Post by Entimos on Jun 13, 2017 7:32:51 GMT -7
You might be a liberal if you think that the snowflake stupidity on college campuses should be tolerated:
Students Spoiled Stupid
Are you watching what is happening on college campuses today and shaking your head in disbelief? As a white UCLA graduate, I’m disappointed by the request for special segregated areas for black students. The Afrikan Student Union is insisting upon an “Afrikan Diaspora floor” as well as an “Afro-house.” TheDemands.org lists demands from many colleges, but at UCLA they assert, “Black students lack spaces where they feel safe and comfortable. The Afrikan Diaspora floor is a way for us to connect more to other Black students, the Afrikan Student Union, and the Afro-Am department. The floor should be branded as a safe space for all Black students.” Is segregation now to be praised?
Not wanting to make things “safe” for dissenting white students and professors, The Washington Times reports that students at Evergreen State College, a Washington liberal arts school, harassed Biology Prof. Bret Weinstein because he refused to leave campus for the annual “Day of Absence.” In past years, nonwhite students and faculty would leave campus and whites would stay to participate in anti-racism workshops and seminars. But this year, it was reversed, the whites were asked to leave, but Weinstein, who describes himself as “deeply progressive”, refused to comply to this “act of oppression.” He argued in his formal letter to the diversity official on campus, “On a college campus, one’s right to speak – or to be – must never be based on skin color.” Black protesters wanted no “safe space” for Professor Weinstein; they wanted the professor fired.
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Beyond safe spaces, Harvard students want protection from the natural consequences from not returning library books on time. In response to the high stress these bright students experience from late fees, Harvard University Library has announced there are no longer late fees for students. Does shielding students from natural consequences prepare them for life? Only an irresponsible life! These students don’t just want safe spaces; they want protection from their own choices. These fragile students seem incapable of handling the freedoms they demonstrate for.
townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2017/06/12/students-spoiled-stupid-n2339114
Students Spoiled Stupid
Are you watching what is happening on college campuses today and shaking your head in disbelief? As a white UCLA graduate, I’m disappointed by the request for special segregated areas for black students. The Afrikan Student Union is insisting upon an “Afrikan Diaspora floor” as well as an “Afro-house.” TheDemands.org lists demands from many colleges, but at UCLA they assert, “Black students lack spaces where they feel safe and comfortable. The Afrikan Diaspora floor is a way for us to connect more to other Black students, the Afrikan Student Union, and the Afro-Am department. The floor should be branded as a safe space for all Black students.” Is segregation now to be praised?
Not wanting to make things “safe” for dissenting white students and professors, The Washington Times reports that students at Evergreen State College, a Washington liberal arts school, harassed Biology Prof. Bret Weinstein because he refused to leave campus for the annual “Day of Absence.” In past years, nonwhite students and faculty would leave campus and whites would stay to participate in anti-racism workshops and seminars. But this year, it was reversed, the whites were asked to leave, but Weinstein, who describes himself as “deeply progressive”, refused to comply to this “act of oppression.” He argued in his formal letter to the diversity official on campus, “On a college campus, one’s right to speak – or to be – must never be based on skin color.” Black protesters wanted no “safe space” for Professor Weinstein; they wanted the professor fired.
n
Beyond safe spaces, Harvard students want protection from the natural consequences from not returning library books on time. In response to the high stress these bright students experience from late fees, Harvard University Library has announced there are no longer late fees for students. Does shielding students from natural consequences prepare them for life? Only an irresponsible life! These students don’t just want safe spaces; they want protection from their own choices. These fragile students seem incapable of handling the freedoms they demonstrate for.
townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2017/06/12/students-spoiled-stupid-n2339114