Monday, May 5, 2014

Dartmouth College controversy: Is a burrito racially or culturally insensitive? - "Faster than you could say 'pass the salsa,' the Greeks pulled the plug on their fiesta–apparently horrified that they had offended a single student–as in uno." (Needs to be transferred to Repatriation Studies.)



White Privilege 

Dartmouth College controversy: Is a burrito racially or culturally insensitive?


If U.S. News & World Report had a category for “Most Overly Sensitive Institution of Higher Learning,” Dartmouth College would win in a landslide.
The Ivy League school’s Greek community decided to cancel an upcoming fiesta-themed, charity fundraiser after a student complained that the event was culturally and racially offensive.
“As a Mexican-born, United States-raised, first-generation woman of color, it was sadly unsurprising that a culturally-themed party was seen as a casual venture for such a privileged institution such as Dartmouth,” wrote Daniela Hernandez, a student at the “privileged institution.” . . .