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struggle4progress

(118,294 posts)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:56 PM Feb 2013

National fraternity suspends Duke chapter behind anti-Asian 'racist rager' party

By M. Alex Johnson, staff writer, NBC News

Updated at 6:33 p.m. ET: The Duke University fraternity that threw a "racist rager" party last week featuring racial stereotypes of Asians has been suspended by its national headquarters.

The national office of Kappa Sigma said in a statement Wednesday that it was investigating last Friday's party for possible conduct unbecoming a chapter. It told its chapter in Durham, N.C., to shut down all activities pending completion of the investigation and a decision on punishment ...

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/07/16889249-national-fraternity-suspends-duke-chapter-behind-anti-asian-racist-rager-party?lite

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National fraternity suspends Duke chapter behind anti-Asian 'racist rager' party (Original Post) struggle4progress Feb 2013 OP
Maybe racists would be happy if we just invented a fake race for them to be racist against? Ian David Feb 2013 #1
Or maybe we could just invent a fake race for the racists to belong to? struggle4progress Feb 2013 #3
That would work, too. n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #4
Did they honestly not know better tblue Feb 2013 #2
Silly over-reaction!! laureloak Feb 2013 #5

Ian David

(69,059 posts)
1. Maybe racists would be happy if we just invented a fake race for them to be racist against?
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 11:01 PM
Feb 2013

Like those fucking astronauts.



struggle4progress

(118,294 posts)
3. Or maybe we could just invent a fake race for the racists to belong to?
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 11:59 PM
Feb 2013

We could call them Dimwitties, say

tblue

(16,350 posts)
2. Did they honestly not know better
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 11:36 PM
Feb 2013

than to pull a stunt like that? Seriously? It's HARD to get into Duke, so not all of those frat boys could be totally stupid. I know a few students from my kid's high school who went there and they are all Asian American. So there are Asian people there. And....Hello? These frat boys think it's still okay to act ignorant about race? Really? I can't believe they're shocked at the reaction they're getting. No. They knew it was wrong. They need to be sanctioned by the university. There should be zero tolerance for this bs. It should NEVER be allowed.

laureloak

(2,055 posts)
5. Silly over-reaction!!
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 10:11 AM
Feb 2013

Duke is the most diverse campus ever and the Asian crowd on that campus is the only group that keeps to themselves, refusing to mingle. The private parties on this campus are often themed for fun, and NOT to humiliate. Besides, who here has never dressed up as another culture??

The student who feigned offense over this should never ever go near Hollywood as they will surely crumble to pieces.

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