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Sometimes I wonder why I even bother.....
Sep. 11th, 2005 05:15 amI'm on my college fraternity's unofficial email list, maintained by a volunteer alumnus. This past week, there was some discussion about Hurricane Katrina. One alumnus forwarded a comment from someone he once taught, blaming the state and local officials for not doing enough to help.
Some were in strong agreement. And some were in strong disagreement. Someone made an incredibly callous and classist remark, and I posted a reply which said so. (Classism is the condition/attitude/mindset whereby people are judged by their socio-economic status.) There were replies like "Maybe we are all kind of callous and classist", and "There are no disadvantaged people in America today with all the programs available" and "This search for the 'truth' should not come in a Delta Chi discussion group." And the list admin made a comment that any further discussion on Katrina is off-topic and will be deleted.
( Am I the only one there to see a classist shadow? )
Some were in strong agreement. And some were in strong disagreement. Someone made an incredibly callous and classist remark, and I posted a reply which said so. (Classism is the condition/attitude/mindset whereby people are judged by their socio-economic status.) There were replies like "Maybe we are all kind of callous and classist", and "There are no disadvantaged people in America today with all the programs available" and "This search for the 'truth' should not come in a Delta Chi discussion group." And the list admin made a comment that any further discussion on Katrina is off-topic and will be deleted.
( Am I the only one there to see a classist shadow? )
