Entire Sorority Could Be Reprimanded For Singing A Kanye West Song

Attention townspeople: If you are white and listen to Kanye West’s songs and sing along to those songs, you could get in a whole bunch of trouble. At least, if you’re part of the Alpha Phi sorority at the University of New Hampshire.

You see, the girls were listening to West’s song “Gold Digger,” which (I hate to admit) is incredibly catchy. But because this is a song by Kanye West, the lyrics aren’t exactly…pure.

Now I ain’t saying she a gold digger
But she ain’t messing with no broke n****s
Now I ain’t saying she a gold digger
But she ain’t messing wit no broke n****s
Get down girl, go ‘head get down
Get down girl, go ‘head get down
Get down girl, go ‘head get down
Get down girl, go ‘head

Here’s the song:

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That’s the song the sorority sisters were jamming out to. But because they were singing along and said the n-word– which IS A LYRIC IN THE SONG– they could be in huge trouble.

The video was shared to the Facebook page ‘All Eyes of UNH,’ which is operated by community members at the university who have an ‘intent to expose injustices’ at the school, according to the ‘about’ section of the page.

 

The post read: ‘A member of Alpha Phi Sorority put up this video of girls singing along to Gold Digger by Kanye West on her Instagram story. The girls sing the n-word without thinking of the implications.

‘This is a showcase of ignorance and that the Panhellenic Council should do better in combating racism. The first step is addressing willful ignorance. #RacistUNH’

The post attracted attention from group members and the public alike, who criticized the club and some who also defended their right to free speech.

Again. These girls were simply singing a Kanye West song. They were repeating HIS LYRICS.

Apparently, the outrage has been so severe that UNH held a forum to discuss the “incident.” And get this– the sorority could be reprimanded.

Erika Mantz, UNH Director of Media Relations, told NH1 the girls have not yet been reprimanded, as the incident is being further reviewed.

 

‘We believe strongly in the right to free speech as recognized by the First Amendment, and we also believe in the right of every member of our community to feel safe and respected,’ Mantz said.

 

‘We continue to work to improve our campus culture through education, awareness and action.’

Reprimanded for singing a Kanye West song. I can’t even. So what’s the rule now? You can only sing songs by artists who share your skin color? Is that how we’re going to avoid offending people now? Is that the answer? Please. This is ridiculous.

h/t Daily Mail

PS– People are really mad at Piers Morgan for this tweet:

Should white girls be allowed to sing 'niggas'?
New column posting very soon.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 21, 2017

To Piers Morgan , understand the word "ni**ger" and it's alternate spelling "ni*ga" has the exact same meaning: VICTIM OF WHITE SUPREMACY

— Tariq Nasheed (@tariqnasheed) September 21, 2017

Retweet this if you think that Piers Morgan should go on a tour of black neighborhoods & explain why white girls should be able to say nigga https://t.co/1UGi4ETBY3

— Black Aziz Ansari 👏 (@Freeyourmindkid) September 21, 2017

Here’s his article:

*NEW:
I'd ban the N-word altogether but if Kanye insists on using it, why blame his fans for singing along?https://t.co/q1x2SI45tf pic.twitter.com/ntOJrzur75

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 21, 2017