Panhellenic Council?
Posted on 09/21/2017 4:30:32 PM PDT by Jim Noble
DURHAM — A University of New Hampshire sorority is under investigation after a video was posted on Facebook Tuesday showing Alpha Phi members singing the rap song “Gold Digger,” which includes the N-word.
UNH spokesman Erika Mantz said Wednesday that no disciplinary action against the sorority sisters has been taken, but the incident is under review.
“We believe strongly in the right to free speech as recognized by the First Amendment, and we believe equally in the right of every member of our community to feel safe and respected. We continue to work to improve our campus culture through education, awareness and action,” Mantz said.
Dean of Students John Kirkpatrick issued a statement to members of the UNH community Tuesday night.
“The use of that word runs counter to our values. Moreover, it is a word that diminishes members of our community. The posting has been reported to the national chapter. Both the university and the national chapter are investigating this matter,” Kirkpatrick wrote.
The song “Gold Digger” was released in 2005 by rapper Kanye West and featured guest vocals by Jamie Foxx. The video was posted Tuesday by All Eyes on UNH, which says of itself on Facebook: “We are members of the UNH community that hold the mirror up to those who act unjustly.”
“The girls sing the N-word without thinking of the implications,” an administrator for the Facebook group wrote. “This is a showcase of ignorance and that the Panhellenic Council should do better in combatting racism. The first step is addressing willful ignorance.”
Officials at the national Alpha Phi headquarters in Evanston, Ill., did not return a reporter’s phone call. No members of the UNH Panhellenic Council responded to messages sent online. Sisters at Alpha Phi also did not return a request for comment.
UNH President Mark Huddleston has charged the Presidential Task Force on Campus Climate with identifying issues of race, inclusion and civility on campus and making recommendations for action. He is asking that a final report be completed by Jan. 19, 2018.
The task force released an interim report earlier this month in which it stated:
“As UNH continues to move away from the mindset of diversity as ‘add on,’ we are developing the understanding that diversity and inclusion are critical threads woven consistently throughout the entire fabric of UNH. By doing so, we ensure that diversity/inclusive excellence and pluralism are valued and presented as institutional priorities that will be addressed in all aspects of the life of the University,” the report states.
I doubt it was written. Isn’t this song kind of demeaning to women?
The implications of singing a song as written??? These people have way, way too much time on their hands.
1. black guy gets PAID to say n-word in a song
2. white chicks sing the song
3. Mega chimp-out, “Hey they SANG that song..!”
RIDICULOUS.
Panhellenic Council?
Ah, yes, the “n word”. The ONLY word absolutely forbidden, must never be spoken, lest the speaker be strung up (LOL) or imprisoned or pelted with vegetables forever.
Don’t care about f-word, don’t care about b-word, don’t care about s-, just DON’T you DARE ever say “n....”!
It’s a Kanye West song. The video is Kanye and Jaime Foxx. It’s quite demeaning, though it was also quite popular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwNcNOTVzY
Alinsky would advise us to hold them to their own standard until it kills them. I bet these chicks are crazy libs. I say crucify them.
Please remove this.
I meant to be posting the Free-a-thon material.
This is a big mess. Sorry.
Thanks.
Say it was a rap video like every other rap video.
How niggardly of them.
So Kanye West and Jamie Foxx can sing the N-word to their heart’s content, but a bunch of sorority sisters can’t? That’s the standard...
Unless you are one.
Hit the Abuse button. Explain. They’ll take care of it.
Oops, did it wrong on this one.
Thanks. Just took care of it the right way.
I did all the others already.
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