some people need to learn to take a jooooke, rock on to that sexy voice in the middle, gotta love my chicago bitties

I hate all the coasties at towers and statesider with a passion.

ok so, I am a coastie, and yes i wear northface and uggs, and yes i have a blackberry…but i LOVE this song. My friends do too. I dont see how people could be taking so much offense to it, they are clearly FLIRTING with coasties!

listen, everyone says ‘its just a joke’ … but if the song was about black people or gay people … there would be outrage. EVERYONE knows the word ‘coastie’ really means ‘jewish’. The song is about who funny and stupid and ha ha ha look at the jew. it is totally out of line and the campus administration should take action. it isnt a joke - its racism. jew and big sunglasses = blacks and watermellon?? any thinking person knows this is the wrong thing to promote

Indeed, the term “coastie” is a stereotype…but it’s a self-perpetuating stereotype. The notion that the song is divisive and promotes a lack of unity is absurd at best. Stereotypes wouldn’t exist if coasties didn’t almost homogeneously dress the same and create de facto segregation by living in Towers and Statesider. There�s obviously going to be an inherent divide between the Midwest and East Coast because they�re two completely different cultures � the typical coastie attire just makes it easier to differentiate the two. Also, coastie most certainly does not mean Jewish…stop projecting. Just because there�s a scant Jewish American Princess reference doesn�t mean the song is Anti-Semitic. A valid argument could be made that coastie has negative connotations in terms of personality, but this song mostly refers to their manner of dress. It must be such a struggle for people to stereotype you (coasties) as wealthy and having relatively expensive clothes. How do you live with the shame, embarrassment and discrimination?

differentiate between the two*, I apologize.

this is fucking hilarious.

haha whoever said “coastie” is the same as “jew” is an idiot…think before you speak bitch

Thank god there are people who realize that this song’s intention wasn’t to offend anyone. For those of you who don’t, if you just listen to the entire song instead of focusing on two words, you might realize this. Then again, if you were too stupid to think before you spoke before, you’re probably going to be again.

I think people need to chill out as well and embrace the song for what it is…It was not meant to be malicious AT ALL, so people should stop looking at it that way.

In the same way that people can easily spot out freshmen walking around in herds, it is easy to spot out someone with that style. This being said, “coasties” should take it as a compliment that they’re style has influenced this campus so much.

Good humor guys, keep it up!

To those of you who feel like this is just a joke so get over it, try substituting “black”, “latina”, “asian”, or “muslim” anywhere “jewish” appears both in the song and especially in the comments above and see if it makes you feel any differently. Really, try it—don’t just give the knee-jerk response of “that’s stupid, and furthermore, you’re stupid for suggesting it”

do sconnies really come to madison expecting that everyone is going to be exactly like them and the people they have known all their lives? i dont get it. this is an amazing school…shouldn’t people be proud that there are students traveling from all over the country to study here? i’m not saying that obnoxious people should be tolerated. but i am saying that its immature, rude, and disconcerting to know that these types of generalizations are being made. i hate that i love this school so much, and yet there are people here who dont think that i deserve to.

just look at the shoutouts: who are the people doing the most judging? who are the people putting others down so much? is it the coasties? i dont think so…

THE JEWS HAVE BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH! LEAVE US ALONE!

Quincy’s ge! Love you bro.

“My african american princess baby” …hmmm sounds sooo derogatory…not! Merely because the song points out individuality doesn’t make it “wrong,” and while the two artists are poking a little fun at “coasties,” they are FLIRTING with them. If the song were a hate song don’t you think it would sound a little bit differently? (seriously come on…) The song is no different from everyday conversation. If you can possibly go a whole day without a trait pointed out about yourself and an ensuing joke or compliment, well congrats but it will never happen. Just because this is a song makes it no different. Chill out and take the song for what it was meant for. Fun.

AGAGGHAA JEWS!!

think a little deeper, man. This isn’t a song about flirting—or a love song, like another person comments. it’s trying to put “coasties”in their place. And if you don’t think it’s derogatory, just look at the comment that follows yours.

The only reason there is this divide at UW is towers & statesider. Get rid of these or turn them into regular dorms and coasties will have to mix with everyone else. How do you expect there not to be a divide and stereotypes when coasties all live in a seperate place and nobody gets to meet them freshman year.

wow, all this controversy makes whitewater seem like a smart choice.

dude. geniuses. check out the cash video: http://bit.ly/fm6Xc

better a coasty than a mouthbreather from a flyover state

Coasties are sexy

I personally dislike this song and the term ‘coastie’. I am not from WI, but am not from the east or west coast either. I came here because my major was not offered at my state school and I knew that the UW was a great school academically and how much school spirit the students had. Before coming to the UW I had heard nothing but good things about this school. I was told that it was a liberal campus and felt that diversity would be widely accepted here. But how wrong I was! I have found nothing but hate and ignorance on this campus. I have found there to be no tolerance at this school. I constantly feel embarrassed when people ask me where I’m from. I don’t fit the stereotypical coastie description (I don’t live in the private dorms and am not involved with greek life),but I still feel unaccepted. I never voluntarily mention that I am not from WI. I have found the lack of acceptance here to be so frustrating that I have decided to transfer next semester. I love this school and think that it has so much to offer its students, but the tension amongst students over shadows all of the positive aspects of this school. And the term ‘coastie’ is a UW thing, not a midwest thing. I have never heard this term at another midwest school, every other midwest school has come to realize that there are 49 other states in the UNITED states.

so where are quincy and beef from?

Nice job Q and Beef! There is no such thing as bad publicity…

People obviously don’t understand the serious implications of the lyrics referring to Jewish women. This song, however funny and innocent it was intended to be, brings up some pretty startling topics-mainly the association between Jewish American Princess and “Coastie”. It IS offensive that the stereotype “coastie” (rich bitchy girls) points out Jewish girls in particular. The stereotype of Jews as greedy and materialistic dates back to the 19th century and has had serious implications for Jews (Hitler’s hatred for Jews was based largely on issues of money). It’s so easy for people to brush things off as “jokes” and tell people who get offended to “chill out.” I am almost certain that my comments will enrage people to claim I am “reading too much into this” and taking it too far. It’s not that I think the writers were intending to be antisemetic, but more so that the song could result in an encouragement of stereotypes that are not positive for Jewish girls. I wish that people would take a step back and try and just see how even if this song (and the songwriters themselves) isn’t intentionally offensive, it does perpetuate the negative stereotype of Jewish women as ” spoiled-rich daddy’s girls”. And as for the Oct 16 commenter who says we should just get rid of the private dorms so the “coasties” will have to “mix with everyone else”, did you know that Jewish students weren’t even ALLOWED to live in public dorms until the 1940’s? It took the Holocaust to force administrators at the UW to change that rule. Let’s all try and just think a little more intelligently about this whole issue, we are all here to learn, aren’t we?

People obviously don’t understand the serious implications of the lyrics referring to Jewish women. This song, however funny and innocent it was intended to be, brings up some pretty startling topics-mainly the association between Jewish American Princess and “Coastie”. It IS offensive that the stereotype “coastie” (rich bitchy girls) points out Jewish girls in particular. The stereotype of Jews as greedy and materialistic dates back to the 19th century and has had serious implications for Jews (Hitler’s hatred for Jews was based largely on issues of money). It’s so easy for people to brush things off as “jokes” and tell people who get offended to “chill out.” I am almost certain that my comments will enrage people to claim I am “reading too much into this” and taking it too far. It’s not that I think the writers were intending to be antisemetic, but more so that the song could result in an encouragement of stereotypes that are not positive for Jewish girls. I wish that people would take a step back and try and just see how even if this song (and the songwriters themselves) isn’t intentionally offensive, it does perpetuate the negative stereotype of Jewish women as ” spoiled-rich daddy’s girls”. And as for the Oct 16 commenter who says we should just get rid of the private dorms so the “coasties” will have to “mix with everyone else”, did you know that Jewish students weren’t even ALLOWED to live in public dorms until the 1940’s? It took the Holocaust to force administrators at the UW to change that rule. Let’s all try and just think a little more intelligently about this whole issue, we are all here to learn, aren’t we?

its called fun and joking dudes really and i know this guy cuz i live in the Smith dorm on campus, hes so funny and nice he was just kidding and you dont have to listen to the song if your just going to be mean

I would say that the jewish part was in bad taste, but honestly no one talks about coasties in minnesota so i would say that this is only on the UW campus. Its a funny song though.

I would say that the jewish part was in bad taste, but honestly no one talks about coasties in minnesota so i would say that this is only on the UW campus. Its a funny song though.

Its incredibly ironic - this is a ‘liberal’ bubble, yet its full of Sconnies hating on coasties - hatred is often caused by an inner jealousy. There is no doubt that the Coastie girls on this campus are more attractive than the overweight Sconnies. Coasties are just better looking in general. This is not opinion, this is fact, and it is indisputable.

HAH! To the Dec. 13th person, this is exactly the type of thinking and acting that makes sconnies develop stereotypes. You’re complaining about sconnies hating on coasties, but in your post you do the exact same thing. “The Coastie girls on this campus are more attractive than the overweight Sconnies. Coasties are just better looking in general. This is not opinion, this is fact, and it is indisputable.” Your arrogance and ignorance helps build the stereotypes, congratulations.

Ha! Coasties are more attractive in general? Really? Take a tip from a UW Alumn who now lives in LA— those tights aren’t hiding your Freshman 15 (or your Sophomore 20), and no shades are big enough to take attention away from your overbite… Daddy should invest in plastic surgery— would make for a great graduation present!

Sconnies aren’t immune from looking or acting like jackasses/fatasses either, but then again, we’re not crying Hollocaust and Godwinning comment boards either.

The point is, the Coasties are arrogant. They come from Jersey and Long Island but pretend they’re from Manhattan or Brooklyn. They act like Big Fish in a small pond. It’s not native insecurity that makes us ridicule you, it’s the fact that you are an obnoxious group of kids who think you’re the embodiment of sophistication and class. At least you don’t claim the monopoly on intelligence (which begs the question why you’re slumming in the MW).

I’m not implying that Wisconsin isn’t an insular state, that Madison isn’t exactly cosmopolitan, or that the Sconnies’ tastes for Schlitz isn’t exactly Esquire-approved— I left WI for cultural reasons. But it’s the smuggness, lack of self-awareness, and entitlement that Coasties have that makes them so absurd, seem so pathetic (insofar as you try to impress the country bumpkins), and so easy to ridicule

As the mother of a Jewish “coastie” —- I find the message behind this song to be frightening and despicable. The anti-semitic sentiment is blatant. This fact is not made less so by saying “it’s a joke”.

I’m Jewish, from New Jersey, and I am working class and pay my own tuition. I took off a year before coming to school so I could get WI residency and in-state tuition (which I pay for myself). I sometimes feel embarassed to tell friends, most of whom are from WI, that I’m from NJ, since it’s got a bad rep. But I think people don’t call me a coastie because it’s obvious that I’m working class.