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Clemson Students Commemorate Dr. King
Latest racially-themed party featured blackface, enhanced rears
 JANUARY 30--Along with questionable
racially-themed college parties in Texas and Connecticut, students at Clemson
University in South Carolina dressed in blackface for a party they dubbed
"Living the Dream" and which came a day before the Martin Luther
King, Jr. holiday. Photos from the off-campus bash were posted on
Facebook.com and then yanked when fellow students protested. Four of the
pictures can be found on the following pages. Attendees at the January 14
party drank from 40-ounce bottles of malt liquor, which were duct-taped to
their hands. Additionally, some female partygoers stuffed their pants to make
their backsides look larger, while other students wore gold teeth, or grills.
In an e-mail sent today to students, Clemson President James Barker said that
he was "appalled, angered, and disappointed" upon learning of the
party, which he said "appeared to mock and disparage
African-Americans." He added that a school investigation has been
launched to determine whether university policies were violated. (4 pages)
Article http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0130072clemson1.html
Her pants sagging real low and you know how we love to smoke cigars (big
pimpin baby) in our blackest of skins.. and Ms. Tupac in the black
Check out his t-shirt... and u know we all luv 40's... so much you wont even
catch us without one in our hands. I'm sure you all have 40's in your hands
right now...don't you
and we love our shapes don't we and our jewels
and our fronts
Incase anyone you know feels like racism is a thing of the past or that young
people today don't have to worry about it... please pass this on as a
friendly reminder.
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