Racist Tulane Law School Party? Ironic Tulane Law School Party? You Decide
Tulane Law School finished third in our post about the Top Law Schools of the Year.
Apparently, they took that as a challenge. Some of the law students there decided to throw a little party. From Guanabee:
It’s racist party pics of a bunch of white law students at Tulane University dressing up like Mexican caricatures. It seems last weekend the President of the Tulane Student Bar Association…. attended (or threw?) a party whose theme was “The Border” according to a tipster who attends the same school. These pictures were posted on [her] Facebook profile under the title, “No we will not die like dogs! We will fight like lions!” Because Mexicans are a caricature from The Three Amigos.
Geez guys, if you want to make ATL that badly, you could always just steal another shoe.
I guess some people are not clear on the rules, so let me help those people out. If you are already clear on the rules, please skip right to the jump, to see the blatant rule violations that were posted on Facebook.
Anyway, if you absolutely must dress up as a racial stereotype, you first need to ask yourself:
A) Are you a mascot?
B) Is it Halloween?
If you answer “no” to both questions, then you generally cannot mock other ethnic groups via costume, unless:
1) You’re “one-eighth” of the ethnic group you are mocking and can provide sufficient documentation to that effect upon request.
2) You’re in a play or some other performance piece and can legitimately blame directorial choices for your dress.
3) You’re trying to make a crushingly ironic point about the currently state of world affairs (a/k/a The New Yorker Exception).
But note that if you are applying under the guidelines set forth in subsection three, you can still legitimately be called out by others who aren’t in on the joke.
That is all. Pictures after the jump.
Tulane Law Students Harsh Our Hope Buzz With Mexican Stereotype Party [Guanabee]
Earlier: Tulane Law School: Showing Mr. Rogers How They Roll In Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood
Top Law School Stories of 2008 (Part 4): Law Schools of the Year
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What affect will this have on when we can get confirmation of Cahill layoffs?
lasty
Milbank Rocks!!
Anyone show up with a Dirty Sanchez? Hope Winters would have if she was there, but she wouldn't be in costume.
Are those jars of stool samples in the background? Tulane is nasty.
When did this become Above the Law School? And shouldn't the URL be changed to reflect this. Lets have some truth in advertising.
This is not that different from black Santa Clauses at malls.
I bet KASH's ASS LOBSTER wears a sombrero.
The Pink Glove
Who. The. Fuck. Cares.
This post sucks balls as hard as Mystal.
This would never happen in Texas. Texans have class.
Hmm...gotta give some props to the guy with the triple-popped collars in Mexican colors. But then again, only douchebags pop even just one collar.
How does this effect JAPs with GIANT PUBES?
Is that Mr. Jellyfingers in the third pic? Ouch! It might not have been worth it if you got stopped at the door.
can someone tell me what an ass lobster is? I'm confused, and a little scared of angry Mexicans.
I find that glove offensive, sir.
15 - It's a lobster that lives in someone's ass. Why is that a hard concept?
17, I got that much. Why is it funny? And where did this joke come from? Still confused.
-15
This gets labeled as racist, but the movie White Chicks doesn't?
This gets labeled as racist, but the movie White Chicks doesn't?
Dear green shirt,
Nice rack!
Love,
Sexist, but not racist
Oh grow a thicker skin. How is this anywhere near the stereotyping present in most Cinco de Mayo marketing efforts or, say, the Taco Bell Chihuahua?
By your logic, Elie, Carlton Banks is racist for wearing so much argyle. Therefore your logic sucks.
Who lives in an ASS under a Blogger?
SPONGE KASH SQUARE LOBSTER!
I would bang any one of those chicks; even with moustaches they are hotter than any of the chicks that go to Michigan.
Expect more race baiting under race baiter extraordinaire Obama. He will probably appoint Rev. Wright Secretary of the Dept. of Race Re-education.
20, duh, black people can't be racist.
~ Robert Mugabe
This gets labeled as racist, but the movie White Chicks doesn't?
This gets labeled as racist, but the movie White Chicks doesn't?
This gets labeled as racist, but the movie White Chicks doesn't?
This gets labeled as racist, but the movie White Chicks doesn't?
ASSLOBSTER could be the answer.
26, oh, of course, how could I be so stupid ... oh yeah, it's because I'm white
I think that there are some oneHoles behind this.
13 = racist PUBEaphobe
oneHOLEs hate ASSLOBSTERS and the freedom they represent.
22 and 27-30: See exception 2.
Funny how all of your "black people get away with this all the time" arguments are based on movies or television. You might consider meeting an actual black person, taking a picture of said real life black person participating in this kind of behavior, sending that picture to ATL, and then waiting for the post about their behavior.
--Elie
Mexicans are not a race or an ethnic group. They are members of a nationality. Would anyone care if there was a law school party where people dressed up as Frenchmen? Berets, etc.? This is liberal insanity.
I have no problem with this party. But how fucking stupid do you have to be to put these pictures on facebook. And the guy in #3 looks like a complete tool, I hope he falls down a flight of stairs and snaps his neck. Paraplegia is funny.
Seriously, green shirt girl and no-hat black hair girl are the hottest.
38 - Yes. "French" is an ethnicity as well. What a stupid comment.
40, I disagree. I think that "no-hat black hair girl" is a DUFF.
Is there anything white people can do anymore that isn't going to be considered racist?
Mexicans are not a race or an ethnic group. They are members of a nationality. Would anyone care if there was a law school party where people dressed up as Frenchmen? Berets, etc.? This is liberal insanity.
why is this somehow bad, whereas togas are good? is that not offensive to greeks?
stop the PC bullshit and live life!
Elie,
The post is constantly filled with racist, sexist and god knows what and with no ATL accountability..but you are offended by a couple white chicks references??? really???
an annoyed black lawyer....
39, you are angry, I like that. Roll with it.
MW
This party deeply offends me. THREE LAYERS OF POPPED COLLARS? That is just the last straw!
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Other than that... I hope people aren't throwing a hissy about this and we can relax and LOL at their stupidity for posting pictures of this.
Funny party. I see no problem.
38: Agreed. This is ane example of boorish, parochial, and perhaps xenophobic behavior but probably not racist. Of course, as with racism, there aren't many advantages in this world that come from being boorish, parochial, or xenophobic. These are people I would never ever want to associate with.
Dear Elie/37, since you apparently think cross-race-dressing is ok as long as it's done in TV/movies, that means that when white people dressed up as Mexicans or in blackface on TV/movies, that would be ok?
Gotcha, thanks.
ASSLOBSTER KASH PANTS!
"White Chicks" was a comedy (allegedly) and it was CLEAR it was so. It was a bad movie but it was still art. THIS, however, is different. Let's not go crazy and compare this to a horribly racist crime. But, at the very least, it is in poor taste. Everyone needs a laugh and poking fun at stereotypes is one way to get that. But, why is it that it is always white students doing stuff like this? Is it because the "PC Nazis" are destroying their ability to express themselves? I don’t think they should be kicked out of school or anything but can white folks explain to me the need to have these kinds of parties? Is it cool for black or Latino law students to have an "Arab Israeli Conflict" theme party or a Kung Fu themed party where everyone dresses up like their favorite Asian caricatures? Apart from the incomplete analogy, you hopefully get where I am going here. My white friends: please just get some booze, invite some friends over, plug in your iPod and dance, shout and sing a long to songs for hours.
I'm with 38 entirely. As a latino I am sick of having to choose between latino and caucasian when filling in demographic information. I have blue eyes, white skin and hail from south america (albeit I am generally the minority where I'm from). Such an asanine classification.
This isn't racist.
Mexican is a nationality, not an ethnicity.
53, blackface is ok as long as it's in an alleged comedy?
43, No. Everything we do, ever, from now on, is going to be considered racist/sexist/homophobic or something else by some liberal douche who gets offended. I think we just have to ignore it.
43, asking that question is racist.
56, yes I can think of at least two instances in TV and Movies when white people wore blackface and it was funny. Trading Places and Scrubs.
37 -
First, you speak as if you've captured the complete list of (in)appropriate situations for this conduct. You haven't. You wrote this in 10 minutes. Don't presume that you're blog is comprehesive or authoritative.
Second, I think you're referring to "White Chicks" when you cite "directorial" choices. But those weren't directorial choices at all, were they? That was the basis of the entire movie. An entire movie.
Third, don't pretend that you've never seen any minority behave similarly. It's never an issue because most people have an understanding that these are lighthearted jabs, if that. No offense is generally taken by fair-minded people.
I can't believe people aren't more upset about this. These student should all be expelled and kept from taking the bar. People like that shouldn't be lawyers.
Please refrain from using the term "Mexican" due to the derogatory connotations.
Too sad that we see a post here about racism so soon after Obama took office.
Here are some other racists:
China's president Jiang Zemin wore a three cornered hat before. (see http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9710/28/jiang.visit/) What a racist!
And I suppose monet's wife was a racist because she wore a kimono.
(www.art-prints-on-demand.com/a/claude-monet/madam-monet-in-the-kimono.html)
Get over it folks.
54, why don't you choose white, of hispanic origin? Every demographic I fill out has that option. You either choose that or first choose hispanic ethnicity and then choose white for race.
51 -- I thought that the Three Amigos was a pretty funny movie. I thought that Robert Downey Jr. deserved his nomination for tropic thunder. Take from that what you will.
43 -- I know a lot of white people who do pretty much whatever they want and are not "considered racist." It's funny how not actually being racist offers pretty good protection from the aspersions you bemoan.
So, how many people think Elie came across this story by googling "make a run for the border"?
But seriously, Elie, wasn't White Chicks written AND starred in by the Wayans brothers? How does that fit within exception 2?
Elie/37, I'm going to put two white guys in fat suits, have them talk in Ebonics, and paint their faces black, in order to make a comedy called "Black Chicks." You would be totally cool with that, right?
See your exception 2, directorial choices.
When some liberal nuts complain about the movie, I'll just tell them that my methods are endorsed by Mr. Elie Mystal.
Elie is racist for looking like James Earl Jones.
This is not racist, this is just a case of a really slow news day
67 - It's "Ms." Elie Mystal. Elie's short for Elizabeth. Why do people keep getting this wrong?
Commenting about ASSLOBSTERS is offensive to other crustaceans.
54, why don't you choose white, of hispanic origin? Every demographic I fill out has that option. You either choose that or first choose hispanic ethnicity and then choose white for race.
James Earl Jones is racist for having a name that sounds like a serial killer b/c all serial killers are racist.
The Pink Glove
I hope you get hit by a bus. This isn't funny and it isn't news
I didn't realize mexicans wore triple-popped collars.
Agreed that this should not be offensive. I feel bad that their pictures are all over this blog b/c someone was overly sensitive.
I don't see race. How do I know that these student's aren't just Mexicans celebrating their heritage?
53 has some great ideas for theme parties.
...and what about "once you go Black, you never go back". Great movie, but it creates a sterotype which is impairing my ability to get laid. Now that is racist.
Somebody is going to have a meeting with the Dean. Have fun with that.
This blog is becoming a waste of f$cking time. What a joke, MysTTTal....find something remotely relevant to report. If wearing a sombrero and drinking tequila is wrong, I don't wanna be right.
As usual, MysTTTal misses the real story: those chicks are butt ugly, no moustache needed.
Getting a JD from Tulane is racist.
Toga parties are racist and offensive to Romans.
43-
I'm a liberal white person. I've never been accused of racism. Why is it so hard for conservatives to do the same? Is making fun of other races SO hilarious that you're just DYING to do it all the time and can't possibly do anything but make fun of other races? Has it occurred to you that the reason making fun of other races is so important to you is because you ARE racist?
For example. If they banned Jai Lai. And all you could do all day was whine about what bullshit it is that they banned Jai Lai. How could they do this to you, how dare they stop you from playing Jai Lai, it's the evil liberals forcing you to not play Jai Lai. Well then I'd assume you're a Jai Lai player.
Same with racism. If not being racist is such a huge deal to you. . . you're probably a racist.
Hey 46: just because you got your job through AA doesn't mean you are free to comment here. We earned our right to abuse ATL; it wasn't handed to us.
-annoyed midlevel associate tired of re-writing AA hires' work
This is just like all of the Irish who are OUTRAGED by Notre Dame's fighting leprech....
Oh wait, that's right. We could give a fuck because we know it's not serious.
And to the dumb fuck who will certainly ask "but what if a Mexican wore an ND t-shirt?????" They do. Visit Chicago. We still could give a fuck.
#53 to #56- Robert Downey Jr. was nomiated for an Oscar today for "Tropic Thunder" where he played someone completely in blackface. It was hilarious. It was also a comedy and people- not just fair minded blacks and other minorities- realized that because we can discern irony and comedy. Again, I'm not saying this party was worse than segregation or anyother such horrible thing but it was dumb and offensive. I can take a joke. All of this "white people can't make any jokes anymore because we're considered racist" is a tired whine. White comments make black jokes all the time (and they will continue to do so with Obama as president) and the good ones don't recieve protest because the context of the joke is obvious. Where is the context here?
85, if I complain about police persecution of blacks, do people (you) start assuming I'm black if I complain enough times?
Or, just maybe, some people complain because of principles even though they are not personally affected that much?
I can spill some more details about the peeps.
1.
The dude in the last pic is enough of a nice guy. Though a lot of people simply refer to him as "that preppy guy" [he literally pops his collar every single day and lists the preppy handbook on his list of favorite books]. Some others refer to him as "patrick bateman".
2. The SBA president [chick in green dress] is friendly and alot of guys find her pretty cute. I have heard she is a major drama queen from others and is likely having a panic attack over this. She did pull kind of a douchey move in getting elected SBA president. Without informing the opposition, she just started asking various other student organizations to openly endorse her.
3. Don't know too much about the chick in the white shirt is but heard that she is annorexic.
Overall..these people are all pretty okay [though others may disagree] and there are definitely worse people at tulane law.
I'm racist, but in a good way. Not like bad racists who seem to be racist.
92, I must disagree with you. Anyone wearing a popped collar deserves to have his arms ripped off and be shot in the chest.
Mexicans = better employment opportunities than TTTulane swamprats.
TITCR
92 - thanks. You should try opening up a book at that TTT school instead of reporting on your classmates; that way, you may actually find a job (other than your current clerkship with Judge Judy).
Are we sure this party wasn't at UVA? I swear I saw that guy at UVA.
No matter how hard I stare at green shirt's boobs, the mustache keeps ruining it for me.
ay caramba, dios mio!
I didn't know that what was a chick in the white shirt. I thought it was some skinny white dude with a mustache.
Oh, I almost forgot -- this story is a prime example of reasons why you shouldn't let photos of yourself circulate on the Internet. Except for badass-looking studio quality headshots, of course.
#53 to #56- Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for an Oscar today for "Tropic Thunder" where he played someone completely in blackface. It was hilarious. It was also a comedy and people- not just fair-minded blacks and other minorities- but everyone else who saw the movie realized that because we are have the ability to discern irony and comedy. Again, I'm not saying this party the most offensive thing in the world. I can take a joke. But where is the context here? Ok they wanted to have fun but it never crossed their minds that this was offensive? Really? All of this "white people can't make any jokes anymore because we're considered racist" is a tired whine. Some white people use this as an excuse so they don’t have to confront actual negative stereotypes they have about other people. There’s no need to change if everything is cool, right? Think about it though: good white comedians make black jokes (and they will continue to do so with Obama as president). And the good ones don't receive protest because the context of the joke is obvious. (Did anyone catch the “Curb” episode about the “N” word??) But, where is the context for this party? You really mean to tell me that if a bunch of Latino law students (all 5 of them probably) got together and had a similar party about a white ethnic group this wouldn’t be an issue? I hope these discussions continue with Obama as president because despite what everyone says America is not a “post-racial” society now.
92 thanks for the insights......u could have spiced it u p a bit..but that little tidbit is helpful
lawl 95
92 - Wait -- people find the girl in the green dress cute? She has a Jay Leno chin and she's a fatty. How is that possible?
I liked the movie, The Big Easy, with Dennis Quade. That was a good movie.
102 get a life....keep your post to 3 lines or less please...there are TTT students out here you know
Tulane law student
98, put a post-it over her face and see if you can rub one out before it falls off. I pulled it off, but no one in my property class seemed to appreciate it.
105 = girl in white shirt
Your jealousy betrays you.
108!! HILARIOUS!!!
HOW THE FUCK HAVE THESE COMMENTS HIT TRIPLE DIGITS AND NOT ONCE HAS SOMEONE MENTIONED SPREADING THE GREASY MEXICAN BUTTCHEEKS TO SMELL THE SWEATY, BOARDER CROSSING TACO?
I FEEL LET DOWN.
Green dress looks pregnant - or she just had a kid - which would explain her full breasts.
Dear 85:
1) I have never been accused of being racist either.
2) Isn’t lumping all conservatives together as racist the same sort of incorrect stereotyping that makes racism wrong?
3) I don’t play Jai Lai. I do play racquetball though.
4) Your illogical Jai Lai assumption is wrong. I absolutely believe that anyone and everyone should be allowed to burn the flag if they so choose. I have no desire to burn the flag myself. Princeton Review has a great logics class that you apparently should take. There’s a saying about assumptions…
Sincerely,
43
108-
Good one, i actually lauged. But if I were you, in this job market I'd spend every waking minute trying to get A's in law school. Not joking.
-98
It just seems wrong to call you Puerto Rican.
-Jack Donaghy
109 - No, I'm not jealous. I'm a straight guy. The chick in the green dress is frumpy-fat and has a dude's jawline. I would make fun of any of my friends if they were sleeping with her. Just don't know how people can find her "cute."
- 105
i think the green shirt girl is preggers
85,
You don't get it. It's not that avoiding being racist is hard, it's that you fucking tools define racism incredibly broadly when it comes to white people, and incredibly narrowly when it comes to everyone else. So, white person wearing sombrero? RACIST! Black person using nasally, high-pitched voice to imitate white person? COMIC GOLD!
Remember when that BLSA president told white people not to come into their meeting? Blatantly racist, but Elie basically lets her slide on it. White folks wearing sombreros? Let's put their names out on the Internet to keep them from getting a job!
Elie really shouldn't be letting these peoples' names get out there. I assume he's off doing something more important right now, though, like chugging a jar of mayonnaise.
If you're offended by this, you are a fucking pussy.
There I said it.
114,
That's amazing advice and I'm surprised no one else has thought of it. Perhaps Elie should make a post about it for the front page.
Not racist. Racist is believing in the superiority of one race over another, or an irrational haterid of another race. Poking fun about the customs of another race or nationality is not racist. People need to desensitize their racist radar and chill the f out.
Is that Mystal in a green dress?
TTTulane. Would you want any of those people working for you?
What about the "Oriental Orgy" party they threw at Turane Raw Schoor?
You're exactly right 121. What you engage in is called jingoism.
Racism exists because you touch yourself at night.
Yeah the BALSA people here are racist.
By the way, we all know who started this, I do not want to say any names but I would be sure it is someone in the ALIANZA, specifically an officer.
Whatever, there is as much racial harmony here at TLS as you can have in a racist institution such as an American Law School. Case closed.
Not racist. Racist is believing in the superiority of one race over another, or an irrational haterid of another race. Poking fun about the customs of another race or nationality is not racist. People need to desensitize their racist radar and chill the f out.
124: boo yah!
128, names are fine here apparently. The girl who threw the party got called out. Why not call out the bitch who ratted?
108 - i nearly pissed myself.
126, go buy a dictionary
jingoism
"Extreme and emotional nationalism, or chauvinism, often characterized by an aggressive foreign policy, accompanied by an eagerness to wage war."
124 wins.
108: double boo yah!
On a bet, a guy in my property class used a George Foreman grill to cook a chicken sandwich, which he then ate in class. Now I know where he got the mayonnaise.
Patricia G.
or
Candice B.
or
Homero L. (although I doubt it was him since he is really chill about stuff)
- 102 - Yes, context is important (something you mention, but then apparently conveniently forget). Would I think a bunch of black/Mexican people dressing in green, drinking whiskey, wearing funny little hats is racist? No - we have that - it's called St. Patrick's Day.
Likewise, I don't object to non-Germans dressing in lederhosen and drinking fine German beer, but I would object to them wearing swastikas while they did so. Again - context is important. All you know about these girls is that they had a party where they wore Mexican hats and fake mustaches (probably just as an excuse to drink margaritas), but you're more than willing to label them racist.
And please don't make being funny the standard for being able to tell jokes. I can count the number of truly funny lawyers I've met on one hand.
If actually being funny is a prerequisite to telling jokes, we're all screwed (and all of the Wayans brothers except for Damon would be disqualified).
- As for the rest of you going nuts for the way these girls look - get out more (preferably far, far away from large groups of lawyers or potential lawyers). Please.
What does this have to do with KASH's ASSLOBSTER?
Elie - you are such a dick for publishing this girl's name.
136 - What kind of boring person are you that you'd be involved in bets involving eating chick sandwiches in class? When I was in high school, a kid urinated on the blackboard in front of the teacher on a bet. If I gave you a dollar, would you take a dump on the lecturn while he's speaking?
138, we also have a day when it is appropriate to wear a sombraro and poncho and slam coronas all day. Cinco de Mayo.
124 for comment of the year
140 - It doesn't matter -- the number one Google hit for her name is a Hispanic magazine with an article about racism and her picture at the top of it. She wasn't going to ever be getting a job regardless.
92
the girl in white is anorexic? are you kidding me? She obviously needs to quit eating a little more. Nobody that fat and nasty can seriously be thought to be anorexic.
I agree with 140. This punishment is way too harsh for the crime .
Does anyone else think that all of the comments praising 124 are just 124 trying to get people to talk about his stupid comment?
145 = Winner.
I distinctly remember all of you liberals telling the whiteys who complained about Joseph Lowery's inaugural prayer that they should "relax" and "learn to take a joke."
141, I wasn't "involved" in the bet, except to the extent that I saw it happen. And the issue wasn't that a sandwich was eaten, but that it was cooked on a grill during a lecture without the professor's knowledge.
I grant you the fact that it's not as edgy as urinating on the professor's lectern, but I thought it was pretty funny.
136
137. You're an asshole. Those people are good people.
124 = oneHOLE
92
the girl in white is anorexic? are you kidding me? She obviously needs to quit eating a little more. Nobody that fat and nasty can seriously be thought to be anorexic.
why is only half of "the border" party getting press? what about the other half of the party that dressed in cowboy hats and cowboy boots or in red, white, and blue. i guess that's too boring to discuss (or worth mentioning by this Elie fella).
137. You're an asshole. Those people are good people.
Ellie, I have never posted a critical comment of you, but this post crosses the line. It is stupid. Above the law is a blog on the legal industry. It is not a forum to air your whiny grievances.
108, 124, 145 = early front-runners for top three comments of the year.
--not 108, 124, or 145
157 - We know. In Elie's crusade to destroy this girl's life sight-unseen, he linked to that article.
Elie is smart and not at all biased. White people at Tulane dressing up in costumes is racism. Black people at U Chicago excluding whites from a meeting is not racism. Makes sense to me.
I am so glad that I was able to wake up from my siesta on time to read this post. Luckily, I’m wearing my small sombrero so I can see the screen. I was so surprised to see those bolillos in the pictures without La Virgen and some “to go” platos. Those sin verguenzas better hope I don’t find them in an alley. Because I will pull a shank out of my beehive chola hairdo and cut a bitch.
Nice, everyone. Is it really worth ruining someone's life so you can get your jollies in the ATL comments (i.e. repeating her name over and over for Googling purposes)?
Yeah, I know the answer is "yes". I figured as much... douchebags.
why is only half of "the border" party getting press? what about the other half of the party that dressed in cowboy hats and cowboy boots or in red, white, and blue. i guess that's too boring to discuss (or worth mentioning by this Elie fella).
I was at that party. That is my pink glove. But my name is still clear. That is why I always wear pink gloves to parties.
I love it when commenters tell AboveTheLaw what AboveTheLaw is.
Right . . . good luck with that. While you're at it, make sure to send a letter to Citi, Bank of America, etc. telling them that they are private banks.
163: be creative in your posts. you could have come up with something better than when you posted in the other bullshit blog.
The word "racism" has been robbed of any real meaning any more due to many liberals' use of it as a debate avoidance tool and ginned-up outrage over stupid shit like this.
ASSLOBSTER
This is the most ridiculous story I have ever seen. Take this down immediately and everyone quit freaking out. I was THERE and I don't find anything wrong with it whatsoever. There were lots of people there from all different races, nationalities, ethnicities, etc. and everyone enjoyed themselves and had a nice time celebrating our friend's birthday. Also, our SBA president is a beautiful, kind, and hard-working girl who does NOT deserve this.
These pictures may or may not show racism, but they definitely do show the high level of douchery reached by drunken law students. As the comments show, many lawyers are able to remain douchebags following graduation.
Dear ATL Community,
We have a black President.
Racism is over.
This was perfectly acceptable.
164 - I won't repeat her name because it's silly to do just for Googling purposes, but you can't say this girl is an innocent person. Bernie Madoff wasn't well known two months ago, and now he is, and his life is pretty much ruined -- but he did it to himself. So did this girl.
171
Are you just angry because you tried to hook up with the cutie in green, but ended up with the fatty in white?
171 - Your core point is right, but the crap at the end betrays you as one of her friends, diminishing your credibility. If you're going to be an advocate, you have to learn to do a better job of shaping perceptions.
53-
"Is it cool for black or Latino law students to have an "Arab Israeli Conflict" theme party or a Kung Fu themed party where everyone dresses up like their favorite Asian caricatures?"
Yes?
"My white friends: please just get some booze, invite some friends over, plug in your iPod and dance, shout and sing a long to songs for hours."
174, having a party with some friends using sombreros and fake mustaches is equivalent to defrauding investors out of $50 billion?
Let he who has not dressed up as a member of another race on St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Mayo, etc., throw the first stone.
171 - Your SBA president may be kind and hard working, but she certainly isn't beautiful. She looks like a pregnant Jay Leno.
Were there any Michigan professors at this party. They throw punches
174:
I agree with your functional equivalence argument here, since a lapse in discretion is clearly tantamount to bilking people out of billions and billions of dollars.
Mea culpa.
164
164 and 165 = party girl M.S.
You see, 111, you took it too far. You went ethnic/racial. Not cool. Vulgarity need not be so tainted. It is funny in its own right.
You see, 111, you took it too far. You went ethnic/racial. Not cool. Vulgarity need not be so tainted. It is funny in its own right.
178: Ha! As a half-Mexican, half-Irishman, I can get away with both of those things. Ha!
Guanabee.com hurts the race more than any Tulane party.
Stupid fuckers plaster their site with half-naked latinas in compromising positions, then purport to "defend" the race against a bunch of drunk kids in sombraros.
Fucking morons.
You see, 111, you took it too far. You went ethnic/racial. Not cool. Vulgarity need not be so tainted. It is funny in its own right.
You see, 111, you took it too far. You went ethnic/racial. Not cool. Vulgarity need not be so tainted. It is funny in its own right.
187:
I already answered the question for you, but I guess you can congratulate yourself for the douchebaggery or something.
164/181
PS - Where is the Douche Patrol when you need him/her?
174, are you seriously comparing students in their mid-20s wearing silly outfits to a guy responsible for one of the most costly frauds in history? Wow. Great sense of perspective there.
FIRST!
This isn't racist, this is just politically incorrect. Let's not confuse the two. Must be a slow news day for ATL.
191 - Link doesn't work.
194 - In a word, yes. What goes around... really goes around.
Madoff (allegedly) bilked people out of billions of dollars, and will have to spend the rest of his life in jail. This girl is a racist piece of trash, and for that she gets lambasted on some silly blog. Lesser crime, lesser punishment.
This is the most ridiculous story I have ever seen. Take this down immediately and everyone quit freaking out. I was THERE and I don't find anything wrong with it whatsoever. There were lots of people there from all different races, nationalities, ethnicities, etc. and everyone enjoyed themselves and had a nice time celebrating our friend's birthday. Also, our SBA president is a beautiful, kind, and hard-working girl who does NOT deserve this.
For those of you who have trouble understanding what is appropriate and not appropriate: it's ok to have a Cinco de Mayo party and wear sombreros. It's not ok to call it an "On the Border" party and wear mustaches and have people dress up as border agents.
Another example: It's ok to have a Chinese New Year party. It's not ok to put out model train tracks by the booze, a massage table, and have your friends do slant eyes for the pictures.
197 - That's because he put a period at the end of it.
http://www.greek.tulane.edu/documents/TheGREEKWave-Issue2.pdf
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You're such a douchebag. None of those three would do that to her or to anyone else.
196...WOW..REAL INSIGHTFUL THERE!
201,
So what about the employees of the "On the Border" chain restaurant who wear pretend-Mexican-themed uniforms?
Enlighten us, you fucking all-knowing douche!
203: He didn't use last names, so there's nothing wrong with it. You won't find this on Google by search for "Patricia."
201, how many years have you been in the PC Police Force and how do I join? Can black people wear those Russian hats? What about white people in kimonos?
Inquiring minds want to know.
201 - please ask your neighbor to insert his/her fist in your ass.
Thank you.
171 - This isn't about what your "beautiful kind" friend who threw the party "deserves." She made a choice, based on her values system. Clearly you can't see a problem with dressing as a stereotype of another race, but please accept that many, many people do.
Elie laid it out quite well in his "three reasons to dress as a stereotype." It's really not that difficult. I don't know why on earth so many people want to argue about it. "I SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT to dress up like a stereotype when I want to!" Um, sure, do what you want, but don't expect everyone to agree with you.
If you can't handle judgment of your opinions, then you're not mature enough to have really considered those opinions, anyway.
Anyone who finds this racist should immediately jump off a bridge and die. The world would be a much better place afterwards.
191, 202,
Wow. After looking at the picture in that magazine, not only is she a fatty, she's also HIDEOUSLY UGLY. She really needs to have about half of her nose and chin chopped off. She looks like the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz. Ick.
Boo hoo! How is this racist?!?!? I guess the next time I see a white person wearing air jordans du-rags, timbalands or FUBU(god forbid) that's racist too.
I know minorities are uber sensitive but the bullshit has got to stop
202 - Thanks.
Re: http://www.greek.tulane.edu/documents/TheGREEKWave-Issue2.pdf
She doesn't look anything like Ashley Dupre. Ashley Dupre is incredibly, incredibly hot and could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch. This girl just looks like Jay Leno's and Rosie O'Donnell's love child.
I was going to post that it's BS that this will stop her from getting a law job but let's be real about this--she's UC San Diego + TTTulane. More likely to make money as a Mexican impersonator.
For everybody saying that she'll never be able to get a job after this: It's not like she could have anyway. She went to U.C. San Diego for undergrad and Tulane Law School, for God's sakes. It would have been ID or fry cook anyway for her; the only difference now is that the ID option is removed because of her poor decision making.
Hey! Maybe they're hiring at Taco Bell!
202 - Thanks.
Re: http://www.greek.tulane.edu/documents/TheGREEKWave-Issue2.pdf
She doesn't look anything like Ashley Dupre. Ashley Dupre is incredibly, incredibly hot and could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch. This girl just looks like Jay Leno's and Rosie O'Donnell's love child.
I was going to post that it's BS that this will stop her from getting a law job but let's be real about this--she's UC San Diego + TTTulane. More likely to make money as a Mexican impersonator.
210 = Elie pimping his own viewpoint.
This post embodies everything wrong with our nation. Ignorant and hypersensitive people looking to blindly back a "cause" to make some sort of point.
Boo hoo! How is this racist?!?!? I guess the next time I see a white person wearing air jordans du-rags, timbalands or FUBU(god forbid) that's racist too.
I know minorities are uber sensitive but the bullshit has got to stop
210 = Elie pimping his own viewpoint.
This post embodies everything wrong with our nation. Ignorant and hypersensitive people looking to blindly back a "cause" to make some sort of point.
When I was at UVA I attended a "heaven and hell" party (read, people dressed like angels and devils), somehow the Catholics weren't offended.
Elie is an embarassment, to Harvard, to Debevoise (how the hell did he last more than two days there?) and to this blog.
215/217 -- I'm a hiring partner at a smaller firm. As a matter of course, I run a Google search on everybody before I meet them for an initial interview. If something like this came up, I would cancel the interview -- not because it would automatically disqualify her or make her a bad attorney, but it reflects poor judgment and, frankly, isn't something I'd want to have to deal with.
I'd imagine the V50 firms would be much more selective than I.
171 - Just because YOU, as an attendee, see nothing wrong with this party, does not mean there is nothing wrong with it. Furthermore, minority guests do not speak for their race and their support really means nothing. The fact is, it was in poor taste. Period.
171 - Just because YOU, as an attendee, see nothing wrong with this party, does not mean there is nothing wrong with it. Furthermore, minority guests do not speak for their race and their support really means nothing. The fact is, it was in poor taste. Period.
Isn't that how they actually dress?
216....That's just cold
I think everyone here is overreacting big time. This is not that big of a deal.
206: please dont confuse my gender sweetheart.
Does somebody know how many hispanics are involved in the Louisiana and/or California C+F examination process. This chick might finally get screwed.