![]() ![]() Many persons see this act as barbaric or simply gross. His brands are on his back, both sides of his shoulders, his hips and both his wrists one of which is dedicated to a deceased member of his chapter. Genesis has pledged his allegiance to this organization with 19 images of the organization’s symbols burned on to his body. Manhood, scholarship, perseverance and uplift. This organization was founded by three undergraduates at Howard University in 1911, based on the principles of History major Genesis Peterson is part of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. The larger of the two, has a lighting bolt running throuh it. On his upper arm two of his brands are visible. ![]() As I interviewed him this person who I previously thought was a bit scary, I realized this was not solely the actions of an over-zealous fraternity member, but a person striving for acceptance and validity in a culture where the bond between friends is institutionalized and extends from generation to generation. The rest of the class thought it was plain stupid. Our professor was grossed out to the max when she saw it, and said it reminded her of how they would punish African slaves. This dude allowed someone to heat an iron and attach it to his skin, so that it will burn to the point where he would have a permanent scar. I interviewed a guy in one of my classes who I thought had the most fascinating form of self-expression I had ever seen. I learned this from an extremely unlikely source. When does art and self-expression become just plain gross? And who defines it? One of the lessons I learned as an undergrad is that people fear what they don’t understand.
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