tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post1002141876292893007..comments2024-01-05T02:53:03.358-06:00Comments on American Zombie: The Folly of Youth?Jason Brad Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-67109680422032729062013-07-16T18:18:44.999-05:002013-07-16T18:18:44.999-05:00The Dekes were always just a group of fun-loving g...The Dekes were always just a group of fun-loving guys. These comments that allege some sinister elements are just total mis-understanding by those who were not there. For example, the picture with the noose. The noose was formerly our swing under the oak tree. For Halloween we'd string up a skeleton along with a lot of other decorations to entertain kids ... in that "noose photo" the noose was let over from Halloween... I see all this sinister speculation about what we are up to and just have to laugh <br />Gary Fretzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807676060302239704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-36933168319678178602013-05-07T13:36:00.996-05:002013-05-07T13:36:00.996-05:00Congratulations.Congratulations.Jason Brad Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-21869433956530705462013-05-03T19:32:31.278-05:002013-05-03T19:32:31.278-05:00I was one of the last Dekes at Tulane, in the late...I was one of the last Dekes at Tulane, in the late 80s. I always will be a Deke. I am not racist. My fellow Dekes are not racist. The notion that Dekes from the late 80s are pillars of the communities in which they live is correct. There are plenty in New Orleans still.<br /><br />Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-54590997844881992032011-04-19T11:04:46.949-05:002011-04-19T11:04:46.949-05:00Your hate won't be forgiven as the folly of yo...Your hate won't be forgiven as the folly of youth. It will have long lasting consequences, should you act on it. Worse still, your fear and your hate will fester without kind old daddy to explain them awayisabel de los rioshttp://thedietsolutionprogram.terapad.com/index.cfm?fa=contentGeneric.woeovwliyqhhvaka&pageId=2565122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-33441037559017002232010-08-22T00:20:35.476-05:002010-08-22T00:20:35.476-05:00I went down to the Tulane library to see what I co...I went down to the Tulane library to see what I could find out about this fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon (aka. Dekes). What I found still has my head spinning....a history of unapologetic, cavalier, racist acts which ran for decades up until the late 90's.<br /><a href="http://earth4energyweb.co.cc/" rel="nofollow">earth4energy</a> <a href="http://gas4freeweb.co.cc/" rel="nofollow">save fuel</a> <a href="http://electroniccigarettesmokes.com/" rel="nofollow">Electronic Cigarette</a> <a href="http://www.growtaller4idiotsweb.co.cc/" rel="nofollow">grow taller</a> <a href="http://errorfixweb.com/" rel="nofollow">error fix</a>davidbieber80https://www.blogger.com/profile/01723593197015652100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-15368672103277935242010-06-01T01:16:49.804-05:002010-06-01T01:16:49.804-05:00Sheldon Hackney was president of the University of...Sheldon Hackney was president of the University of Pennsylvania during the so-called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_buffalo_incident" rel="nofollow"> Water Buffalo Incident, </a> a controversial affair involving a student charged with racial harassment that raised issues involving free speech and university judicial procedures nationally. In particular, Hackney's role in the incident was a subject of his 1993 Senate confirmation hearings for the NEH appointment. Hackney published memoir about the turmoil of his confirmation, The Politics of Presidential Appointment: A Memoir of the Culture War<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1588380688" rel="nofollow"> [ISBN 1-58838-068-8], </a> was published in 2002.<br /><br />He is listed as #87 in Bernard Goldberg's bestselling book<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_People_Who_Are_Screwing_Up_America" rel="nofollow"> 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America. </a>Hamzahttp://www.jobspert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-51889944141731652142010-02-11T06:26:19.809-06:002010-02-11T06:26:19.809-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Term papershttp://www.flashpapers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-19390873250519551642010-02-08T04:27:32.671-06:002010-02-08T04:27:32.671-06:00As a member of one of the DKE sister sororities, I...As a member of one of the DKE sister sororities, I attended Debutramp as the date of one of these vile creatures, and can attest to their horrid mistreatment of females. Not only were our dresses ripped off, but the most obscene, aggressive, and obese DKE delighted in dumping full glasses of everclear punch on the girls' heads as well as other sundry mistreatments. I can attest to the moronic and mindless racism, as well.<br /><br />Such is their ignorance to the inappropriateness and hurtfulness of their behavior, I have received Facebook friend requests from some of them.<br /><br />I know the individuals in the photos, and can attest that, save 2 of them, they were racist and mysoginistic, nearly always incoherent, and totally uncaring about the feelings of others, with an overwhelming sense of entitlement. They loved flailing on top of one another on the floor in a delightful "dance" ritual known as the "gator." A grotesque sight to behold.<br /><br />Just a couple of months ago many of the indivuals from these photos had a lovely little reunion in New Orleans as part of the Homecoming celebrations, and photographic evidence of this get-together indicates that years of privelege and debauchery have left them totally bereft of any attractiveness whatsoever. Never has a more bloated, hairless, pale, and sexless group of creatures existed. Suffice to say that they have not weathered they years well.<br /><br />However, a few cocktails did manage to get a few of them onto the dancefloor in imitations of gyrations past. <br /><br />In the background of the photos, one can see two sad-eyed black catering employees looking on.<br /><br />The best image is of the fraternity's handsome golden boy, still married to my sorority sister, leering at some younger ladies in attendance (the median age of the female guests was 50), his wife present at the event in the next room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-50823889861700439992010-02-06T18:32:36.308-06:002010-02-06T18:32:36.308-06:00- I am sure that you are no perfect man, and despi...- I am sure that you are no perfect man, and despite your saintly attitude on race you harbor deep down inside of you a form of dislike for others that all of us have. It is unavoidable.<br /><br />hey man, I just re-read that comment. I'm not being a smart ass but you should talk to a therapist about that. If you think every human being harbors a dislike for others down deep inside, you should seek counseling. I'm not being an asshole, it just really worries me that someone feels that way.Jason Brad Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-23255341026921590642010-02-06T09:09:29.489-06:002010-02-06T09:09:29.489-06:00Dude, now THAT'S a way to make money.
How muc...Dude, now THAT'S a way to make money.<br /><br />How much will you sell those autographed pictures for, Mr. Berry? <br /><br />The current Deke who proudly writes about knowing the history of his little club, but being part of it anyway is a total asshole. <br /><br />I think you are pretty nice to people who don't share your "views or opinions." <br /><br />Most people who come here express their opinions; I've seen conservative Republicans say "lay off the gays", and I know I've actually learned to respect some political perspectives I used to scoff at from reading posts from commenters here. <br /><br />But blackface and some "Aryan Foundation"? Come on. <br /><br />Goat fucking is less offensive than an Aryan foundation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-59761772102596208942010-02-05T22:21:38.600-06:002010-02-05T22:21:38.600-06:00Hey Anonymous, Dambala isn't running for mayor...Hey Anonymous, Dambala isn't running for mayor of New Orleans. You didn't illustrate a parallel as much as you would like to make believe. Not unlike DKEs very conveniently thinking that their toxic actions no longer matter after they take off the blackpaint. It's called ego-driven self-delusion and Georges suffers from it like many of you. Not a good quality in a potential mayor, either. <br /><br />People do care, voters do care particularly in this city - get your head out of the goat's ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-36843312329322195972010-02-05T13:09:00.704-06:002010-02-05T13:09:00.704-06:00I was born in the 7th circle of hell on the banks ...I was born in the 7th circle of hell on the banks of the river Styx. My mother was a jackal, my father the prince of darkness.<br /><br />Or wait...I was born in the back seat of a Greyhounf bus, rolling down Highway 41.<br /><br />Come to think of it, I was born in Barlow, Kentucky...population 882.<br /><br />Are you asking me that because you want to write the unauthorized biography?Jason Brad Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-83349121956106903082010-02-05T12:28:16.567-06:002010-02-05T12:28:16.567-06:00dambala-
You come across as the person of reason ...dambala-<br /><br />You come across as the person of reason and righteousness who is the protector of all people who cannot defend themselves, when in reality you are only perpetuate their defenselessness by making such rash posts. You may think you are an "insider" and can get dirt of the goings-on of the city, and you probably do get inside information to post on your pretty little blog, but all you do is make things worse. This is not breakthrough journalism. Digging up things that happened over 30 years ago is not going to change the NOW. The NOW is that since being President of a international fraternity recognized as being a starting point for a very large amount of successful persons (many of which have already been referenced in these posts), John Georges has a shown that he gives equal opportunity for everyone. You forget that the right to free speech works both ways. You have a right to post this nonsense on your blog and bitch about what happened 30 years ago as much as you want, just as 30 years ago the men of DKE had just as much a right to do whatever the fuck they wanted to do. Instead of dredging up past events that have no bearing on whats happening right now, why don't you try to find some other way to slander a man who is a qualified candidate to be our mayor? This country was founded on the principle that every man should be able to decide for himself and have the freedom to do as he pleases. The best man for the job is the best man for the job. You only get from life the amount of hard work and dedication you put into it and nothing of that comes free. I am sure that you are no perfect man, and despite your saintly attitude on race you harbor deep down inside of you a form of dislike for others that all of us have. It is unavoidable. Instead of reading through this post and picking out little tidbits to repost and comment on, why don't you stop to think for once about the big picture. I do not want to start my own blog for the simple reason that I do not want to waste my time. I read through all 141 comments on this blog to fully understand your position and those of others, and I have realized that you are just as prejudiced as the people you accuse, except that your prejudice is against anyone who opposes your views. How are you any different than any of the people yo accuse of being racist? You are just as biased as them. I will tell you that I am a proud, current member of DKE, and that I know exactly what the nature of the occurrences 30 years ago. Get off of your high horse and actually come to some concrete conclusions. I am tired of your "I am just presenting the facts" bullshit. The fact of the matter is that you, sir, are just as guilty as the men you accuse. Just out of curiosity, when were you born?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-36626462185800667882010-02-05T11:56:30.591-06:002010-02-05T11:56:30.591-06:00Some of these apologists must think we're all ...Some of these apologists must think we're all twenty years old. <br /><br />In 1975, 98% of the time "gay" meant queer. And nooses were only tied to either intimidate blacks or hang one's self.<br /><br /><br />Oh, y'all should try to dig up the memo at Lucky Coin about "not speaking to Mr. Georges unless spoken to first." Some receptionist got fired for that.R.J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-67316892909824821182010-02-05T11:26:27.418-06:002010-02-05T11:26:27.418-06:00- not the point. the point is, by your own admissi...- not the point. the point is, by your own admission, you came out only when you believed you were about to be unmasked.<br /><br />Where did i make that admission? Show me where I made that admission.<br /><br />So let me get the accusation correct because it's morphed so many times. It's no longer that I'm weak...it's that I only revealed myself because of the threat of a lawsuit? Is that it?<br /><br />Ok...not. <br /><br />I have been a documentary filmmaker for over 20 years. I sat across from NOPS school board members, on camera, and called them crooks. I wasn't blogging anonymously because I was timid...I was blogging anon. because I was getting really good information on the Crime Cameras, Meffert, etc. from people first hand, because they didn't realize I was the blogger. <br /><br />When the Ellis story broke, I was contacted by the TP (who already knew my identity as did just about every blogger in the city). I told them to print my name. It had nothing to do with the threat of a lawsuit, in fact I told the reporter to make sure she prints that they want to sue me in the story...I wanted it known that they were threatening the suit.<br /><br />I'm not afraid to look anyone in the eye that I've written about on this blog.<br /><br />That's my answer to your accusation...or at least your current accusation.<br /><br />Now...would you like to identify yourself? I would be happy to look you in the eye and let you bitch at me all you want. But no, you're not going to do that are you? You're going to change your attack and continue to obsess.<br /><br />Would you like me to send you an autographed picture?Jason Brad Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-77137978787626093952010-02-05T10:57:01.160-06:002010-02-05T10:57:01.160-06:00@dambala - "So here's what I can do for y...@dambala - "So here's what I can do for you to help you spread the message far and wide about how proud you are to be a 1975 Deke."<br /><br />do whatever you please, i dont care cuz like i said -- i have no connection with *any* frat. i just read your blog and call em like i see em. you dont like challengers, get petty with them, and its weak. <br /><br />"you don't have to troll the bottom of a 136 comment post"<br /><br />whos trolling? tho as for scrolling (to the bottom of a 136-comment page), its really not a problem for me. think i can handle it. nice attempt to distract from my point by attempting to get under my skin, tho. <br /><br />"By the way, man....I'm still waiting to be served."<br /><br />not the point. the point is, by your own admission, you came out only when you believed you were about to be unmasked. thus, you cant brag about being open. it wasnt by your own hand.<br /><br />fo shizzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-89764591138916504252010-02-04T17:51:27.433-06:002010-02-04T17:51:27.433-06:00- ...yeah but once again, youre only sporting that...- ...yeah but once again, youre only sporting that badge of honor AFTER you were about to be served. before you were using anonymity just like the rest of us.<br /><br />By the way, man....I'm still waiting to be served.Jason Brad Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-35083990303653553552010-02-04T17:15:21.059-06:002010-02-04T17:15:21.059-06:00- its weak. just as intellectually weak as coming ...- its weak. just as intellectually weak as coming back with... "Well...Go start yer own blog!"<br /><br />so you're now hovering on this blog post so you can tell me I'm intellectually weak.<br /><br />got the message.<br /><br />by the way...i rarely if ever use exclamation points.<br /><br />and you know, you really can start your own blog...seriously...you don't have to troll the bottom of a 136 comment post. really...no kidding.Jason Brad Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-87439874975379115372010-02-04T17:04:22.422-06:002010-02-04T17:04:22.422-06:00@dambala - "Once again, my name is Jason Berr...@dambala - "Once again, my name is Jason Berry"<br /><br />...yeah but once again, youre only sporting that badge of honor AFTER you were about to be served. before you were using anonymity just like the rest of us.<br /><br />and fyi - im not a DKE. i wasnt born until a year after the noose photo. i just think some of your implied messages, and worse, your attitude towards challengers of your ideas, is often petty and absurd. the guy you labeled "astroturf", for ex. as a neutral party i found his post thoughtful and raised questions which you simply failed to acknowledge, let alone answer.<br /><br />you do this a lot -- somebody challenges your thought and you label them a supporter of So-And-So, or Person X, etc.. <br /><br />its weak. just as intellectually weak as coming back with... "Well...Go start yer own blog!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-40028330976131574482010-02-04T17:03:55.997-06:002010-02-04T17:03:55.997-06:00- if you cant take the heat your attention-getting...- if you cant take the heat your attention-getting posts are designed to attract, then get the fuck out of the kitchen, man.<br /><br />I'm in the kitchen man and still cooking....as a matter of fact let me tell you what recipe I'm looking at right now.<br /><br />So here's what I can do for you to help you spread the message far and wide about how proud you are to be a 1975 Deke.<br /><br />I can actually list everyone of those 1975 names in the post next to the picture (instead of posting them as image).<br /><br />Here's what that will do for you. This post has received over 12,000 view since it went up...any search terms I list in association with it will immediately climb to the top of Google's search engine...probably forever. <br /><br />So to help you out, I can post every single member's name in the post next to the 1975 picture...that way every time someone googles your name that post is what they will get. Isn't that cool?<br /><br />I can even do profiles of each member and see where they are now and what they are doing...you know...like Real Estate agents, lawyers, judges, etc.<br /><br />The exposure will be a great way to express how proud you and your bros are of being in that picture and the fraternity...kind of like a "Where are they now" essay, that he whole world gets to see.<br /><br />You let me know, and I'd be happy to do that for your 1975 Deke class.Jason Brad Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-37924513273432793202010-02-04T15:09:42.726-06:002010-02-04T15:09:42.726-06:00From Happy Birthday anon to the anon replying to m...From Happy Birthday anon to the anon replying to my post: <br /><br />Good ANSWER!<br /><br />Yes, I actually agree with a lot of what you wrote. <br /><br />But didn't those posts telling us that if we got upset about men in blackface with nooses we 'were letting the terrorists win' disturb you, too?<br /><br />I mean, "let us do this, or watch the USA get raped"? The language was pretty violent. <br /><br />The suggestion was that this kind of white man was all that stood between us and the void. That kind of idea seems more suited to some englishman serving in the British Raj. <br /><br />To the anon who says he could see the Debutramp thing as a legitimate critique of deb culture: <br /><br />Ah, yes, but this party lasted for generations, so the young men who engaged in this "social critique" grew up to be the fathers who, as you put it, all but pimped out their daughters in the actual deb balls.<br /><br />I think the original point that the over-exageration of this culture at this ball is about claiming it, not mocking it, holds. <br /><br />Zombie studied anthropology. I wonder what he thinks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-17588535820925271612010-02-04T14:48:15.385-06:002010-02-04T14:48:15.385-06:00AZ,
About that anon you labelled an astroturfe...AZ, <br /><br /> About that anon you labelled an astroturfer earlier...<br /><br /> That may be. But if you'll check my IP and it's earlier posts, you'll see that I'm defintely not an astroturfer, and I agree with his final point completely.<br /><br /> I'm making no excuses for this conduct; it's reprehensible and i agree that Georges should distance himself from it. BUT...I have heard no serious dispute of Georges' claims to hiring and promoting African Americans to meaningful leadership within his companies. If that is the case, then I think that speaks much more clearly as to whether or not he is a racist than his role with the DKE's. <br /><br /> If that employment track record is true, I am willing to write the incidents documented here off to his well-established tendency to alter his words and his behvior to match what he thinks his current audience wants.<br /><br /> That's not an attribute that I'm looking for in a mayor either. But it doesn't make him a racist, just someone who is very anxious for acceptance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-48980567586124057832010-02-04T14:27:07.660-06:002010-02-04T14:27:07.660-06:00when i was in school, the DKE's never struck m...when i was in school, the DKE's never struck me as bunch of racists kids, just stupid. I went to a party at their house (LSU) where they proceeded to take every stick of furniture in the house and throw it in the lake. I knew then i wasn't in the company of our future leaders. <br />or was i?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-501771389275623832010-02-04T14:05:51.944-06:002010-02-04T14:05:51.944-06:00I saved you the trouble of putting your name to th...I saved you the trouble of putting your name to that 1975 class.<br /><br />Now you can see it proudly displayed next to the ....uh....tire swing.Jason Brad Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-54487797843543215062010-02-04T13:26:22.304-06:002010-02-04T13:26:22.304-06:00- "My name is Jason Berry."
uh, dude? y...- "My name is Jason Berry."<br /><br />uh, dude? you only named yourself when you were about to be publicly outted. not before. you hadnt for years prior. so dont pretend.<br /><br />Once again, my name is Jason Berry, if you're a "Proud 1975 Deke" then name yourself. <br /><br />Actually....hold on...I'll name them all.Jason Brad Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.com