University of Oklahoma Fraternity Closed Due to Video of Racist Chant

abcnews.go.com ^ | March 9, 2015 | By DEAN SCHABNER and DAN GOOD

[ilovesarah2012]

Sigma Alpha Epsilon's national headquarters closed its chapter at the University of Oklahoma Sunday after a video emerged purportedly showing members of the chapter singing a racist chant.

The video quickly gained visibility online. It was obtained and posted to Twitter by Unheard, which describes itself as "an alliance of Black students organized for change within campus administration and atmosphere," shows young men on a bus chanting "There will never be a n----r at SAE."

The tweet, directed at OU president David Boren, says "Racism is alive at The University of Oklahoma."

Students at the university plan to demonstrate on the Norman, Oklahoma campus at 7:30 a.m. local time. A prayer vigil was held Sunday night.

Chelsea Davis, one of two co-directors of Unheard, said the video was recorded during the weekend. Unheard was begun at the beginning of the semester to demand change, especially relating to diversity issues, Davis said.

"Clearly in that video, that is nothing new. That is nothing that just sparks up overnight. That is a chant that was well known, well versed, and seemed to be okay with everybody that was involved," said Davis, a junior at the university.

[Gene Eric]

Assuming the content is depraved as you say, I’m nevertheless cynical regarding the inequitable treatment of speech.

[samtheman]

I don’t even see a typo.

But I guess to each his own.

[Peter Libra]

Always something comes up such as this to feed the vile holier than thou liberals. The squawking and posturing about words. These foolish youths lead with their chins on this one. More white guilt coming up.

The incredible power of political correctness shown in Canada. One Peter Mansbridge, the iconic television broadcaster held forth. "Their lives could be ruined for ever" he intoned. One shudders when one reads of brutal thuggish youths. Certainly exist in Canada as well as the USA. A few short weeks later, nobody gives a rap- except their victims. Often escape confinement in the first instance of crime. These fraternity youths did not lay a glove on anyone- just mouthed off. Orwell was right, thought crime and so on.

lives ruined for ever.

Indeed.

[sagar]

“Would you hire one of these guys? I sure wouldn’t.”

I think that their daddies own the companies, so they would be hiring you, instead.

[Oliviaforever]

“Meaning they would be beaten up, because they grossly offended.”

Let me get this straight.

You support the frat boys saying that they want to hang a black student from a tree, but oppose black student athletes defending themselves?

[wardaddy]

But on the other hand.....

50,000 white women are raped by black men annually here....40% of all rapes of white women by 11% of general population

there are less than a handful of white men raping black women

20% of all violent crimes are interracial and of those 80% are black on white and white on black less than 5%

Blacks are 7-30 times more likely to kill whites than vice versa ....the discrepancy being Hispanic lumped in with white and who’s data to believe

I know many Freepers love to scream with indignity over racial insensitivity ....it makes folks feel good I believe....like a foot massage

But really....what’s more worthy of your anger.....the facts I gave you or some silly SAE dummies

And lastly plenty of rap songs and utterances from stars like Jay Z every bit as crude

I think many Freepers live in race bubbles

And hold whites to much higher standards while they...being the venerated Selmas people.....are killing us

You feel free but I’m not playing along

One day you may be in a foxhole in a hot culture war....and someone jumps in with a BAR and 1000 rounds

You gonna ask them if they eve uttered a racial epithet against a minority as a condition for them and their arms staying?

This shite is trivial frankly.....but mark my words

As whites wake from their big sleep of being bullied into their knees....the first to fight back will be rejected and smeared same as these dumb kids were

What you are so swelled over woulda mattered to me too a lot say in 1975

But where we are now....no...not much to be honest....it’s rude....not worthy of playing to my foes though

I know I can’t reach you now but what I’m warning about is coming

[wardaddy]

It’s not a conservative viewpoint

It’s an emotional female response

But to me given how dire these times are I could give a damn

[wardaddy]

Really

Are not enough whites being robbed killed beaten and raped by blacks at exponentially disproportionate population ratio rates already to suit you and Sarah as recompense for racial insensitivity incidents committed by my race.....that would be the white one

Is 50,000 white women brutally raped by black men in America this year alone not enough atonement for stupid frat boy crap?

How much more do we need to give to satisfy this debt of white racism

While the rest of the world has declared virtual war on us

I need to know what the expectations are....

I am really not trying to be mean....I love women and think you too are likely cool beans

But Yall gotta wake up....these are bad times....unprecedented...

[wardaddy]

Lol

You purty smart

[wardaddy]

I’d like to see proof of that assertion

I want Greek but I sure never saw that

And I graduated from the least politically correct college in U
Back then....

[wardaddy]

Blacks take out murderous and rape revenge on whites hourly in America but it’s not enough for some is it

[Oliviaforever]

Drunk frat boys chanting that they want to hang blacks from trees has nothing to do with black on white violence.

It only shows that the students in the video are the dumbest kids in campus.

[PapaBear3625]

You support the frat boys saying that they want to hang a black student from a tree, but oppose black student athletes defending themselves?

Your post #74:

They should simply require the fraternity brothers to visit the Sooner Football locker room and spend some quality time with members of the Defensive and Offensive Lines, a Running Back or two and a few Sooner Defensive Backs. There would likely be an attitude adjustment.

Your post was not about black athletes "defending themselves". Your post was about your desire for black athletes administering an "attitude adjustment", which presumably (since you picked "athletes" rather than "debate team") would involve a beating.

Do you deny that was your desire, given your plain words above?

[PapaBear3625]

Let me put this in perspective and ask you a simple question: You own a company. You plan a company picnic. All your employees get on a bus that you've rented for them and you are all on your way to the picnic. On the way, your employees break out into the chants that these frat guys were yelling. Someone posts this on YouTube and it goes viral. Do you fire them? It's a Yes or No question.

Yes, I would fire them. For doing something while associated with me which negatively impacts my business.

Now here's another scenario: somebody wearing your company shirt makes statements against gay marriage, it gets on youtube and goes viral, and your business suffers as a result. Will you be happy with him?

[manc]

I could go into a black college, yes black college is that racist in itself?

I could hear racism towards whites every day and do, but it seems a bunch of white guys do it and it’s national news and you want them to get their heads kicked in. WOW.

[manc]

I understand what you are saying, but what gets me is how some are not and to say I hope white boys beat the crap out of them is simply stunning

[manc]

far too many thinking with their emotions instead of wit their heads.

That is why this country is such trouble.

[Oliviaforever]

Where did I say anything about black athletes administering an attitude adjustment?

[manc]

This is pathetic. This is hardly news and I can hear racism towards whites every day in a black college, yes a black college where whites are not welcomed.

Should the ice hockey team give those blacks a attitude adjustment?.
People would rather get upset over this video than address the real crimes

[ilovesarah2012]

I see - white privilege.