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StrongBad

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92. A lot of the rhetoric against the rich is rooted in envy.

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 12:47 AM

Aug 2015

That's not to say that there's truth in needing less concentration of wealth, but no doubt a lot of the sentiment has roots in the failure of one to achieve success in life or be born into the right family. And that's ok because not everybody can make it or be fortunate through birth circumstances.

The particular nerve this video hits upon is the unconscious understanding that all of these women are set for life. If they don't already come from wealthy families, every one of them will be able to marry well because ultra successful men go for these types of women almost exclusively.

Of course I'm sure many plan on going after a career of their own as they should, but I'm sure it's nice knowing that failure is essentially impossible so long as they retain their beauty and femininity.

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Worse for women than Trump? Bama sorority recruiting video under fire [View all] woolldog Aug 2015 OP

"Segregation today; segregation tomorrow; segregation forever". Kip Humphrey Aug 2015 #1

... woolldog Aug 2015 #5

I couldn't get past how phony all the participants are Skittles Aug 2015 #8

No, it's not a step backward. It's a step forward, pnwmom Aug 2015 #2

Bunny mansion... psh, that is beneath me GummyBearz Aug 2015 #22

Thanks for explaining why girls join sororities. You might be right and it's scary. n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #28

I don't think she's right. I think she's stereotyping. Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #64

I don't think every sorority is the same. pnwmom Aug 2015 #70

It's not the exclusive mindset hifiguy Aug 2015 #44

I've lived in Alabama for a little over a year woolldog Aug 2015 #47

It's a different world. hifiguy Aug 2015 #49

I find this attitude very sexist. There is nothing wrong BreakfastClub Aug 2015 #67

I saw a bit of it at the Big 10 university hifiguy Aug 2015 #68

Seconded. Plenty of girls want to find a hopping social life Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #78

You're welcome to disagree woolldog Aug 2015 #82

A subset of a subset. hifiguy Aug 2015 #91

Many of these women will go on to have good careers BreakfastClub Aug 2015 #66

Not every sorority would decide to film a T & A video, like this one. pnwmom Aug 2015 #69

I thought it was a Fox News audition tape. demmiblue Aug 2015 #3

i always wondered where the faux news anchors came from! big_dog Aug 2015 #14

I don't understand, why an AA football player and not a white one? bermudat Aug 2015 #4

Kenyan Drake woolldog Aug 2015 #6

Because that young black man TM99 Aug 2015 #7

No, because they're in a T & A production masquerading as a recruitment video. n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #71

They needed to offset the lack of diversity in the sorority. kwassa Aug 2015 #57

Diversity at Alpha Phi, from what I saw there, means Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #76

you left out the popsicles GreatGazoo Aug 2015 #73

this editorial is outstanding Skittles Aug 2015 #9

A lot, well, most of the credit goes to the shitbag who made the video Warpy Aug 2015 #10

when I was 22 I had served four years in the military Skittles Aug 2015 #12

The military grows you up fast Warpy Aug 2015 #40

As a woman, I hate to say this, cwydro Aug 2015 #19

Naw, even in Alabama they dream of making it big in a career in their 20s Warpy Aug 2015 #39

Well, they might be looking forward to a job with FOX. cwydro Aug 2015 #41

see my post #47 woolldog Aug 2015 #48

Everybody knows good girls do what they're told. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #15

recruiting ... what? MsJaneFuzzyWuzzy Aug 2015 #11

Oh that's a howl about the alphabet. tabasco Aug 2015 #30

Yeah, they are prostitutes for not wearing burkas Taitertots Aug 2015 #34

#AlphaPhiSoWhite they make Bernie rallies in Vermont look diverse. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #77

oh yes indeed, my friend MsJaneFuzzyWuzzy Aug 2015 #84

30 years get the red out Aug 2015 #13

Likewise Orrex Aug 2015 #25

Young kids made a dumb video. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #16

People have decided to destroy their lives? woolldog Aug 2015 #18

In college you should also learn the consequences of your mistakes Orrex Aug 2015 #26

I still don't get why this is a "mistake" Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #65

Not sure who you're addressing. Orrex Aug 2015 #72

Someone above said something like Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #74

Not affronted at all, thanks. Orrex Aug 2015 #75

There are hundreds of stupid recruitment videos like this, I guess there is a lull in SJW material snooper2 Aug 2015 #27

How dare they make a video where they dress up and have fun... Taitertots Aug 2015 #17

Body shaming comes in many forms. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #23

How much weight should they gain to avoid "shaming" you? Taitertots Aug 2015 #35

I'm petite myself. So , I'm not sure what it is you're trying to say. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #36

How are they "body shaming" people? Taitertots Aug 2015 #37

No. I'm claiming people are body-shaming the sorority sisters. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #38

I agree. I thought you were accusing them of body shaming other people Taitertots Aug 2015 #42

Waaaaaaah! Leave the Alpha Phis alone!!! tabasco Aug 2015 #33

Agreed, I don't get the controversy here at all. Gigabear Aug 2015 #52

Happens every day here. Snow Leopard Aug 2015 #59

"marketing to guys?" I never went to college, but I know what a sorority is. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #20

you thinking about putting in an application to UA, jeff? woolldog Aug 2015 #21

I find it idiotic. hamsterjill Aug 2015 #24

Truly nauseating. tabasco Aug 2015 #29

That cringeworthy dubstep break... Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #46

I thought it was cool how they used a drone. nt woolldog Aug 2015 #50

Drone, or a crane shot? kwassa Aug 2015 #58

Nah. It's a drone. nt woolldog Aug 2015 #60

Well, at least they dropped the pretense Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #31

shallowness and racism at an Alabama sorority? Gambling in this establishment? tn geek tragedy Aug 2015 #32

Legally Blonde bpj62 Aug 2015 #43

Would black women woolldog Aug 2015 #45

No way could I live in a house with a white living room like that lol. cwydro Aug 2015 #54

sororities do have a role in society HFRN Aug 2015 #51

It's a sorority FFS LittleBlue Aug 2015 #53

I would guess vankuria Aug 2015 #55

OMGOSH....dang near looks like faux cheerleaders and soon to be talking heads...... a kennedy Aug 2015 #56

It's weird they need a recruiting video treestar Aug 2015 #61

exactly nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #62

My guess is there are a few "choice" sororities Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #80

They are just marketing themselves Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #63

I agree, prayin4rain Aug 2015 #87

And TBH I would have killed to have Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #88

Playoy's "Girls of the SEC" intro video? lapfog_1 Aug 2015 #79

Wow. Lots of barely concealed envy and jealousy in this thread. StrongBad Aug 2015 #81

Right, and I bet people here are just jealous of rich people, too. kcr Aug 2015 #89

A lot of the rhetoric against the rich is rooted in envy. StrongBad Aug 2015 #92

I agree - envy isn't all of it, but it can be the first Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #95

Of course there is doubt. Lots of it. kcr Aug 2015 #96

No, the rhetoric is very simple to grasp. It's just that most people see through it. StrongBad Aug 2015 #97

Oh, no need to complicate things. Of course. kcr Aug 2015 #98

No, it's painfully easy to explain your argument. StrongBad Aug 2015 #99

But then why aren't some rich people jealous of themselves? kcr Aug 2015 #100

Have you never experienced the pathology of the ultra rich? StrongBad Aug 2015 #101

Wait. So you've experienced the pathology of the ultra rich kcr Aug 2015 #102

Sigh. No. StrongBad Aug 2015 #103

The Video sucks, the music sucks. Geared to the average low IQ American. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #83

The article makes a valid point, LWolf Aug 2015 #85

I would have thought this a parody video if not told otherwise. PufPuf23 Aug 2015 #86

you're not old and out of touch. woolldog Aug 2015 #90

This is what everyone was worked up about? Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2015 #93

let me guess... yuiyoshida Aug 2015 #94