‘Sorority Sisters’ Cast Member Compares Show to Hattie McDaniel + K.Michelle Takes Shots at Reality Show

“Sorority Sisters” and this has caused many of you to demonize the actors very severely. I wish to share my two cents.
Let’s be honest, it’s hard to see how a silly reality show can set “Black women back decades”. After all, we so called Christians have spent centuries faking an abiding love for God, but in reality, we’re hateful, hate-filled, mean spirited and judgmental of God’s people…and yet even in the face of all of that self-inflicted hatred, marginalization of women, religious dogmatism and elitism, the church is still alive. Alive despite the fact that institutionalized “Church” and the men that has run them had done more harm to sisters, their character and all, than any tightly scripted “unreality’ show ever has or ever will.
Similarly, Black women have also managed to not only survive, but to thrive, rise up, prosper and make their mark in every field of human endeavor. They still achieve the highest level of education world has to offer while working 3 full-time jobs and owning their own business–all without the assistance of weak men who finds her self-determination intimidating. Black women still accomplish goals in spite of the Black men who would judge her, rather than cover or to denigrate her rather that than love her…No, no, no, Black women weren’t built to break and they are going to be just fine long after this silly “unreality” show has faded into oblivion. She will survive just as the church has continued to do her work in the face of the horrific atrocities committed by her huMAN leaders. So at the end of the day, both the church and the Black women who are the real care takers of the church; the ones, who truly keep it relevant, is still alive and well and Jesus still reigns. Heaven and earth has not passed away nor has the sky fallen down simply because of another reality show. So, it would behoove us to keep things in its proper perspective.
Oh, by the way, and for the record, although I’ve been a member of one of the Divine 9 (Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated) for over 35 years, I have always understood that our organizations are not sacred. Inspired? Maybe. But they are not sacred, as we often portrayed them to be. Indeed to think otherwise is to practice idolatry…and we should remember that our sororities and fraternities are all populated, at least at some level, by some of the biggest egomaniacs that have ever walked the planet. And while I have not been a reality show fan, I will always, always be April’s father. And I will always love and support her as she navigates her pathway in this life. I will do this when she makes good decisions like pursuing her doctorate even as she runs after her passion in the world of fashion. I will hug her even tighter during times when her decisions are more controversial and places her in cross hairs of other opinionated hypocrits! Besides, I realize now that what really got set-back on VH1 was our corporate Greek egos along with the delusion we held regarding our “elite” organizations which now forces us to accept the reality that Greekdom just may not be all that elite after all. It may also reveal to us that the ties that bind us together just may NOT be as strong as those that would tear us apart

I agree on many points with your analysis. However, I also recognize that their is a price to pay for every choice we make. Unfortunately, when you decide to put yourself on a national stage as a representative of these organizations, you open yourself up to that critique. I guess the public (including myself) didn’t want to see that portrayal of our organizations that way, much like I don’t want to see hip hop culture portrayed in the way that it is today. With that said, the difference between the two is that hip hop never professed any moral uprightness, while the Divine 9 organizations do. The concept of sisterhood cuts across the boundaries of our own sorority and service is paramount. If the show captured that well, I would be fine with it. But the show was just another spin on the same old tale about petty, Black women. We have enough of that and they had an opportunity to do something different. The reality is that these women aren’t even built like the reality hooligans from other shows, so it didn’t present well anyway. I wish them all well and pray that Hollywood will create much better opportunities for Black people to tell our story, or that we find ways to tell our stories in our own way that fully represents (or at least better represents) who we are.