership...
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:16 AM
Mar 2015

Guess the Master Executive Leadership (the national offices/level) aren't getting a message of responsibility across.

I heard that over a shortish period of time, they've closed several chapters...maybe that is a good sign?

When I was in a house in the early 1970's, SAE on our campus were the Sleep-and-Eats...well known as knuckle heads, that were always in some kind of trouble.

 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
46. It's Oklahoma entire towns with populations of hundreds are completely racist
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 09:50 AM
Mar 2015

That is why you fill up your tank and don't stop when using the turnpike...

Just a straight line and you never have to touch ground in OK

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
37. I didn't know she had been identified.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 07:51 AM
Mar 2015

Haven't seen any reports about her..

I do hope all the actual chanters are named publicly.

PassingFair

(22,434 posts)
42. In the video we see a woman filming with a cell phone....
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 08:29 AM
Mar 2015

But WHO was filming HER?

At any rate, exposure is what these insects need and deserve.

Drag their pasty asses into the sunlight and let them shrivel in shame.

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