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A Serious Matter – Part 10 – Stereotypes, Brown Paper Bags, and BGLOs

  • Posted on February 22, 2011 at 5:35 pm

Continuing my series on AKA and the Idolatry of Sorority Membership. Stereotypes were a underlying theme that I had to talk about in this series, because the outward appearances are usually reflective of what is going on inwardly in many of these organizations. As I have pointed out before, AKAs are known through the Greek world as “Pretty Girls” and they have a popular saying “Only Pretty Girls Wear 20 Pearls.” You will see women who are very confident, “pretty” playing up the stereotypes of AKAs who are known to be very attractive, feminine, conceited, saditty, socialites who have good manners, and are “cultured and worldly.” The paper bag test, as well as some colorism issues are also briefly discussed. Many will point to these stereotypical manifestations from individuals and say they are only playing a part, and that the conceited stereotypes are not who they actually are… I beg to differ, and they are using their respective organizations to express themselves all the while “hiding behind the shield” to make excuses for their behaviors. I call it the “Sasha Fierce Syndrome” (Beyoncé) where people hide behind this “image” they have created for themselves, to protect themselves from scrutiny, and this happens is ALL GREEK ORGS. For Christians, the bible says that we are no longer to conform to the patterns and images of this world, but be TRANSFORMED by the renewing of our minds so we may know God’s good and perfect will (Romans 12:2) Source Videos Beyond the Brown …

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