Why I Don't Understand Why People Call This Place So Liberal

[debka_notion]

As I was getting my lunch today, Steve comes over to me, takes a look at my shirt, which says "Brandeis University Conservative Organization" on the front and "Hebrew is Gender Specific, BUCO is not" on the back, and says to me "You know, we have a shirt like that for BOO too, only on the back it says 'G-d doesn't hate us'". (BOO is the Brandeis Orthodox Organization.) I tried to joke back something, but I was rather offended. It isn't like this is the first time he's said something offensive to me either: last time it was a whole string of bigotted comments about Indians, Pakistanis, Muslims, Asians and other immigrants. I'm getting to the point where I really want to do something about it, but I'm not really sure what to do. File some sort of complaint to the student senate about religious persecution? It seems a bit ridiculous here, but I'm not sure what else to call this one. Talk to the Orthodox rabbi here? I don't know what he'd do... Ideas?

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[doodah.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they are not so exciting. I don't know why I always order one. I guess so I'll have something to remember my fleeting college years by. :)

I gave one of them (from my freshman year) to my little brother when he ran out of clothing, and he thinks it is for Hallowe'en (it says "BOO" in Greek letters). I think all of the BOO shirts I've seen, with the possible exception of this year's which was just stupid, have been borderline offensive.