It was minorities, not the violence, that was scary – Letters to the Editor

Excerpt:

“I am sick and tired of UNC students shopping in the supermarket of blackness; selectively taking what they want and leaving everything else on the shelves.

It is not uncommon to walk by W.B. Yeats and hear the newest hip-hop songs blaring in the background. However, when someone takes the music outside of the bar it becomes a problem…

Before considering Apple Chill a “gridlocked ghetto,” let us not forget UNC’s history as a zoo, according to Jesse Helms.

Since being here, I have witnessed people jumping over bonfires after a major victory, vomiting on the P2P and streaking during finals. So, like the Bible says, before telling our neighboring urban residents to remove the plank from their eye, trying removing your own first.”

A. Jarrod Jenkins puts it all on the line, in the above letter to the editor in today’s Daily Tar Heel, referencing Apple Chill and the commentary surrounding the events that took place, and it’s cancelling.

There has been many comments about Apple Chill, several of which have racist undertones. However, Mr. Jenkins has seen fit to let the cat out of the bag and say what he feels (and what I and a lot of others feel) is the truth. And I love it, and I love him for it.

I can’t wait to see what happens next…

I was so excited to see this article in today’s Red and Black. Essentially, this article discusses something that most college students know exist: racist dress codes at local establishments. It was a problem with the downtown establishments in Chapel Hill, and I was sure that it would be a problem here in Athens. However, I didn’t expect people to write about it.

An excerpt from the article:

“Imagine this: Frat guys being turned away from a bar that has a dress code prohibiting bright pink polo shirts, Croakies and loafers.

Not in Athens, you say? But, it is happening — just the other way around. Downtown bars are using dress codes to discourage blacks from entering, leading me to ask — is
the downtown social scene thwarting the administration’s attempts to recruit more minority, particularly black, students to the University?

There is only hushed talk about bars’ attempts to reject black business, but the bars’ policies scream this prejudice.

The Classic City Saloon on Clayton Street hangs a “dress code” sign outside its doors, prohibiting “hats worn any other way than forward, t-shirts, sweat-material (including track and sweat suits), chains and doo rags.”…”

Apparently people disagree with what the author, Andrea Aseff, is saying. Just check out the list of comments at the bottom. What do y’all think? Is it racist or not? Do you think it’s causing issues with the recruitment of black students to UGA? Leave some comments…