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‘Old South’ frat targeted over Confederate event

‘Old South’ frat targeted over Confederate event
By JAY REEVES
MyWay News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A white fraternity that traces its roots to the Civil War and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is again facing complaints over its antebellum-themed events.

This time, University of Alabama alumnae are upset after Kappa Alpha Order members wearing Confederate uniforms and carrying battle flags paraded past a historically black sorority as the women celebrated the group’s 35th anniversary.

The fraternity has been forced to halt its “Old South” festivities on some campuses because of claims of racial insensitivity, and Alabama members have apologized for pausing in front of Alpha Kappa Alpha’s sorority house during this year’s parade.

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More PC stupidity on campus. I can’t stand all this Multicultural garbage and I am Asian myself. Look, I can think for myself. I don’t need some freaking victocrat.

I was not a member of any fraternity when I was in college, but frequented their parties. Good times. Still think about it. I had many friends in fraternities, including KA Order. I never attended Old South and never found it racist. Also, I was usually the only Asian there and never encountered any racism and bigotry. Only thing I encountered was fun. There were many Asian fraternities, but I never went to their parties. I can never segregate myself by race. It’s not my nature to do that.

User post: 7 topics to avoid if you don’t want to be a bore

User post: 7 topics to avoid if you don’t want to be a bore
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by Gretchen Rubin, on Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:53am PDT

I hesitate to disagree with the immortal La Rochefoucauld, but I think he was wrong when he wrote, “We are always bored by those whom we bore.”

Not always (though I often remind myself of this observation when I’m feeling bored by someone else). I think that sometimes we find a topic so interesting that it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that it might not be interesting to someone else. And most of us want to make a good impression and avoid boring other people.

Unless you get a truly enthusiastic response from your interlocutor—which is possible—be very wary of recounting…

1. A dream.
2. The recent changes in your child’s nap schedule.
3. The route you took to get here.
4. An excellent meal you once had at a restaurant.
5. The latest additions to your wine cellar.
6. An account of your last tennis game.
7. The plot of a movie, play or book—in particular, the funny parts.

What do these subjects have in common? The listener has nothing to add. He or she must just hear you describe your experience.

User post: 7 topics to avoid if you don’t want to be a bore

Not surprised by it. Anyways, I do not talk about them or even think of it. There are the three things you do not talk about at the dinner table, which include parties as well, politics, money, and sex. However, I do not see emotionally charged topics like 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina/Ike, which I am guilty of talking about at times. Funny thing, it does not bore people because everyone lived through them. We all saw 9/11 attacks on live television and people affected in the Gulf Coast by Katrina and Ike.