University of Alabama - “ peak neo-antebellum white Southern culture” - NYT

[Anonymous]

I thought it was thoughtful and a different spin on the Bama rush phenomenon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/opinion/bama-rush-tiktok-race.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Angry woman from NYT big mad that Bama girls are hot and also big mad that outsiders think the Bama girls are hot also.

“ Their Southern accents are the linguistic equivalent of pointing a ring light at their shiny hair and tasteful makeup. ”

“ that accent is seductive. It says these are ideal women from a regional culture that values traditional gender norms ”

“ these sororities’ annual viral juggernaut is counterprogramming to the Northeastern elite university brand. The Bama version is wholesome, nonthreatening, traditional femininity in Lululemon athleisure. ”

The whole article is a must read

I hate-read this article when it came out. I thought it was tasteless and mean-spirited.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to pay to read it No thanks

This is dcum, the majority of people here sub to NYT

Dallas urban moms is that way ➡️

No, they don't.

[Anonymous]

Gawd, the obsession that some people have with a bunch of college kids who just want to make friends and have fun (and yes, meet boys…how shocking that college girls want to do that!). It’s not that deep. If you don’t like it, don’t participate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to pay to read it No thanks

OMG, can you people who share NYT articles please “gift” them so the rest of us can read them? So inconsiderate.

I’m sorry, but if you don’t subscribe OR know how to get around the NYT paywall, you really need to invest some effort yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t even like the Greek system and I thought that article sounded incredibly petulant and whiny.

+100
No fan of the Greek system here, but that author is clearly insanely jealous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/opinion/bama-rush-tiktok-race.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Angry woman from NYT big mad that Bama girls are hot and also big mad that outsiders think the Bama girls are hot also.

“ Their Southern accents are the linguistic equivalent of pointing a ring light at their shiny hair and tasteful makeup. ”

“ that accent is seductive. It says these are ideal women from a regional culture that values traditional gender norms ”

“ these sororities’ annual viral juggernaut is counterprogramming to the Northeastern elite university brand. The Bama version is wholesome, nonthreatening, traditional femininity in Lululemon athleisure. ”

The whole article is a must read

No thoughts on the history of segregation and Greek life? On the role of the Machine? You're missing the point if you think this piece and other critiques of the system are directed at the "shiny hair and tasteful makeup."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to pay to read it No thanks

This is dcum, the majority of people here sub to NYT

Dallas urban moms is that way ➡️

DP. Not me. I subscribe to the WSJ after ditching the WaPo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/opinion/bama-rush-tiktok-race.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Angry woman from NYT big mad that Bama girls are hot and also big mad that outsiders think the Bama girls are hot also.

“ Their Southern accents are the linguistic equivalent of pointing a ring light at their shiny hair and tasteful makeup. ”

“ that accent is seductive. It says these are ideal women from a regional culture that values traditional gender norms ”

“ these sororities’ annual viral juggernaut is counterprogramming to the Northeastern elite university brand. The Bama version is wholesome, nonthreatening, traditional femininity in Lululemon athleisure. ”

The whole article is a must read

The article is just paragraphs and paragraphs of pathetic bile by some silly woman with a major case of FOMO.

Of course the NYT will print anything she has to say, which begs the question about who is actually the more privileged in 2023 - the hot White sorority sisters or the angry Black “journalist.”

She's not a journalist. She's a sociologist and essayist.

She’s a clown, and if any White “sociologist” or “essayist” wrote a similarly nasty, condescending piece about fraternities or sororities at an HBCU they’d get pilloried. The left sure does know how to revel in their double standards, though.

THIS ^^

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to pay to read it No thanks

This is dcum, the majority of people here sub to NYT

Dallas urban moms is that way ➡️

DP. Not me. I subscribe to the WSJ after ditching the WaPo.

Make sure you only read the opinion section.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to pay to read it No thanks

This is dcum, the majority of people here sub to NYT

Dallas urban moms is that way ➡️

DP. Not me. I subscribe to the WSJ after ditching the WaPo.

Make sure you only read the opinion section.

Nope. I read it cover to cover. So much better news reporting than the WaPo or NYT - no articles fixated on race/gender/sexuality. Very refreshing. And of course, their opinion section is usually spot-on.

[Anonymous]

Here's the article reprinted on another site. It really does sound ChatGPT-generated. What a whiny, petulant author. Anyone know who it is? Her name isn't mentioned on this site.

https://dnyuz.com/2023/08/22/in-alabama-white-tide-rushes-on/

[Anonymous]

Guys, it’s not an “article.” It’s a column. Columns are like this. There was just a column in the WaPo or NYTimes that said Barbie wanting a vagina must mean she wants babies. Calm yourselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's the article reprinted on another site. It really does sound ChatGPT-generated. What a whiny, petulant author. Anyone know who it is? Her name isn't mentioned on this site.

https://dnyuz.com/2023/08/22/in-alabama-white-tide-rushes-on/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tressie_McMillan_Cottom

[Anonymous]

I love Tressie. She is great. Makes you think.