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[vicarz]

Funny how my friends' opinions come full circle. I'm confused - this city paper article, which exposes the amazing and unbelievable fact that a) frat boys exist, and b) they drink in bars in Georgetown, has many of my normally intelligent friends up in arms. More shocking - these Georgetown guzzling preppies are misogynistic, socially conservative, hypocritical, rich, and pretty girls hang out with them despite being degraded because they want their money.  Huh.  You don't say. 

I think these same friends of mine have ragged on me, hard, for ragging on frat boys.  "You judge too much...not everyone is like that...you can't tell that much about them just from a glance / 5 minutes of conversation...how would you feel if you were judged...he's totally different when we're alone...just because he dresses like that doesn't mean..."  Now these same friends are up in arms about this City Paper article exposing, for all the world, preppie frat boys.  

Did you not understand what I was talking about all this time?  

What's especially funny, and I confess I only skimmed the article (barely) is that these boys are hardly offensive!  They are exclusive, so what.  They don't want us in, we don't want in - everybody's happy.  They want to boink girls but not marry whores, but there are not accusations of rape.  They're openly conservative.  Some bars only let you in if they're on the list.  Other bars sponsor fund raising activities - sometimes ironic, but ultimately going to a good cause.  In short, they do what they enjoy, with people they choose to hang out with, wearing clothes they like, judging others by the standards they hold themselves to...so what!?  Who are they hurting exactly?  

I can't believe I have to come to the defense of preppie frat boys (as if they cared what my geeky and freaky friends thought of them), but the kids this article points out as the ultimate evil aren't hurting anyone that I can see.  Can someone explain the source of the outrage, and why it is appropriate to be outraged by this culture glimpse while my comments about preppie frat boys are offensive? 

Comments

[eolh.livejournal.com]

Honestly, yeah, I read that article and decided that Late Night Shots is an excellent idea. People like that are going to exist no matter what. If a group like Late Night Shots keeps them over in Georgetown, away from the places where I go, I'm all for it.

And I loved how scared they are of Adams Morgan . . .

[vicar.livejournal.com]

That was a trip! that's also why I didn't mind them as much...preppie guys scared of the bad part of town? That's why I like to lurk there! Or, part of why. It's the roving packs of guys that are looking to maul someone for entertainment that scare me.

[eolh.livejournal.com]

Heh, the funny thing is that Adams Morgan hasn't been the "bad part of town" for years at this point. If they can't walk up 18th St. without getting into a fight, they must be looking for one (and if they can't get a slice of pizza without being "a pro" then, well, I don't know what to tell them . . . ). At the very least, if Adams Morgan is that scary, I know I'll never see them at DC9 . . .

[chadu.livejournal.com]

Adams Morgan = the bad part of town?

It is to laugh.

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