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College adminicrat humiliates herself in display of political correctness

Here’s a tip to those who are kicking around the idea of crying “racism” in the future: get the facts straight before you do.  I know, I know…”facts” to the left is just crazy talk!  Anywho, from the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin:

Fliers distributed last week for a party at Claremont McKenna College were denounced as “racist and sexist” by Scripps College Dean of Students Debra Wood in an e-mail sent to Scripps students.

The fliers advertised a “white party” – organizers said it referred to suggested party attire – and pictured a white man wearing a white-colored disco-era suit and two black women wearing tight-fitting shorts and bikini tops.

In her e-mail, Wood said the fliers promoted a “racist party theme.” She urged Scripps students to boycott the party and write letters of protest to student leaders and campus newspapers.

“I am saddened and dismayed, and angered, that students in the year 2008 would use this kind (of) advertising to promote a party,” said Wood in the e-mail sent Friday. “It harms not only women and African Americans, but all of us here at the colleges and undermines our educational efforts.”

The party, hosted by the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College, was held Saturday night in a large tent erected on one of the campus fields.

The disc jockey who performed at the event and contributed the images on the flier said he was “kind of astounded” when he learned of Wood’s objections.

Tim Scarne, who performs as DJ Timbo, said the “white party” theme “meant you were supposed to wear all white because there were supposed to be black lights.” 
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Claremont McKenna freshman Charles Johnson said the issue has been a topic of conversation on campus.

“There’s a pretty big outrage that she basically assumed that there was a racist and sexist element of the student body going around distributing fliers,” said Johnson, who has commented extensively on the issue at his blog, the Claremont Conservative.

“There are much worse fliers put up all the time, and this really is much ado about nothing,” Johnson said. “I think it is instructive of a breakdown in communication.”

Note the black females in the poster.  That wouldn’t exactly conjure up images of a Robert Byrd birthday bash, now would it?  Besides, one wonders what the educrat’s response would have been if the Gay & Lesbian Student Organization put up posters for a “Crisco and Village People” or “Tuna Extravaganza” party.  I’m guessing the outrage would have been quieter than a Dennis Kucinich 2008 victory party.

February 7, 2008 Posted by crushliberalism | bigotry, political correctness | 3 Comments