From now only Festivus parties can he held or mocked.
Via WISTV
Clemson University’s president is calling for students to come together and support one another after photos of a student-organized party ignited racial tensions on social media.
Photos posted on Instagram and other social media platforms Saturday night depicted partygoers displaying hand signals and dressed as gang members.
A caption on one photo read “Merry Cripmas to all.”
Students said the partygoers pictured were satirizing the Crips gang based in California.
“Not only (do the images) mock street gangs, but minority students are concerned that this is a direct response to peaceful rallies on campus,” one student wrote in an e-mail to FOX Carolina.
“This is hurtful to all students and shows that Clemson’s environment is not entirely inclusive, as the media portrays it to be,” the student continued.
Sunday morning, Clemson University President James Clements sent an e-mail to students referencing the party and other recent events on campus and calling the events “discouraging.”[…]
While numerous social media posts expressed anger and hurt about the concept and the photos, other social media users didn’t see any ill intent. Some questioned whether or not the partygoers intended to offend anyone.
“So let’s say you had a mafia themed party,” one user posted. “Would that be as socially bad as a gang themed party, or racist against Italians (?) I don’t think so, and they are the same thing.”
Another wrote “People need to stop being so (expletive) sensitive. And if this offends you, you’re probably part of the problem.”