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"Segregation today; segregation tomorrow; segregation forever". Kip Humphrey Aug 2015 #1
... woolldog Aug 2015 #5
I couldn't get past how phony all the participants are Skittles Aug 2015 #8
No, it's not a step backward. It's a step forward, pnwmom Aug 2015 #2
Bunny mansion... psh, that is beneath me GummyBearz Aug 2015 #22
Thanks for explaining why girls join sororities. You might be right and it's scary. n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #28
I don't think she's right. I think she's stereotyping. Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #64
I don't think every sorority is the same. pnwmom Aug 2015 #70
It's not the exclusive mindset hifiguy Aug 2015 #44
I've lived in Alabama for a little over a year woolldog Aug 2015 #47
It's a different world. hifiguy Aug 2015 #49
I find this attitude very sexist. There is nothing wrong BreakfastClub Aug 2015 #67
I saw a bit of it at the Big 10 university hifiguy Aug 2015 #68
Seconded. Plenty of girls want to find a hopping social life Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #78
You're welcome to disagree woolldog Aug 2015 #82
A subset of a subset. hifiguy Aug 2015 #91
Many of these women will go on to have good careers BreakfastClub Aug 2015 #66
Not every sorority would decide to film a T & A video, like this one. pnwmom Aug 2015 #69
I thought it was a Fox News audition tape. demmiblue Aug 2015 #3
i always wondered where the faux news anchors came from! big_dog Aug 2015 #14
I don't understand, why an AA football player and not a white one? bermudat Aug 2015 #4
Kenyan Drake woolldog Aug 2015 #6
Because that young black man TM99 Aug 2015 #7
No, because they're in a T & A production masquerading as a recruitment video. n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #71
They needed to offset the lack of diversity in the sorority. kwassa Aug 2015 #57
Diversity at Alpha Phi, from what I saw there, means Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #76
you left out the popsicles GreatGazoo Aug 2015 #73
this editorial is outstanding Skittles Aug 2015 #9
A lot, well, most of the credit goes to the shitbag who made the video Warpy Aug 2015 #10
when I was 22 I had served four years in the military Skittles Aug 2015 #12
The military grows you up fast Warpy Aug 2015 #40
As a woman, I hate to say this, cwydro Aug 2015 #19
Naw, even in Alabama they dream of making it big in a career in their 20s Warpy Aug 2015 #39
Well, they might be looking forward to a job with FOX. cwydro Aug 2015 #41
see my post #47 woolldog Aug 2015 #48
Everybody knows good girls do what they're told. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #15
recruiting ... what? MsJaneFuzzyWuzzy Aug 2015 #11
Oh that's a howl about the alphabet. tabasco Aug 2015 #30
Yeah, they are prostitutes for not wearing burkas Taitertots Aug 2015 #34
#AlphaPhiSoWhite they make Bernie rallies in Vermont look diverse. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #77
oh yes indeed, my friend MsJaneFuzzyWuzzy Aug 2015 #84
30 years get the red out Aug 2015 #13
Likewise Orrex Aug 2015 #25
Young kids made a dumb video. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #16
People have decided to destroy their lives? woolldog Aug 2015 #18
In college you should also learn the consequences of your mistakes Orrex Aug 2015 #26
I still don't get why this is a "mistake" Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #65
Not sure who you're addressing. Orrex Aug 2015 #72
Someone above said something like Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #74
Not affronted at all, thanks. Orrex Aug 2015 #75
There are hundreds of stupid recruitment videos like this, I guess there is a lull in SJW material snooper2 Aug 2015 #27
How dare they make a video where they dress up and have fun... Taitertots Aug 2015 #17
Body shaming comes in many forms. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #23
How much weight should they gain to avoid "shaming" you? Taitertots Aug 2015 #35
I'm petite myself. So , I'm not sure what it is you're trying to say. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #36
How are they "body shaming" people? Taitertots Aug 2015 #37
No. I'm claiming people are body-shaming the sorority sisters. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #38
I agree. I thought you were accusing them of body shaming other people Taitertots Aug 2015 #42
Waaaaaaah! Leave the Alpha Phis alone!!! tabasco Aug 2015 #33
Agreed, I don't get the controversy here at all. Gigabear Aug 2015 #52
Happens every day here. Snow Leopard Aug 2015 #59
"marketing to guys?" I never went to college, but I know what a sorority is. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #20
you thinking about putting in an application to UA, jeff? woolldog Aug 2015 #21
I find it idiotic. hamsterjill Aug 2015 #24
Truly nauseating. tabasco Aug 2015 #29
That cringeworthy dubstep break... Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #46
I thought it was cool how they used a drone. nt woolldog Aug 2015 #50
Drone, or a crane shot? kwassa Aug 2015 #58
Nah. It's a drone. nt woolldog Aug 2015 #60
Well, at least they dropped the pretense Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #31
shallowness and racism at an Alabama sorority? Gambling in this establishment? tn geek tragedy Aug 2015 #32
Legally Blonde bpj62 Aug 2015 #43
Would black women woolldog Aug 2015 #45
No way could I live in a house with a white living room like that lol. cwydro Aug 2015 #54
sororities do have a role in society HFRN Aug 2015 #51
It's a sorority FFS LittleBlue Aug 2015 #53
I would guess vankuria Aug 2015 #55
OMGOSH....dang near looks like faux cheerleaders and soon to be talking heads...... a kennedy Aug 2015 #56
It's weird they need a recruiting video treestar Aug 2015 #61
exactly nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #62
My guess is there are a few "choice" sororities Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #80
They are just marketing themselves Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #63
I agree, prayin4rain Aug 2015 #87
And TBH I would have killed to have Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #88
Playoy's "Girls of the SEC" intro video? lapfog_1 Aug 2015 #79
Wow. Lots of barely concealed envy and jealousy in this thread. StrongBad Aug 2015 #81
Right, and I bet people here are just jealous of rich people, too. kcr Aug 2015 #89
A lot of the rhetoric against the rich is rooted in envy. StrongBad Aug 2015 #92
I agree - envy isn't all of it, but it can be the first Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #95
Of course there is doubt. Lots of it. kcr Aug 2015 #96
No, the rhetoric is very simple to grasp. It's just that most people see through it. StrongBad Aug 2015 #97
Oh, no need to complicate things. Of course. kcr Aug 2015 #98
No, it's painfully easy to explain your argument. StrongBad Aug 2015 #99
But then why aren't some rich people jealous of themselves? kcr Aug 2015 #100
Have you never experienced the pathology of the ultra rich? StrongBad Aug 2015 #101
Wait. So you've experienced the pathology of the ultra rich kcr Aug 2015 #102
Sigh. No. StrongBad Aug 2015 #103
The Video sucks, the music sucks. Geared to the average low IQ American. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #83
The article makes a valid point, LWolf Aug 2015 #85
I would have thought this a parody video if not told otherwise. PufPuf23 Aug 2015 #86
you're not old and out of touch. woolldog Aug 2015 #90
This is what everyone was worked up about? Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2015 #93
let me guess... yuiyoshida Aug 2015 #94
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