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Alabama sorority recruitment video pulled after bikini usage criticized (video)
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:26 am
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:26 am
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Video is in the linked article. I can't seem to find it on YouTube, so I'm sorry that you have to watch a little ad before the video starts.
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Link with video for mobile users
Video is in the linked article. I can't seem to find it on YouTube, so I'm sorry that you have to watch a little ad before the video starts.
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TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC) -
A recruitment video posted by the Alpha Phi, Beta Mu Chapter has gotten a lot of negative attention.
In the video, sorority members are shown in various situations having fun.
But some critics of the video say scenes showing the students dancing in bikinis go too far and do not reflect the student life at the University of Alabama.
UA released a statement regarding the video, which has since been removed by the sorority, but copies of the video have gone viral.
“This video is not reflective of UA’s expectations for student organizations to be responsible digital citizens. It is important for student organizations to remember what is posted on social media makes a difference, today and tomorrow, on how they are viewed and perceived," said Deborah Lane, Associate Vice President for University Relations.
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A University of Alabama sorority has been slammed for their recruitment video which critics are saying is racially-homogeneous and lacks diversity.
Alpha Phi, who are based at the Tuscaloosa campus, uploaded the footage to YouTube and it has since been viewed 500,000 times.
But some have accused them of selling themselves on looks alone while one writer has said they are doing more damage to women than presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The very glossy and professional film includes the group of 72, mostly-white, members partying and attending events inside their sprawling sorority house.
There are also moments when bikini-clad sisters are seen swimming in a lake.
In an opinion piece for AL.com, writer A.L. Bailey said the video is worse for women than Trump, referring to comments he made to Fox New's Megyn Kelly during the Republican debate two weeks ago.
She wrote: 'It's all so racially and aesthetically homogeneous and forced, so hyper-feminine, so reductive and objectifying, so Stepford Wives: College Edition. It's all so ... unempowering.
'To the incoming PNMs, this video has a clear sales pitch: beauty, sexuality, and a specific look above all.
'They're selling themselves on looks alone, as a commodity. Sadly, commodities don't tend to command much respect.'
This post was edited on 8/17/15 at 8:30 am
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:29 am to GetCocky11
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This post was edited on 9/25/15 at 8:38 am
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:29 am to GetCocky11
Otherwise known as Stepford Wives: The Early Years. LOL
Edit: I typed this before I read the whole article LOL
Edit: I typed this before I read the whole article LOL
This post was edited on 8/17/15 at 8:35 am
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:30 am to GetCocky11
absolutely nothing wrong with that video.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:30 am to ZacharyTiger17
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No video for mobile
new link in OP. Try now.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:30 am to I Love Bama
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absolutely nothing wrong with that video.
Completely agree. Alabama Greek Life seems to be a popular punching bag for SJWs these days.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:30 am to GetCocky11
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This post was edited on 9/25/15 at 8:39 am
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:31 am to GetCocky11
i assume some fat girls got upset.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:31 am to GetCocky11
Wasn't this one of Larrys links a week or so ago?
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:32 am to GetCocky11
Bunch of ugly hatin bitches that don't like that video.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:32 am to GetCocky11
I don't see a big deal. Other than it's not reflective of how cliquish sororities are in real life. Other than mandatory parties or making videos like this they don't all hang out and pillow fight 24/7.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:33 am to GetCocky11
What in the hell is wrong with that??
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:33 am to musick
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They could use this video to recruit football players.
After all this attention, I am sure they will
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:33 am to RATeamWannabe
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Wasn't this one of Larrys links a week or so ago?
yep
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:34 am to GetCocky11
People can't stand the idea of a bunch of beautiful white girls having fun. Similar situation with fraternities.
They hate us cause they ain't us.
They hate us cause they ain't us.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:34 am to GetCocky11
This will probably only make Alpha Phi more popular. They're about to have their best rush ever.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:34 am to GetCocky11
The video was t and a from start to finish - don't know why the bikinis would be an issue. The short shorts hiking the football, the high heels from the back going up the stairs ...
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:35 am to GetCocky11
I immediately regret not joining a frat... wait... no I don't.
Posted on 8/17/15 at 8:35 am to GetCocky11
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But some critics of the video say scenes showing the students dancing in bikinis go too far and do not reflect the student life at the University of Alabama.
I guess they would have preferred the more accurate version which involves at least 2 of the girls being hammered drunk and crawling on their hands and knees.
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