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The few, the proud, the triggered

Faculty Said ‘No’ to Trigger Warnings… And That Triggered Students - Of course it did!

It triggers me to have to read about all of these manipulative nitwits. Why does anybody listen to them?

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Nancy boys are in charge.

#1 Bob on 2016-10-07 15:13 (Reply)

Because they can go to the Injustice Department and the Injustice Department can start a federal investigation and intimidate the school in the name of "civil rights" and "Title IX."

Hopefully, once President Trump is in office all this nonsense will stop.

#2 Jim on 2016-10-07 15:23 (Reply)

Here is an interesting phenomenon. Among the people I run into regularly there are a fair number who went to prestigious colleges. Whenever this topic of trigger warnings, safe spaces, and refusing to engage with opposing viewpoints comes up, they all express relief that alma mater has not fallen into this nonsense. In some cases, I know that it actually has (Brown, Yale, Bowdoin), while in others I strongly suspect it (Smith, Middlebury). I don't challenge it directly, merely point out that "you're next," listing similar schools that do have them.

#3 Assistant Village Idiot (Link) on 2016-10-07 16:02 (Reply)

Whenever this topic of trigger warnings, safe spaces, and refusing to engage with opposing viewpoints comes up, they all express relief that alma mater has not fallen into this nonsense.

Which suggests they haven't been paying much attention to dear old alma mater. I pay a fair amount of attention to what is occurring on college campuses. While it may be that the average college student is not in agreement with trigger warnings etc., the students making the most noise thus far have been those advocating trigger warnings etc.

My conclusion is that thus far there has been relatively little pushback against trigger warnings, safe spaces, etc.

#3.1 Gringo on 2016-10-07 17:55 (Reply)

Are they kidding? The Ivies started falling in line almost immediately. I pay attention because I have teenagers considering schools to attend that will present a good value. About 80% of the ones we have investigated are led by and fed by Social Justice Warriors who prevent any dialogue that might hurt their snowflakes feelings.

I thought education was all about dialogue between teacher and student. Instead, it's turned into a set curricula written by progressives with every intent to bring down our struggling Constitutional Republic. At this point, on-line education in accounting, cost analysis, stats, and a few hours at the local university for courses requiring labs just might have to do. There's always Hillsdale.

#3.1.1 jma on 2016-10-08 05:57 (Reply)

I'm glad our boys are finished with college. I can only imagine what it will be like when our grandkids try and go to college. I was appalled almost 20 years ago when I read my son's college newspaper, the one I had read 25 years earlier. The main column was about sex but now it is about brainwashing.

#3.1.1.1 JC on 2016-10-08 08:10 (Reply)

I know my Alma Mater is very PC and full of stupid. I won't give them a dime.

#4 annieoakley on 2016-10-07 17:17 (Reply)

They do not need your dime,

#4.1 Bird Dog on 2016-10-07 18:50 (Reply)

SJW: Socially Juvenile Weaklings

#5 Bodie on 2016-10-07 19:50 (Reply)

Mine went full BLM. I've never been a donor.

#6 Sam L. on 2016-10-07 20:14 (Reply)

Trigger Warning

the CZ model 550 with the single set trigger system, when set as a target trigger, is very sensitive to shock and will easily fire if the operator isn't aware.

#7 2... Nf3 on 2016-10-07 21:31 (Reply)

Perhaps the more dedicated students don't pay a lot of attention to alma mater while they're there, either. So long as they get their classes without too much hassle and whatever wine/women/song they require, the rest of the university may not register on their radar at all.

#8 James the lesser (Link) on 2016-10-07 23:14 (Reply)

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