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#NotJustSAE

3,073 views · Published 11 March 2015 · 10:05 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: Sensei Aishitemasu · 2015 · People & Blogs

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Hi Guys! Happy Wednesday.

I'm not sure how many of you know this, but I was really pleased to see the hashtag #NotJustSAE trend worldwide on Twitter yesterday. The hashtag was one of many responses to a viral video posted recently of the Oklahoma State chapter of the Greek fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon, wherein fraternity members were caught reciting a racist, slur-filled chant on a bus trip.

Under the hashtag #NotJustSAE, Black people have been sharing stories of on-campus racism, both Greek related and non-Greek related, at colleges and universities across the country. (SAE alone has been tied to racial incidents at at least three other campuses.) Twitter activist @Zellieimani put out a great tweet about how it's 'Not just SAE, it's America,' and, in a nutshell, this explains why I've been reluctant to make videos about isolated incidents like SAE recently. When I talk about individual racially motivated incidents these days, I try to tie them into larger ideas and concepts; I do this in order to avoid pinpointing specific organizations and individuals as the sole perpetrators of racism. It’s not about that. It's about a CULTURE of racism in this country. 

These are not isolated incidents, and to treat them as such buys into a narrative created by white people where we don't have to examine 'white culture' as a whole; instead, we can make it about one specific instance, or one specific frat, or one specific killing, instead of questioning the racism that's woven into the very fabric of our society on a large scale. It's dangerous to continue to focus on individual incidents over and over again without questioning the deeper meaning behind it all.

There are tons of organizations doing long-term work and seeking widespread reform in addition to protesting individual incidents, and I encourage you all to seek them out.

Thanks for watching.

Links:

‘Think The #SAE Chant Was An Isolated Incident? #NOTJUSTSAE Shows Otherwise:’

http://blavity.com/think-the-sae-chant-was-just-an-isolated-incident-notjustsae-shows-otherwise/

'#NotJustSAE: Here’s How Easy It Is To Find Other Racist Frat Pics:'
http://www.vocativ.com/usa/race/notjustsae-sae-racist-frat-photos/

'More fallout at Oklahoma after racist frat video:'
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/09/oklahoma-fraternity-racist-video/24634005/

'Waka Flocka Calls SAE Fraternity's Racist Chant "Disgusting," Pulls Out Of Show At University Of Oklahoma:'
http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/waka-flocka-calls-sae-fraternitys-racist-chant-disgusting-pulls-out-of-show-at-oklahoma-university-news.14287.html

'Four-star recruit decommits from Oklahoma following racist video:'
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25099926/four-star-recruit-decommits-from-oklahoma-following-racist-video

'University Of Oklahoma President Verbally Tears Racist Fraternity Members To Shreds:'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/09/oklahoma-sae-racist-david-boren_n_6834732.html

'Frat that declared 'there will never be a n*gg*r in SAE' hazed black student to death:'
http://m.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/10/1369823/-Frat-which-declared-they-ll-never-be-a-nigg-r-in-SAE-recently-killed-hazed-black-pledgee-to-death

'Clemson's SAE fraternity activities suspended after 'Cripmas' party:'
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/27568067/clemson-president-on-cripmas-party-clemson-is-better-than-this#ixzz3U67nE100

'“We are fighting for our lives”: The little-known youth movement rising against police brutality:'
http://www.salon.com/2015/02/25/we_are_fighting_for_our_lives”_the_little_known_youth_movement_rising_against_police_brutality/

'Racist blackface ‘comedy’ is making a comeback — on YouTube:'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/09/30/racist-blackface-comedy-is-making-a-comeback-on-youtube/

My related videos:

On 'white Male Rage:'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PaeaYfMtNg

That's Not Racist! Pt 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdyjxsl_hB8

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