Check MJ Brewer’s Article on this: http://www.sovo.com/2009/10-23/view/editorial/10766.cfm?page=1

Thanks for the comment. What’s the URL to your blog?

If Morehouse admin really had a problem, they should have voiced their concerns a decade or so ago. This is truly over some of the gay students wanting to wear skirts and heels to class. I say, work it honey!

A large presence of Black Gay Students attending Morehouse is a fact that almost everyone knows, yet Morehouse will not admit. It’s right up there with Black folks not admitting that OJ did it or that “Red” is not actually a flavor of Kool-Aid. They simply ignore it. They turned a blind eye in times when hate crimes took place on campus against these men, resulting in them banning together to form a student organization promoting the safety of gay Morehouse students. This group of students, led by their fearless leader MJ Brewer (love you boo!), are fighting for what they feel are their rights. They are ultimately tired of Morehouse doing things just for “traditional appearances.”

Hell, I didn’t even go there and I’m tired of it too.

Just as the ladies of Spelman banned Mr. Tip Drill himself, yet seemingly forgot about their distaste for disrespectful hip hop as that got crunk in the ATL clubs….I feel that Morehouse is trying to institute this purely for show. It is the noble thing to do. We shall call it: “A Movement to Protect the Image of the Uppity Negro.” God forbid White America learn that a Man of Morehouse was spotted attending an 8am class in a pair of sweat pants and a t-shirt. That surely would be the demise of Black Folk. It undermines years of hard work, overshadows our Black President, means MLK died in vain, yada yada ya…. As I said: MOREHOUSE IS FULL OF SHIT.

I love my AUC family along with my HBCU family. The fact is, WE DRESS. HBCU students are the flyyest, flashiest, and coolest kids on the block. We love to look good, and that’s all she wrote.

Besides, a dress code in college? C’mon…These men are grown and are paying an ungodly amount of $$$ to receive their education. As desperate as HBCU’s are for money they shouldn’t care if these men show up in a Wonder Woman costume…as long as that check clears.

NOTE: SOME EXAMPLES (i.e wonder woman) MAY BE EXAGGERATED, BUT MOREHOUSE TRULY IS FULL OF SHIT.

There could be a freshman colloquium class that could address this issue, which I really don’t think is as big an issue as perceived–this after first experience of walking around. The way some are portraying this, everyone on that campus is walking around with grillz, white tees and pants down to their knees or some type of transsexual with purses and heels strutting about campus. No, those are fringe groups. Other colleges, HBCUs included have done well with addressing the issue of dress without implementing such a severe and culturally insensitive dress code that garners such national attention.

Again, how is this going to be implemented.

And what is the end result of this? Franklin’s plan addresses a wide range of issues, I think the administration has much more important issues at stake.

And now that I think about it, how are they going to enforce it? Give out tickets? Who’s going to be the police? Are they going to have people checking to see just how much crack and underwear are showing before they issue a ticket, a warning, expulsion, denial of entry into classrooms?

Great analogy.

But teaching the rules of the road are great, but I think it negates the revolutionary and radical sprits of those who want to take “the road less traveled” or for those who have an “off-roading” spirit. I think the “rules of the road” can be safely taught, just not with some grand implementing of policy. I mean in my freshman seminar classes at Dillard, we were required to dress up on Tuesdays for chapel in business attire. Most HBCUs still in freshman orientations require for young men to bring suits at least for that first week. They teach students how to comport themselves on interviews and what not. I just get the impression that this was making a mountain out of a molehill and missing the forest for the trees. And if nothing else, they are merely redressing (no pun intended) an issue that has much deeper roots beyond dress.

That’s my impression. It’s Morehouse, they got a real bond with a lot of each other, they really do the “I am my brother’s keeper” as a general mentality. I mean of course the typical college BS happens, but Morehouse people look out for each other. Moreover, Morehouse is not having financial difficulties–why, because they’re Morehouse.

And yes, well dressed and well groomed, however, seems to be quite relative.

Well, now that puts a different spin on things. So are you suggesting that who the administrators are really speaking to are those who are not yet students instead of current students? Kind of telling some group of somebodies (who are presumed to dress this way) that “they” are not welcome here?

Interesting thought. (If true, not too smart in light of financial difficulties most campuses are facing, but interesting.)