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Those fraternities exist because traditionally, there was no way in hell anyone who wasn’t white was getting into a fraternity. When I went into the greek system in Oklahoma in the 1980s, there were no Asians, no Hispanics, no blacks allowed in any of the longstanding fraternities. I wasn’t prepared for the level of racism I saw, but it was brutal. It totally ruined what I had been brought up to believe was going to be a great time of life.

Several commentators on here have noted how the accusation of "racist" is, as one put it, equivalent to calling someone a pedophile. Today on Fox's The Five. a normally restrained and rational discussion show, every one of the participants tried to outdo the others in condemning the fraternity and its song. I was much reminded of Solzhenitsyn's description of how defense attorneys during Stalin's reign of terror would condemn their clients with greater vigor than even the Soviet prosecutors.

Now I don't mean to suggest Bolling, Guilfoyle, et. al., were sympathetic to the frat boys, nor were they obligated to defend them; but I do mean to say the condemnation voiced was excessive and also somewhat misguided. Yes, the racist song was offensive and remarkably stupid; but what is worse: that or the activities of campus Leftists who shout down, threaten, and try to intimidate Conservative speakers? Yet where is the national outrage, the self-righteous declarations of censure, the punishments meted out by university authorities (many of whom are sympathetic to the demonstrators)?

This whole affair is a dog and pony show designed to provide the modern day pharisees with an opportunity to beat their chest and show how pure and good they are.

I wasn’t prepared for the level of racism I saw, but it was brutal. It totally ruined what I had been brought up to believe was going to be a great time of life.

And I wasn't prepared for the level of racism I saw when I watched several white friends of mine in high school in the 80s attacked, beaten and robbed by other black students. Mind you these were not words to songs, but truly violent actions.

Black people are plenty racist, in general, far more so than whites. And their racism often manifests itself in violence, not just words or silly songs. but the media and other pc idiots will never acknowledge that truth.

Such are the orwellian times we live in.

Those fraternities exist because traditionally, there was no way in hell anyone who wasn’t white was getting into a fraternity. When I went into the greek system in Oklahoma in the 1980s, there were no Asians, no Hispanics, no blacks allowed in any of the longstanding fraternities. I wasn’t prepared for the level of racism I saw, but it was brutal. It totally ruined what I had been brought up to believe was going to be a great time of life.

Exaggerate much?. I went to OU in the 80s, and my fraternity (founded in 1850) included Asian, Native American, Iranian, and Lebanese members. I did have a Hispanic pledge brother who didn't stick with it, but he was a bit of an oddball.