Alabama’s All-White Sorority Video ‘Completely Sabotages’ Women’s Rights
The University of Alabama’s sororities are already on record as fighting to ban blacks. Now the are coming under fire for a recruitment video.
The video shows a group of all-white and mostly blonde members of Alpha Phi wearing bikinis and “Daisy Duke”-style shorts as they hold hands, give one another piggyback rides and repeatedly blow piles of glitter from their hands.
“It’s all so racially and aesthetically homogeneous and forced, so hyper-feminine, so reductive and objectifying, so Stepford Wives: College Edition,” wrote magazine editor A.L. Bailey for AL.com. “It’s all so … unempowering.”
The video quickly racked up more than 500,000 page views — but Bailey said the target audience seems more to be “hormonal college-aged guys” or “older, male YouTube creepers” rather than prospective pledges to the sorority.
She said the video, which fails to mention any of the sorority’s core values or any community work the group undertakes, “completely sabotages” feminist ideals…
The sorority took down its copy of the video, which remains available online, and the university released a critical statement against it.
“This video is not reflective of UA’s expectations for student organizations to be responsible digital citizens,” said Deborah Lane, associate vice president for university relations. “It is important for student organizations to remember what is posted on social media makes a difference, today and tomorrow, on how they are viewed and perceived.”
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jybarz August 17th, 2015 at 09:01
Ok, you look pretty, but what’s your message, girls?
Pretty empty!
Dumb b_ _ _ _ _ s!
whatthe46 August 17th, 2015 at 09:16
coultergiests’ wet dream.
rg9rts August 17th, 2015 at 09:31
THIEF LOL thats a good term ain’t it
whatthe46 August 17th, 2015 at 09:35
lol
whatthe46 August 17th, 2015 at 09:56
if you’re talking about the “coultergiest” reference, HA mister, i’ve been using that for quite sometime. we just think alike i guess. :p
edit to say, i thought you were the thief. lol
Roctuna August 17th, 2015 at 09:20
The diversity was amazing. There was bleached blond, dirty blond, strawberry blond, and albino white girls in white dresses, off-white dresses, and beige dresses. The pillow fight on a king sized bed with white sheets was conspicuously absent.
Dwendt44 August 17th, 2015 at 12:44
Black or brown hair is as ‘integrated’ as they think they should be.
rg9rts August 17th, 2015 at 09:30
Southern belles ding-a-ling
Anomaly 100 August 17th, 2015 at 09:32
I only watched a minute of it because it’s so boring. It’s an all white girl thingy and that’s disturbing. But, what doesn’t upset me is their clothes and display of sisterhood. Women can be sexy and still be a feminist.
Look at Beyonce.
rg9rts August 17th, 2015 at 09:34
Where are the Deltas when you really need them
Budda August 17th, 2015 at 09:58
tri Delts were always easy..
rg9rts August 17th, 2015 at 10:36
So were Otter and Flounder
Larry Schmitt August 17th, 2015 at 10:51
Don’t forget Pinto.
rg9rts August 17th, 2015 at 11:06
Thought for a second I was the only one to remember the funniest movie of my generation
Larry Schmitt August 17th, 2015 at 11:27
I remember the National Lampoon story it was based on.
Hirightnow August 17th, 2015 at 17:36
The movie copped out when it came to WHY they gave him the name Pinto, though; my only gripe with the film.
Larry Schmitt August 17th, 2015 at 17:41
I was thinking of that as I made my post.
ExPFCWintergreen August 17th, 2015 at 09:53
“Girls Gone White”
Hirightnow August 17th, 2015 at 17:34
http://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/55277892.jpg
Budda August 17th, 2015 at 09:58
it is Alabama after all
Suzanne McFly August 17th, 2015 at 10:29
The girls are just showing what they have used to get by so far and they believe their looks will get them everything they have ever wished for throughout their lives. Nothing new, they just taped it for the world to see how shallow they are.
anothertoothpick August 17th, 2015 at 10:31
I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.
Larry Schmitt August 17th, 2015 at 10:42
Good luck on your quest.
anothertoothpick August 17th, 2015 at 10:53
Here is my my most recent picture Larry.
Suzanne McFly August 17th, 2015 at 11:13
Naaah, I can’t kiss a man who is prettier than I am lol
anothertoothpick August 17th, 2015 at 11:31
Picture was taken before getting hit in the face by a duck.
whatthe46 August 17th, 2015 at 14:22
ha hahahahaha
Larry Schmitt August 17th, 2015 at 11:29
I notice you say “my most recent picture,” but you don’t say it’s a recent picture of you.
anothertoothpick August 17th, 2015 at 11:48
Well I guess it all started the first time I went through the second grade. I caught my reflection in a spoon while I was eating my cereal, and I remember thinking “wow, you’re ridiculously good looking.
whatthe46 August 17th, 2015 at 14:22
good one. lol
Suzanne McFly August 17th, 2015 at 11:08
Yeah and really, really, ridiculously rich. I am working on finding out what more life has to offer for those of us who lack both looks and money lol.
anothertoothpick August 17th, 2015 at 10:35
After being interviewed the girls all agree that there should be a Center For Kids Who Can’t Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too.
crc3 August 17th, 2015 at 13:11
LOL
William August 17th, 2015 at 10:59
Go Crimson Tide
Larry Schmitt August 17th, 2015 at 11:31
Where are the kids’ daddies during all this?
jasperjava August 17th, 2015 at 11:40
Their daddies are also their uncles and grandfather.
Hirightnow August 17th, 2015 at 17:24
http://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/a9PnwB1_460s.jpg
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker August 17th, 2015 at 14:09
Now that’s funny right there!
Warman1138 August 17th, 2015 at 11:45
Time for the whole Sorority and Fraternity thing to go the way of dinosaurs.
azeyote August 17th, 2015 at 12:31
looks like they all used the same dye for the drapes – what about the carpet?
dewired4u August 17th, 2015 at 13:20
They don’t have carpets any more……………..dust mites and all that……you know….
Bunya August 17th, 2015 at 14:01
If those girls had bigger boobs, they could host “Fox and Friends” – at least until their boobs start to sag.
LoisB August 17th, 2015 at 14:05
How sad.
Foundryman August 17th, 2015 at 14:56
Sign me up!! A slightly balding gray haired 60 yr old red blooded male with a slight bulge where his wash board abs used to be could go far in an exclusive little club like this!
John Herne August 17th, 2015 at 18:17
The white woman beating the black man in a race is a nice touch.
Chris August 17th, 2015 at 19:06
I’m not outraged. This is a sorority, folks, and the girls are obviously aggressively pursuing their M.RS. degrees.
Objectifying video? Absolutely. Sororities have always been thus with notable exceptions. Should they be ashamed of themselves? Not really. Not if their career objectives include waiting tables at Hooters.
Merlin August 17th, 2015 at 20:15
Looked like Girls gone wild , just with a little more clothing..not much though. They have that stripper walk down. Who were they recruiting? Daddy?
robert August 17th, 2015 at 21:46
almost looks like a fox news audition for intern
Robert M. Snyder August 18th, 2015 at 00:53
Does every organization need to have “core values and community work”? What are the core values and community work of the Red Hat Society?
“Welcome to The Red Hat Society, a playgroup for women created to connect like-minded women, make new friends and enrich lives through the power of fun and friendship!”
http://redhatsociety.com/
eaglesfanintn August 18th, 2015 at 10:45
That’s great that you can look up an organization that has nothing to do with the story, but can’t look up Alpha Phi.
The sisterhood of Alpha Phi stretches from coast to coast through 164 collegiate campuses and more than 200,000 members. Sisters share a commitment to excellence and a strong desire to help one another and their communities. Alpha Phis are leaders, scholars, contributors and lifetime members of a sisterhood that values these traits.
Alpha Phi assists college women in making informed choices to reach their highest potential. Alpha Phi enhances and promotes each member’s development and learning by focusing on sisterhood, service, scholarship, leadership, loyalty and character development.
The innovative leadership and organizational practices of Alpha Phi’s Founders in 1872 set the spirit for the Alpha Phi of today…a sisterhood that values the past but looks forward to the progress offered by the future.
Looks like they do have “core values and community work”.