There is an interesting controversy brewing in Atlanta where an all-white Zeta Tau Alpha team from the University of Arkansas won this year’s step competition — a traditionally black competition. The victory unleashed a torrent of criticism from fans who felt that white teams should be barred. The controversy then grew when Sprite suddenly announced that unexplained “scoring discrepancies” resulted in a black team being elevated to a tie with Arkansas and given a co-first place standing. This is a video of “The Matrix” performance of the Arkansas team
The Arkansas team beat out five other sorority teams in the national finals.
It would appear an obvious matter for the sponsor to explain the voting discrepancy in light of the controversy. I find that controversy perfectly bizarre. It is a testament to the judges that they did not let race interfere with their scoring. It is also a testament to the black community that stepping has become so successful outside of black colleges. For those people crying foul on the Internet, they need to seriously consider what they are saying when they want to ban teams on the basis of race.
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this is all interesting … very … well, black people if you do not like it then just step it up. Take it like this “they saw something that they liked and tried to do it as well.” but honestly … is this all of what the greek frat and sor are all about. If the sor or frat aren’t doing anything to better the community and life then what does a step competition matter. Look at it as a compliment to the originators of steeping, it’s foundations. We can’t have everything toourselves … we learn through the human being …
Tiger Woods playing Golf
James Stewart winning SuperCross
Eminem ruling Rap
Obama becomes President
White girls winning at Stepping!
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY!
Oh, I know. A bunch of us want to move on, but the rest of ya’ll are dragging us down. (I can name just as many Blacks and anyone can Whites)
Coke gave in to racial pressure. Pure and simple!
“The victory unleashed a torrent of criticism from fans who felt that white teams should be barred.”
What the hell, after we let Tiger play golf, how dare they.
and the white team stole their dance moves from the black team across town.
The only thing more segregated in this country than Churches is college Greeks. Just saying.
Wow, now I’m having a Duh moment. 🙂
bdaman,
Coca Cola owns Sprite. That may be where the confusion stems.
Anyone who wants to limit a dance competition (if stepping is considered dance) to “Blacks Only” should be called out for being racist.
Coca Cola needs to provide further commentary on the “scoring discrepancies”. I hope they have merit.
” … when Coca-Cola suddenly announced that unexplained “scoring discrepancies” resulted in a black team being elevated to a tie with Arkansas and given a co-first place standing.”
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Gored oxen come in all colors … and as for Coke, well, customers do too.
Apparently by JT’s video they have had the Matrix routine and competing with it for at least a couple of years. So the race thing about whites in an all black venue should be out the window, that leaves whitey WINNING an all black venue. That’s the problem.
It’s Sprite
http://www.spritestepoff.com/home
All articles in search say Sprite. I think the AP got it wrong.
Was it Coke or Sprite
White Sorority Wins Stepping Competition: The all-white Zeta Tau Alpha sorority team from the University of Arkansas won the Sprite Step Off national stepping competition in Atlanta Saturday and were awarded $100,000 in scholarships. Their Matrix-themed performance was a shock to the crowd, as a YouTube video shows, but sparked a backlash “from a lot of angry black Greeks who couldn’t believe a white sorority could honestly beat black sororities,” blogs TheRoot. A second team was awarded first-place winnings due to an unspecified “scoring discrepancy.” I liked the announcer’s amazed reaction after ZTA’s performance: “If you can step, you can step.”
Here’s a little better video
W. THE. F. Scoring discrepancies? You mean White people have rhythm? Ya’d think that White People can’t play basketball or Baseball for that reason.
I don’t like coke and if I did I would cease drinking coke. Now I will have to figure out what all coke own and do my own revisionist scoring.
“It is also a testament to the black community that stepping has become so successful outside of black colleges. For those people crying foul on the Internet, they need to seriously consider what they are saying when they want to ban teams on the basis of race”
That says it all.
At first blush, this strikes me as just plain wrong. On the other hand, maybe there actually were scoring decrepensies. It could happen!