About a week ago, the blogosphere picked up on the story of the Delta Zeta sorority that purged its membership:
The 23 members included every woman who was overweight. They also included the only black, Korean and Vietnamese members.
Allow me an aside. Once a year, I indulge in the purchase of People Magazine. Yep, I buy the post-Oscar double issue. So I was reading said double-issue, and I come across a story on the Delta Zeta fiasco. Which reads that every girl who was overweight or "not glamorous" was kicked out. No mention of race. I re-read it more closely. Not one mention. None. Race, it seems, didn't factor into the People version.
Is it me, or is it racist to blip over this important fact?
Not me.
(Svelte white cross-post)
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