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'Black-Face' College Party Causes Controversy
GREENVILLE, S.C. - A party held by some Clemson University students two weeks ago is causing controversy after pictures taken at the event ended up on the Internet. Some students say it was just for fun. Others say that it was racist.
The party was held the day before the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The theme of the party was "Living the Dream," but some Clemson students are calling it a nightmare.
Pictures of the party were posted on facebook.com, showing at least one person in black-face paint, with others dressed in knitted caps and jerseys and some girls with stuffing padding their pants to make their behinds look larger. There's an image of party-goers holding 40-ounce bottles of malt liquor.
Clemson officials said that the images were taken at an off-campus party thrown by some university students.
Students who planned the party and who were willing to talk to WYFF News 4 did not want their identities revealed because of fear of harassment
One student said, "We have a lot of theme parties where you dress up and have fun. We decided we'd have a "gangsta" party for fun. You know, the gangsta's like the hip hop culture. So we dressed up. We did not know it would offend so many people...and we did. We feel so bad about it. We realize we can't begin to apologize to all the people we offended."
Ranneice McDonald, another Clemson student, said she saw nothing funny about it.
"People painted themselves black. Put fake butts inside their pants to signify the big booty black-girl thing. Fake gold teeth in their mouths caps and jerseys -- depicted us as wearing such things as that are disgusting to me. It's disgusting. It makes me sick to my stomach," McDonald said.
"I was hurt that there were people who think that it's OK," she said.
School officials said that some of the students who threw the party approached them in an effort to make things right once they heard people criticizing the party.
The students involved told WYFF News 4 that they threw the party to show unity, and they apologized for the damage that they have done.
The students who organized the party planned to meet Monday night to discuss the situation.
Watch WYYF News 4 for more on this developing story and Clemson's response to complaints about the party.
How do you guys & gals feel about this?
GREENVILLE, S.C. - A party held by some Clemson University students two weeks ago is causing controversy after pictures taken at the event ended up on the Internet. Some students say it was just for fun. Others say that it was racist.
The party was held the day before the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The theme of the party was "Living the Dream," but some Clemson students are calling it a nightmare.
Pictures of the party were posted on facebook.com, showing at least one person in black-face paint, with others dressed in knitted caps and jerseys and some girls with stuffing padding their pants to make their behinds look larger. There's an image of party-goers holding 40-ounce bottles of malt liquor.
Clemson officials said that the images were taken at an off-campus party thrown by some university students.
Students who planned the party and who were willing to talk to WYFF News 4 did not want their identities revealed because of fear of harassment
One student said, "We have a lot of theme parties where you dress up and have fun. We decided we'd have a "gangsta" party for fun. You know, the gangsta's like the hip hop culture. So we dressed up. We did not know it would offend so many people...and we did. We feel so bad about it. We realize we can't begin to apologize to all the people we offended."
Ranneice McDonald, another Clemson student, said she saw nothing funny about it.
"People painted themselves black. Put fake butts inside their pants to signify the big booty black-girl thing. Fake gold teeth in their mouths caps and jerseys -- depicted us as wearing such things as that are disgusting to me. It's disgusting. It makes me sick to my stomach," McDonald said.
"I was hurt that there were people who think that it's OK," she said.
School officials said that some of the students who threw the party approached them in an effort to make things right once they heard people criticizing the party.
The students involved told WYFF News 4 that they threw the party to show unity, and they apologized for the damage that they have done.
The students who organized the party planned to meet Monday night to discuss the situation.
Watch WYYF News 4 for more on this developing story and Clemson's response to complaints about the party.
How do you guys & gals feel about this?
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I would hate to see what drunk black college kids do.
These were just stuid kids being stupid. They didn't hurt anyone.0 -
quote:Originally posted by fastcarsgofast
I would hate to see what drunk black college kids do.
These were just stuid kids being stupid. They didn't hurt anyone.
EXACTLY. If they had dressed up like Alvin and the Chipmunks no one would complain.0 -
quote:Originally posted by drjew
quote:Originally posted by fastcarsgofast
I would hate to see what drunk black college kids do.
These were just stuid kids being stupid. They didn't hurt anyone.
EXACTLY. If they had dressed up like Alvin and the Chipmunks no one would complain.
That's just because chipmunks aren't race baiters.0 -
Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery. 0 -
WHO CARES 0 -
quote:Originally posted by LaidbackDan
Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery.
Then why were so many offended?0 -
quote:Originally posted by drjew
quote:Originally posted by LaidbackDan
Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery.
Then why were so many offended?
Because they have nothing better to do than be offended. If they were busy being productive members of society they wouldn't have time to let this crap bother them.0 -
The truth hurts. 0 -
I love these responses. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by drjew
I love these responses.
And we love posting them.0 -
If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it must be a DUCK..
These kids did not make this crap up.They seen this somewhere. Why are white people the only racist?????0 -
I could not give one wet fart's worth in an miniscule drop of a nano-micro pile of bee crap less about some hyper-sensitive BLACK bimbo's feelers getting all hurted about nothing of SUBSTANCE. 0 -
The only mistake these college kids made, was to cave in and apologize for their dress and having good clean fun. If you talk the talk, and if you walk the walk, THEN STAND YOUR GROUND !!!! The ongoing loss of our -FREEDOM OF SPEACH- is communism in its'purest form. A few members here at G.B. would love to see this thread disappear in order to limit any further discussion that would oppose their own confused moderating.
..........stay tuned0 -
It wouldn't be funny if it wasn't (at least partially) true...... 0 -
It might have to do with one of countless black racist websites that is probably a taboo subject. It could be one of a million similar reasons, also taboo. You'll have to ask the kids themselves to find out the truth of the matter. 0 -
Anybody up for a gangsta party ??
D.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
Anybody up for a gangsta party ??
D.
I prefer Pimp & Ho parties.0 -
Ever see those BRANDS on the arms of football and basketball players.
That's what black fraternities do in the name of brotherhood.0 -
I agree with Gatorhide - Stand Your Ground!!! Do they have the exclusive rights on big butts and pimp cloths???? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by gatorhide
The only mistake these college kids made, was to cave in and apologize for their dress and having good clean fun. If you talk the talk, and if you walk the walk, THEN STAND YOUR GROUND !!!! The ongoing loss of our -FREEDOM OF SPEACH- is communism in its'purest form. A few members here at G.B. would love to see this thread disappear in order to limit any further discussion that would oppose their own confused moderating.
..........stay tuned
Yep, you got that right!![^][^] Stand your ground and ignore them when they complain and tell the media to shoot some film of the real gangbangers to see if they had the costumes right.[:0][:0]
If any race decides to look like idots then they deserve to be made fun of.[:0]0 -
quote:Originally posted by BlueTic
I agree with Gatorhide - Stand Your Ground!!! Do they have the exclusive rights on big butts and pimp cloths????
You forgot bandannas, gold teeth, and gang signs.0 -
[}:)][}:)][}:)]AL Jolson jr. said "I don't understand it! Blacks get furious over "Song of the South" but have no problem with "Blazing Saddles" 0 -
It is what it is.
With PC the way it is, you can't say anything that is true.
It's all BS.
Look at the specifics of the race population breakdown in our prisons.
If you live in the sticks, your opinion don't count.
We got to deal with it. You don't.0 -
can I throw a fit for the next "white trash bash" themed party? where people show up with fake "hillbilly" teeth, wear trucker hats, mullets etc,
or they go for the urban youth dregs of white society, kinda like from the 80's with mohawks and peircings(well clip ons) with chains attached.
Really, there have been parties were I'm at themed at making fun of certain subsets of white society.0 -
quote:Originally posted by moonshine
WHO CARES
Agree, wasted energy. These idiots need to get something more important on their minds other then being offended for the least little thing.0 -
Werd, mah Homey.[:D] 0
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