Friday, December 28, 2012

Penn State holds silent march for Latino students after sorority’s offensive Mexican-themed party photo leaks - NY Daily News

Penn State holds silent march for Latino students after sorority’s offensive Mexican-themed party photo leaks - NY Daily News: Penn State students fired up over a sorority’s offensive Mexican-themed party photo are holding a silent march on campus Thursday to reach out to Latinos.

Members of the university’s Chi Omega chapter were blasted after a photo of several girls wearing sombreros and fake mustaches at a party leaked online. Two students were holding signs that read, “Will mow lawn for weed and beer,” and “I don’t cut grass. I smoke it.”

The stereotype-loaded photo infuriated the school’s small but active Latino community, who organized the march.