It is just news but read this... Whoa..
No real bad comments allowed [}:)][}:)] this was done off campus
Racist Party Thrown at Clemson?
Clemson (WHNS, AP) - A party at Clemson University has some of the student body upset. The party, held on Martin Luther King Junior day, poked fun at racial stereotypes with partygoers dressed in blackface and other offensive gear.
The party was held off-campus. Pictures from the event show one man who'd painted himself black, and other students gripping bottles of malt liquor with their hands duct-taped to the bottles.
The theme of the party was 'Living the Dream.'
Student Lerone Smalls says it's very offensive. "They acted out of ignorance," he says. "It promotes a negative image on black people, the race of people."
There are more pictures, one showing a girl with fake gold teeth and wearing a t-shirt that shows someone smiling with a gold grill.
One girl stuffed her pants to enlarge her behind. Several people are wearing gold chains, jerseys, and baggy clothes.
Some say the most offensive thing was a poster at the party which shows Martin Luther King Jr. with the words 'drink more' coming out of his mouth.
Adedoyin Salami, a junior at Clemson, went to the party. "It went from making fun of a cultural phenomenon, to making fun of a culture of people. At that point it became offensive and a lot
of people left the party."
Adedoyin says he left, but originally came dressed in business attire. He says he went hoping to change minds.
"There are difference among people and we have to learn to work with each other in a way we're not always stereotyping people," he says.
Some students were suprised by what they saw.
"It seems almost racist," says Lauren Walpole, a sophomore.
"This doesn't represent Clemson and I think this is a poor judgment on their part," said Ashley York.
Clemson President James Barker says the school is investigating. School officials say they became aware of the party over the weekend and have met with some of the offended students.
Barker says he's angry and disappointed with the event.
School officials say they are investigating to determine if any students were harassed or if there was underage drinking at the party.
An unsigned letter from party organizers read to some of the offended students Sunday apologized for any disrespect.
A black fraternity, Omega Psi Phi, plans a meeting about race relations, possibly next month.
The president of the South Carolina chapter of the NAACP says the party was more than just harmless fun. Dr. Lonnie Randolph says the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is investigating similar parties held elsewhere around the country.
Racist Party Thrown at Clemson?
Clemson (WHNS, AP) - A party at Clemson University has some of the student body upset. The party, held on Martin Luther King Junior day, poked fun at racial stereotypes with partygoers dressed in blackface and other offensive gear.
The party was held off-campus. Pictures from the event show one man who'd painted himself black, and other students gripping bottles of malt liquor with their hands duct-taped to the bottles.
The theme of the party was 'Living the Dream.'
Student Lerone Smalls says it's very offensive. "They acted out of ignorance," he says. "It promotes a negative image on black people, the race of people."
There are more pictures, one showing a girl with fake gold teeth and wearing a t-shirt that shows someone smiling with a gold grill.
One girl stuffed her pants to enlarge her behind. Several people are wearing gold chains, jerseys, and baggy clothes.
Some say the most offensive thing was a poster at the party which shows Martin Luther King Jr. with the words 'drink more' coming out of his mouth.
Adedoyin Salami, a junior at Clemson, went to the party. "It went from making fun of a cultural phenomenon, to making fun of a culture of people. At that point it became offensive and a lot
of people left the party."
Adedoyin says he left, but originally came dressed in business attire. He says he went hoping to change minds.
"There are difference among people and we have to learn to work with each other in a way we're not always stereotyping people," he says.
Some students were suprised by what they saw.
"It seems almost racist," says Lauren Walpole, a sophomore.
"This doesn't represent Clemson and I think this is a poor judgment on their part," said Ashley York.
Clemson President James Barker says the school is investigating. School officials say they became aware of the party over the weekend and have met with some of the offended students.
Barker says he's angry and disappointed with the event.
School officials say they are investigating to determine if any students were harassed or if there was underage drinking at the party.
An unsigned letter from party organizers read to some of the offended students Sunday apologized for any disrespect.
A black fraternity, Omega Psi Phi, plans a meeting about race relations, possibly next month.
The president of the South Carolina chapter of the NAACP says the party was more than just harmless fun. Dr. Lonnie Randolph says the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is investigating similar parties held elsewhere around the country.
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newsflash.....College students pull a stupid stunt[:0]
Never saw that coming[;)]
If it was held off campus, let it go. God forbid those students use those 1st admendment rights, even if it was in a questionable manor.
If the Klan and Nazis can march, why can't immature students act like idiots?0
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