We are having a huge party of the year--something different from the school crap. This is our flyer for our upcoming party. For some reason, a person from another African American organization started to complain about our flyer saying it is too provocative and unprofessional. Also that it sends a message contradictory to our org's purpose. I automatically figured "this girl is just trying to make something out of nothing". A lot of people like the flyer, PLUS I see no reason to change it because of one person's opinion. I figure, just don't go to the freakn party; it's just a flyer...right?! My Exec board and I spoke more about it on the text group we have. I thought everyone would agree, however; few thought that if it was her opinion than it could be someone else's and we do not want to give others the wrong message. They argued that even in a time of fun, we still need to keep our professionalism.
Still I think it is just a flyer and did not understand the controversy. The girl is only showing a little cleavage and don't females dress like this when they go out anyway; making our party more attractive and enticing. Now if this girl were not on it, I do not think the outcome of the party will be as significant as if it had the female on it. Now, I don't believe in degrading women. But, I do not think accepting this flyer says I do. I figure even if we do change it, people will still say, "yo did you see that flyer BSU had up...they took it down but it was inappropriate." People are going to talk whether you change or stay the same. Am I being blind just because I want a bigger turnout, or was that girl from the other Org getting somewhere? It's just a flyer...RIGHT?!
I agree with you. The party is meant for people to dress up (in most cases, like the woman on the flyer) and have fun. The girl on the cover is advocatiing "normal" party attire. And in my opinion, it is a good advertising tactic because people are attracted to good looking females - meaning many people would read the flyer. On the other hand, I can somewhat see how it can be unprofessional. I guess it all depends on what image BSU wants to upkeep. Every little thing makes a difference and although I doubt this flyer would have a great negative effect on the club, I understand why the want to change it; it seems like they want to be known for being professional and they do not want to start degrading their name.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your take on this just being a flyer and that in most classes women do dress this provocatively when they go to parties like this one. However, I feel it is unprofessional because it does not represent what the organization as a whole stands for. What I mean by this is that it gives this new organization an image for being club that just likes to party, when really I'm assuming that is really not the case. I definitely do not think this was the best way to represent a new organization on campus.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you on the whole flyer situation. It is just a flyer with a girl on it and plus if your org is worried about people talking, people are going to talk either way. Plus most girls dress in a much more provocative fashion when they go out anyways so I really don't understand what the problem is to begin with. BSU should stick to this flyer because this definitely makes it look like its gonna be a sick party!
ReplyDeleteIt was an AWESOME party by the way!
ReplyDeleteAs the person who created the flyer, I actually thought about the image issues with this flyer. But overall, I agree with you Brooke. The single most important reason for keeping it up as the official party flyer was because I know it attracted attention. What's the point of making something people wont even think about looking at or talking about?
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