Yeah, because telling students how to dance, what pranks are allowed, what they can and can't do at night, and who they can and can't sleep with is not "coddling" them.Originally Posted by Lewkowski
Yeah, because telling students how to dance, what pranks are allowed, what they can and can't do at night, and who they can and can't sleep with is not "coddling" them.
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And you are also missing the point. The point isn't that people were cheering the university for its system they were cheering the sentiment that PC bull shit is bull shit. You don't need counseling after seeing a Confederate Flag for example. People need to stop being encouraged to think of themselves as victims. Sadly that isn't part of the agenda of the Democratic party and so we'll see little progress on that front.
Law professors attacked for supporting the rule of law. http://chronicle.com/article/At-Harv...hzaF9iSkRpaWdB
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Well of course... I mean everyone knows women don't lie about being raped! That *never* happens.
It's not a question of lying about rape. It's a question of people being punished without due process, something that neither the far left nor the far right seem to care about.
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It has everything to do with it. The crazy left spouts the nonsense that no woman lies about rape meaning there is no need for due process, just by the woman saying it happened is enough.
Yeah kinda like how Lewks never lie about the left and cops never lie about people they shoot
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
Can you post zee text? I can't seem to get even a preview.
Crap, they must lock their stories after a few days. Can't access it either. Google "Harvard law professors Winston" for similar stories.
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This is the inevitable intersection of entitled youth crybully culture, identity politics and #authentic mongering.
Oberlin Students Take Culture War to the Dining Hall
By KATIE ROGERSDEC. 21, 2015
Some students at Oberlin College are taking their demands for diversity and racial inclusion to the dining hall, asking for more traditional meals and criticizing what they consider poor efforts at multicultural cooking.
It is the latest skirmish in a year marked by protests and other actions by college students to challenge the cultural and racial status quo on campuses across America.
The students at the college in Oberlin, Ohio, are accusing the campus dining department and Bon Appétit Management Company, the main dining vendor, of a litany of offenses that range from cultural appropriation to cultural insensitivity.
Earlier this month, students with the school’s black student union protested outside of the dining hall at the Afrikan Heritage House, after demands for more traditional meals, including more fried chicken, went unmet, according to the campus paper, The Oberlin Review.
“I would like to see Bon Appétit fired and replaced by something other than an international corporation,” a student, Kendra Farrakhan, wrote to the paper. “I would like to see the chefs have the respect and autonomy to cook the food they love.”
Another article, published by The Review in November, detailed what students said were instances of cultural appropriation carried out by Bon Appétit. The culinary culprits included a soggy, pulled-pork-and-coleslaw sandwich that tried to pass itself off as a traditional Vietnamese banh mi sandwich; a Chinese General Tso’s chicken dish made with steamed instead of fried poultry; and some poorly prepared Japanese sushi.
“When you’re cooking a country’s dish for other people, including ones who have never tried the original dish before, you’re also representing the meaning of the dish as well as its culture,” Tomoyo Joshi, a student from Japan, told the paper. “So if people not from that heritage take food, modify it and serve it as ‘authentic,’ it is appropriative.”
Michele Gross, Oberlin’s director of dining services, said in a statement on Monday that “in our efforts to provide a vibrant menu, we recently fell short in the execution of several dishes in a manner that was culturally insensitive.”
She added: “We have met with students to discuss their concerns and hope to continue this dialogue.”
Cultural appropriation, a term defined as the taking over of creative or artistic forms, themes or practices by one cultural group from another, has been a perennial source of debate at college campuses, especially around Halloween. But in the context of the cafeteria at Oberlin, the criticism seemed too far a stretch for some.
“When you’re defending the cultural authenticity of GENERAL TSO’S CHICKEN, you’re a living Portlandia sketch,” Fredrik deBoer, an academic, wrote on Twitter, in a reference to the IFC show that satirizes Oregon hipsters.
On Monday, Bonnie Powell, the communications director for Bon Appétit, said in an email that the company would address student complaints.
“We appreciate the feedback we have received from Oberlin students. Our chefs are working hard to offer culturally sensitive menus that will appeal to the Oberlin community,” Ms. Powell wrote.
General Tso’s chicken aside, students on campus appear to be struggling with deeper racial and cultural rifts. Oberlin made national news in 2013, when class was canceled over security concerns after racist graffiti and fliers were distributed across campus. (This year, in Missouri, the same behaviors led to student protests and, eventually, the ouster of high-ranking campus officials.)
Last week, Oberlin’s black student union issued a list of demands to campus administrators, which include the creation of segregated safe spaces for black students on campus, and an annual 4 percent increase in black student enrollment.
“These are demands and not suggestions,” the document read. “If these demands are not taken seriously, immediate action from the Africana community will follow.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/22/us...ning-hall.html
Oh man, the last bold point-
https://www.aei.org/publication/just...student-union/
Full alleged list of demands (I can't seem to find this organization online, so I'm slightly suspicious): http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/w...al-Demands.pdf
Meanwhile at Cornell...
http://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-...ell-1450914140
Notable & Quotable: Inclusive Holidays at Cornell
‘Winter Holiday Displays/Decorations that are Consistent with Cornell’s Commitment to Diversity and the University Assembly Guidelines’
Dec. 23, 2015 6:42 p.m. ET
From Cornell University’s “Fire Safety Guidelines For Holiday Displays”:
University members are reminded to be respectful of the religious diversity of our students and colleagues and are encouraged to use an inclusive approach in celebrating the holiday season. Individuals and units demonstrate this inclusive approach by:
• Focusing on the winter season rather than a particular holiday
• Displaying symbols that visually represent holidays of several religions in combination with secular decorations of the season.
GUIDELINES FOR INCLUSIVE SEASONAL DISPLAYS
Winter Holiday Displays/Decorations that are Consistent with Cornell’s Commitment to Diversity and the University Assembly Guidelines:
• Snowflakes
• Trees (in accordance with Fire Safety Guidelines) decorated with snowflakes and other non-religious symbols
Winter Holiday Displays/Decorations that are Consistent with University Assembly Guidelines But Should be Basis of Dialogue Within Unit or Living Area
• Trees decorated with bows, garland and lights (in accordance with Fire Safety Guidelines)
• Wreaths with bows (in accordance with Fire Safety Guidelines)
• Combination of snowflakes, (in accordance with Fire Safety Guidelines), Santa Claus figure, and dreidel
• Holly
Winter Holiday Displays/Decorations that are NOT Consistent with Either University Assembly Guidelines or the University’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusiveness
• Nativity scene
• Menorah
• Angels
• Mistletoe
• Stars at the top of trees
• Crosses
• Star of David
So now they're using the same language they use to demand an A for C work?
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I have a hard time disagreeing with any objections to campus cafeteria food, Dread.
Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"
Liberals.This is the inevitable intersection of entitled youth crybully culture, identity politics and #authentic mongering.
No, Regressives.
Brevior saltare cum deformibus viris est vita
I guess it takes a special type of totalitarian to turn those complaints into a racial/political issue.
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