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?

Comments

[doodah.livejournal.com]

Sarabeth, how does it possibly imply a criticism of those who are "gender-relevant"?!

All it states are two somewhat disconnected ideas.
1. Hebrew is gender-specific.
2. BUCO is not.

There's no mention of one being better than the other! I do think it's completely innocent. Bizarre, but completely innocent. Honestly, I don't think BUCO cares about us very much. :)

[bobtheslinky.livejournal.com]

:shrug:

Call me a prickly pear, but I did pick up on some animosity in the shirt.
It doesn't mean I don't LIKE the shirt. If I were Egal, I sure would get it.

But if I picked up on something, I'm sure someone else might have, too.

(And I'm sorry, guys, but it doesn't really matter how many people tell me that the shirt was meant innocently. I can't change the way I initially felt over the shirts. I was a little taken back, but then relaxed enough to enjoy them.)