Booty Boycott Promoted in District

You turn over only to realize that you're late for your Friday morning class after a long night of taking part in the usual Thirsty Thursday activities consisting of beer pong and king's cup.

"Sunglasses and Advil...last night was mad real," blared Drake from the alarm clock that read 10:43am.  

With your head spinning and a queasy stomach from all of the liquor, you reach over the nameless body lying beside you to quickly put on your clothes, in an effort to make it to class.

As a Howard University student, this may sound more than familiar whether it was through personal experience or just hearing it through the grapevine. With activities such as sexual relations, partying and drinking occurring at an increasing rate among our people, Bartell Keithle suggests that young people should take part in a movement that will change perceptions of life, titled the ‘Booty Boycott'. Keithle, founder of the ‘Booty Boycott,'started the movement with the intention of deflecting attention from the bedrooms on the weekend in an effort to regain focus on personal goals and getting to know the opposite sex beneath the surface. The boycott was created to help both men and women focus on more important issues of their lives instead of superficial ones. With a brilliant message and visualized course of action, could the Howard community embrace it?

Tiffany Hughes, a senior legal communications major, said she does not believe the "Booty Boycott" will be effective if it was brought to Howard University's campus.

"It's a contradiction, it gives way to basically do what you want during the week, but then regain our composure on the weekend," Hughes said. She argues that perhaps it would be more effective if the boycott took the approach of boycotting week long, not just on the weekends.

 Karl Lunan, a senior marketing major, also believes that the Booty Boycott is "absurd." Lunan argues that college is about sex, alcohol and getting an education.

"It's our time to interact with different people and to limit sex during the weekend is the worst, considering during the week we're supposed to be focused," Lunan said.

Another aspect of the Brother Bartell's boycott focuses on never settling, being content with one's self.

In an interview with The Huffington Post Bartell suggest that;

"Abstaining from sex, doesn't mean giving up your social life or feeling sexy. A "Booty Boycott" can be a time to reconnect with your goals and fall deeper in love with yourself and the things you enjoy. It can also be stimulating to get to know someone better with their clothes on and for couples to discover new ways to connect."

Bartell attributes unhappiness that people feel to settling in relationships that are unhealthy, suggesting that people should take time to date and get to know someone.

While some students did not welcome talks of the boycott with open arms, Brittni Guevara, senior print journalism major, believes that it may actually be a great idea for students to practice, but said "the likelihood of it happening is slim to none."

"I think a lot of students connect sexually before they do emotionally and intellectually and that's why nothing last," Guevara said. "It would be great for people, because they may be able to find a partner that they appreciate on all levels beyond sex."