Tell me about the white Party at glen echo tomorrow night?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Give me a break with all of the bashing on this event! It is a charity event that raises money to help a school that is set up to help students of color (primarily) get a college prep education and much support in high school. Don’t read into the name of the event.

I’m thinking if some kids were drunk than the organizers will take steps to rectify the problem fot next time. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.

They should go set up a nice party at the school for the ‘disadvantaged’ kids, spend some time having fun together and nix the expensive white outfits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What school produces the kids puking in the bushes? Where are those kids headed for high school?

Yeah I’d like to know that too. 12 and 13-year-olds drinking and getting wasted is beyond shocking to me. No it’s not normal and it’s not OK and I never did it and my older kid never did it at that age and my current teen is not doing it. It’s not the fault of the party and the chaperones but it’s definitely an indication of what kind of a crowd goes to this. Some parents a part of the problem by saying it’s the “popular kids “or “cool kids.” Stop saying kids that behave badly or are fast are “popular.” They’re just badly behaved and fast children.

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Anonymous wrote:What school produces the kids puking in the bushes? Where are those kids headed for high school?

Yeah I’d like to know that too. 12 and 13-year-olds drinking and getting wasted is beyond shocking to me. No it’s not normal and it’s not OK and I never did it and my older kid never did it at that age and my current teen is not doing it. It’s not the fault of the party and the chaperones but it’s definitely an indication of what kind of a crowd goes to this. Some parents a part of the problem by saying it’s the “popular kids “or “cool kids.” Stop saying kids that behave badly or are fast are “popular.” They’re just badly behaved and fast children.

Except that is also the crowd that is viewed as popular among peers. You (and I) may not like it, but pretending it isn't true won't help anything. And getting dcum folks to stop calling them popular won't hurt their standing among their peers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My Sidwell eighth grader did not go but claims many of his friends did. A few questions-

How much did tickets cost?
Who or what is the actual sponsor?
Are there a lot of these kinds of dances throughout high school?

I don't know anyone from Sidwell who went to this.

They did. Don’t be ridiculous. Sidwell, Holton, Maret, stone ridge, Landon, Potomac school, etc all there

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This is so, so weird.

Adult charity parties are already a little silly but at least they’re premised on adults buying tickets with their own money and giving part of the money to a charity. These are children. They don’t have their own money. They could paint some stuff or hold a car wash or whatever.

The photos of the junior committees are a little freaky. And I was in a sorority so I’m hardly against sundresses and doing dumb shit “for charity.” But at least we were of legal age. It was gross enough then, this seems even more icky.

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Anonymous wrote:People on this thread are crazy.

You probably don't think the Redskins should change their name either. There was an important civil rights protest at Glen Echo. It isn't just some random place that was segregated. Ultimately they closed the Crystal Palace Pool rather than segregate. I remember when this happened. Crazy, huh?

They are raising money for disadvantsged kids do really thinking glen echo is the perfect place.

You are not woke, get over yourself.

A better thing to do would be to have a dance party with the disadvantaged kids. But no - rich people, especially rich white people, just like to ‘help’ in ways where they don’t have any contact with the recipients and in a way that brings even more pleasures for themselves. It’s ridiculous.

Do the kids at Don Bosco Cristo Rey HS in Takoma Park want to have a dance party with middle-schoolers from expensive private schools?

[Anonymous]

My DD attended, she bought a dress that cost less than 20 dollars at her choosing, went with a great group of friends and had a good time. She attends public school not private. No one was drinking that she could see nor drunk and there were a lot of chaperones. She enjoyed the music and dancing with her friends and was questioning what people are writing here - conjecture made by adults who did not attend.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My Sidwell eighth grader did not go but claims many of his friends did. A few questions-

How much did tickets cost?
Who or what is the actual sponsor?
Are there a lot of these kinds of dances throughout high school?

I don't know anyone from Sidwell who went to this.

They did. Don’t be ridiculous. Sidwell, Holton, Maret, stone ridge, Landon, Potomac school, etc all there

Obama daughter went the year my son was there.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think it’s weird, it’s nice. It’s also good for the kids who are privileged to start doing these things. It’s a good way to raise a lot of money for a good cause, a lot more then a car wash would raise. Like it or not, this is how a very large portion of philanthropy is conducted. These kids will likely be participating in this way much of their lives. Doesn’t mean they won’t do other more direct efforts but this is part of their upbringing and there is nothing wrong with it. The kids who drank probably are the type drinking on weekend nights regardless - I agree it’s crazy, but that’s not on the event- there are far too many 14 year old kids drinking, smoking weed etc. and your naive if you don’t know this. We are very strict and on it with ours but w don’t kid ourselves either. And if they’d been drinking I absolutely would have known - what parent dropped them off knowing this is crazy. I hope those girls are ok and I hope all parents will tune in and realize many are already doing this stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD attended, she bought a dress that cost less than 20 dollars at her choosing, went with a great group of friends and had a good time. She attends public school not private. No one was drinking that she could see nor drunk and there were a lot of chaperones. She enjoyed the music and dancing with her friends and was questioning what people are writing here - conjecture made by adults who did not attend.

Agree completely. My son and four friends attended. I dropped off and picked up. They had fun and no evidence of drinking or anything ended. They said it was very well patrolled

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What school produces the kids puking in the bushes? Where are those kids headed for high school?

Yeah I’d like to know that too. 12 and 13-year-olds drinking and getting wasted is beyond shocking to me. No it’s not normal and it’s not OK and I never did it and my older kid never did it at that age and my current teen is not doing it. It’s not the fault of the party and the chaperones but it’s definitely an indication of what kind of a crowd goes to this. Some parents a part of the problem by saying it’s the “popular kids “or “cool kids.” Stop saying kids that behave badly or are fast are “popular.” They’re just badly behaved and fast children.

Except that is also the crowd that is viewed as popular among peers. You (and I) may not like it, but pretending it isn't true won't help anything. And getting dcum folks to stop calling them popular won't hurt their standing among their peers.

They may think they’re popular and their parents certainly like to think so, but many students think they’re idiots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Give me a break with all of the bashing on this event! It is a charity event that raises money to help a school that is set up to help students of color (primarily) get a college prep education and much support in high school. Don’t read into the name of the event.

I’m thinking if some kids were drunk than the organizers will take steps to rectify the problem fot next time. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.

They should go set up a nice party at the school for the ‘disadvantaged’ kids, spend some time having fun together and nix the expensive white outfits.

I like this idea

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People on this thread are crazy.

You probably don't think the Redskins should change their name either. There was an important civil rights protest at Glen Echo. It isn't just some random place that was segregated. Ultimately they closed the Crystal Palace Pool rather than segregate. I remember when this happened. Crazy, huh?

They are raising money for disadvantsged kids do really thinking glen echo is the perfect place.

You are not woke, get over yourself.

A better thing to do would be to have a dance party with the disadvantaged kids. But no - rich people, especially rich white people, just like to ‘help’ in ways where they don’t have any contact with the recipients and in a way that brings even more pleasures for themselves. It’s ridiculous.

Do the kids at Don Bosco Cristo Rey HS in Takoma Park want to have a dance party with middle-schoolers from expensive private schools?

You’re right - maybe something more respectable during daylight hours. Field day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think it’s weird, it’s nice. It’s also good for the kids who are privileged to start doing these things. It’s a good way to raise a lot of money for a good cause, a lot more then a car wash would raise. Like it or not, this is how a very large portion of philanthropy is conducted. These kids will likely be participating in this way much of their lives. Doesn’t mean they won’t do other more direct efforts but this is part of their upbringing and there is nothing wrong with it. The kids who drank probably are the type drinking on weekend nights regardless - I agree it’s crazy, but that’s not on the event- there are far too many 14 year old kids drinking, smoking weed etc. and your naive if you don’t know this. We are very strict and on it with ours but w don’t kid ourselves either. And if they’d been drinking I absolutely would have known - what parent dropped them off knowing this is crazy. I hope those girls are ok and I hope all parents will tune in and realize many are already doing this stuff.

But there IS something wrong with it, that’s the thing. Sometimes you have to take a step back and realize that the way you are doing things is ‘not right’ and ‘not good’.
But I know that you will just pat yourself on the back for ‘supporting a good cause’ and then fly off for your next exotic vacation to ‘deconpress’ From your stressful life and not give it a second thought.

And yes - my kid goes to one of those schools and I see this stuff all the time and it’s vacuous and embarrassing behavior.