ABC Report on University of Alabama Sorority Recruitment Video

Watch this brief news report about a 2015 University of Alabama recruitment video that created a good deal of controversy. Then choose the most appropriate answer for each of the following questions.

. Many people were upset that the video, featuring "beautiful, blonde, bikini-clad college co-eds," would reinforce the __________ that sororities were social institutions that valued external beauty over more meaningful elements of personal worth.

. Many people were troubled by the fact that among the 72 members of this sorority at a major American university there was not a single member of a minority group. Campus leaders were especially concerned that their institution would be seen as caring little for ________.

. Those who were concerned that the video objectified women, that is, reduced women to their most basic and common elements, were actually concerned about stereotypes' tendency to ______________.

. Some critics were troubled that the overwhelmingly blonde group of women were shown, almost exclusively, as "glitter-blowing, lake-leaping, football-field-frolicking girls." Their fear was that the ____________ that "American culture tends to see blondes as more attractive and having more fun" could easily slide into the ___________ that "blondes are dumb."

. The reporter explains that the majority of online commentators to the video "see nothing wrong with it." "Get over it; it's college," said one commentator. This person's position could well be that the video represents the culture and values of Southern college life; that's how they do it at the University of Alabama. Whether you agree or not, this is an argument for ____________.

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