Deshanee Miner aka Sue I Cide 4/7/08

Deshanee Miner aka Sue I Cide

So here is what I really think about the past week after my opinion piece. I don’t regret it. What I regret is not telling people how to read an editorial. All week I have had people coming at me. I have had people hitting my facebook or prompting me to hit theirs. I had people on my honesty box. I have had people calling my dad who is a member a Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. and is active in the graduate chapter.

Funny thing though, I got to see how many people love the Sigma’s. You have a following, even if you didn’t know it. Not only that, the members have the utmost pride in not only their organization but their chapter. Honestly that awesome.

However, I have been misinterpreted more this week that I think I have ever been in my life. Every time someone had something to say about my commentary I had to go back and read it because I know I didn’t say anything about whatever they were blaming me for.

Lets look at some examples shall we:

"Even though a lot of events were cut short.... YOU and everyone else still came out to other events so there must have been something there that you liked."

Honestly, I had fun during Sigma Week, looking back I didn’t say I didn’t. I went to a majority of the events. There was a presents on campus and they attracted the students.

"How can you talk about what some had on at the DNN when you were also their revealing skin"

I didn’t see anywhere where I was criticizing what anyone was wearing. The line where I said
“So if you did get into the party at about 9 p.m. then you got a good 2 hours of partying. You saw nearly naked bodies, Young Buck and even a few other oddities that were entertaining.”
Did we not see that?

"You cannot blame PBS on the fight team that was not their doing that was either the promoters or the venue's call. PBS did not know that there were two different securities companies at the party."

There was no blame placed on Phi Beta Sigma. I wondered if it was a good idea and asked the general question of why was the fight team fighting in line.

Moving on…
"However, we as readers must take into consideration your strong personal affiliation to its members. Hypothetically speaking of course an Alpha Pearl would say the Luau was the best party ever, she is an Alpha pearl. I am in no means referring to you as an auxiliary member of the members B.L.A.C.K. I am just making a point. Yet the coin toss comes down this question, "If you had received special attention would you have had a better time?"

My strong personal affiliation? Meaning… what? I didn’t know B.L.A.C.K. Inc. had an auxiliary organization. I have friends and relatives in lots or organizations on campus. Does that mean I can’t complement them? Should I mention again that my dad is a Sigma and often seen and active? Want to know who got special treatment at B.L.A.C.K.’s dinner, everyone. The event made the ladies feel special.

"So if you have such an adverse opinion about how other people present themselves in public, then you might should stand up as a role model."

Let me explained something about that party. It is my understanding that the original purpose of that party was the less you wear the less you pay. So I was not surprised at anything I saw. I had not problem, that was the theme, people dressed for the theme. The closest I got to talk about the close was the same quote I mention above when I mentioned what you saw inside.

"An informative paragraph not a bias article about the organization if I am not mistaken that you father belongs to."

I don’t think I’m bias, sorry. Like I mentioned above, my father is a part of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. and has been for most of my life.

The inspiration for writing the pieces was sitting back and watching Keith Pitts shut down stuff like he was Diddy shutting down the studio

I look back at all the positive pieces I have written, to all the negative and they don’t balance. I guess you write one bad review and you go down in flames.

The people that messaged me directly, gave their opinion online, or came and talked to me THANK YOU. Seriously! I am so glad you did it. I know how you feel, where you stand and we moved on with our lives.

This week showed me something. How cowardly people can be. As for the people who used honesty box to send me threat. That’s just cowardly; seriously, we are too old for that.

And for those who called my father, you could have come to me, wrote to me, anything, but come to me. Not him.