Nassar Banner: Not a Good Look
Just saw this on CNN, but apparently the Psi U fraternity thought it would be good idea to hang a banner making a joke about Larry Nassar from one of their windows on Saturday. Simone Biles was not amused. Nothing quite like pissing off an American legend. Way to represent, boys...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/19/us/simone-biles-michigan-tweet-trnd/index.html
November 19th, 2019 at 4:25 PM ^
Some of the frats on campus are absolute trash and should be destroyed a long time ago. Shady Phi comes to mind.
November 19th, 2019 at 4:28 PM ^
I was back on campus for the MTSU and shady’s house definitely got a remodel (on the outside at least) and the volleyball court was gone.
November 19th, 2019 at 4:28 PM ^
This is 100% accurate.
November 19th, 2019 at 4:28 PM ^
Who is a legend ? Paul Bunyan ?
November 19th, 2019 at 4:30 PM ^
What a bunch of over sensitive crybabies in the world today. Maybe don't provide the fodder for a bad joke by institutionalizing molestation like that in the first place. Every msu fan with clout should be focusing on forcing that board to step down instead of anything we do. Go do something productive for the victims Simone.
Edit: those students make the University look bad. They should be ashamed.
November 19th, 2019 at 4:33 PM ^
As if you'd ever follow your own last line.
November 19th, 2019 at 4:35 PM ^
What does that even mean? I'm not affiliated with that school nor do I have any clout in the media. She should be on air complaining about the current board at msu, not this juvenile crap.
November 19th, 2019 at 4:39 PM ^
Uh, Simone Biles doesn't have any affiliation with MSU and has been rather outspoken against USAG concerning Nassar's employment.
Also, pardon her for not bending to MgoHillbilly's wishes.
November 19th, 2019 at 4:43 PM ^
She was molested by Nassar. This is a story about her thoughts as it relates to him during a rivalry game between msu and Michigan. She should take the time to point out the corruption at msu if she wants to do any good.
November 19th, 2019 at 4:53 PM ^
I mean, she has, obviously. That joke can easily be interpreted as a joke at the victims' expense. (You can't touch us refers to who the asshole touched)
If the statement were "Hey MSU, you defend against the pass the same way you defend women on your campus" the joke is aimed at MSU's administration and it's aimed in the right place.
November 19th, 2019 at 4:50 PM ^
when I was as student, I recall their moniker was Psi Oops. As in oops I pledged to them.
November 19th, 2019 at 4:53 PM ^
The moral outrage thread to show how angry we are!!!!
November 19th, 2019 at 4:53 PM ^
OT: In my day Psi U was known for the family wealth of its members (at least, relative to other frats). I wonder if that was still the case a few years ago.
November 19th, 2019 at 4:55 PM ^
She was at the game because her boyfriend is former Michigan Gymnastics national champion Stacey Ervin.
There's plenty of shit to make fun of MSU for. A despicable tragedy where lives (children's lives) were ruined is not one of them.
College kids do stupid things. Especially greek lifers. Still not a good look.
November 19th, 2019 at 4:56 PM ^
Wouldn't expect this from Psi Poopsilon.
November 19th, 2019 at 4:57 PM ^
Pretty dumb move
November 19th, 2019 at 5:02 PM ^
November 19th, 2019 at 5:15 PM ^
Whataboutism is not the correct take here.
November 19th, 2019 at 6:39 PM ^
I didn't take his comment as whataboutism, where you point out others' issues to deflect from your own. It was more, this is how this story relates to the larger issue. It's part of something larger that is a huge societal problem.
November 19th, 2019 at 7:54 PM ^
How did you make this into something so much bigger?
November 19th, 2019 at 8:00 PM ^
FTR, the Robert Kraft incident had nothing to do with sex trafficking. Zero evidence of sex trafficking found. Zero charges filed. It was a total BS information campaign the police used to publicly justify the raids (and the filming of private patrons under warrants dubiously obtained through draconian surveillance laws enacted after 9/11 to fight terrorism). They announced a theory as if it was fact and literally none of it was found to be remotely true after they raided the parlors and investigated the case.
Really fascinating story, actually. Recommend you read this piece: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/10/the-disturbing-saga-of-robert-kraft
November 19th, 2019 at 5:14 PM ^
President Schlissel has been slowly tightening his grip around the Greeks in recent years. And they keep doing stuff like this to prove he's got his priorities straight. Not good, not funny, and this house deserves every bit of the reckoning to come.
November 19th, 2019 at 6:14 PM ^
Ok boomer
November 19th, 2019 at 7:16 PM ^
Expressing disgust at "Greek" life is in fact the opposite of Boomer-ish.
November 19th, 2019 at 5:26 PM ^
I think we referred to Psi U as "Psi Oops-I joined the wrong fraternity"
November 19th, 2019 at 5:26 PM ^
Tasteless. But I laughed.
November 19th, 2019 at 5:44 PM ^
Nothing quite like pissing off an American legend.
Is that what makes this wrong to you?
It is a stupid joke. Not horrible, racist, or mean-spirited..... just myopic. Agreed. But, unless it is your joke, there is nothing to be "embarrassed" about. A turd of a joke by someone else is not reason to feel shame by association because it was made on your campus.
So, I have to assume that it is the added fact that she is "not amused" as to why you are embarrassed by it.
If you saw it yourself walking by would care to say anything, or is it the social media attention that makes this "post worthy"?
November 19th, 2019 at 5:45 PM ^
When the subject you are referencing went to your own school, what's the point of even mentioning that person's name?
November 19th, 2019 at 5:50 PM ^
I'm sorry, what did Michigan do to cover up what he did to people while an undergrad? Oh yeah, nothing. Dumb take.
November 19th, 2019 at 6:17 PM ^
Geez, check out Ted Kaczinski over here writing his manifesto instead of calling up Jack Kevorkian to put him out of his misery.
Just playin'.
November 19th, 2019 at 5:48 PM ^
Young people sometimes do dumb things.
November 19th, 2019 at 5:49 PM ^
I mean we still call PSU pedo st around here so we may not want to be talking about maturity.
November 19th, 2019 at 6:13 PM ^
You can make jokes of a fucked up situation.
Stop getting upset over stuff that doesn't involve you.
November 19th, 2019 at 6:38 PM ^
Yeah Simone Biles! This doesn’t concern you!
November 19th, 2019 at 7:12 PM ^
Does it honestly concern her? Does it concern Salma Heyek every time someone makes a Harvey Weinstein joke? I don't get it.
November 19th, 2019 at 7:35 PM ^
Yes and yes. Regarding the second yes, though, I don’t know if Selma feels offended.
November 19th, 2019 at 7:14 PM ^
Simone is clearly the OP
November 19th, 2019 at 6:17 PM ^
This was in poor taste - nothing more, nothing less. They should receive some mild punishment. I don't know enough about fraternities to say what that should be.
November 19th, 2019 at 6:21 PM ^
I dont care about the banner. I also dont know who Simone Biles is.
November 19th, 2019 at 7:49 PM ^
She is a gymnast. She has done really well. She is not "an American legend" as OP overstates. Over emphasizing her importance leads to an over estimate of the importance of her feelings.
November 19th, 2019 at 8:57 PM ^
She is the most dominant gymnast of all time who does things literally no one has ever done regularly.
November 19th, 2019 at 9:22 PM ^
I don't watch gymnastics. Always had my suspicions about guys who get a kick out of watching young girls that look about 12 years old prance around in leotards.
November 20th, 2019 at 12:14 PM ^
Yikes.
November 19th, 2019 at 10:31 PM ^
Not really. She is a great athlete and very accomplished, but she is just a person.
November 19th, 2019 at 6:29 PM ^
oooo they gonna get in troooouuubbblleee
November 19th, 2019 at 7:00 PM ^
I’m torn. On the one hand I get it, using a tragedy involving the abuse of kids to jab at a rival is shitty.
On the other hand, just like Sandusky, I want the name Nassar hung around MSU’s neck like a plow yoke for all time and eternity for the way their institutions handled that crime spree.
November 19th, 2019 at 7:04 PM ^
I laughed. Yes it's in poor taste, but much of comedy is. Do any of you watch comedy central roasts and laugh at those? Other then racist/bigoted hate speech, i'm tired of people dictating what can and can't be said.
November 19th, 2019 at 7:40 PM ^
Idiocy mixed with arrogance is a bitch of a combination.