“We are in pain!” - Students 'afraid' after seeing the word 'Trump'

[nightflight]

On the contrary, I find it just as amusing when someone whines about being called a bigot. Boohoo. It's prime entertainment.

Don't think that you can't be called "bigot" or "racist"; don't think that you actually have to do something wrong to be called those. The definitions of those terms are so broad that anyone can be caught in its net.

 

[Redac]

Not as big a difference as you'd like to pretend... call someone a name, and you're creating an idea.

In any event, these kids weren't too happy with the vandalism or what the vandalism said. What's to like?

Come on now. If a university student is seriously distressed by seeing "Trump 2016" written in chalk on a single staircase at their school, that student needs to grow up.

A lot of the caterwauling about Millennials ruining the country or whatever is nonsense, but there is a real issue of overly sensitive SJW types running around college campuses, getting upset and demanding censorship when they hear something they don't like. Universities don't exist to be one big safe space.

 

[Tallguy88]

Being a current college student, I will attest to the fact that there are all sorts of weirdos, primarily because such a high percentage of the population heads to college now.

On the contrary, I find it just as amusing when someone whines about being called a bigot. Boohoo. It's prime entertainment.

I graduated college in 2010. This safe space nonsense didn't exist back then. We had real philosophical and political discussions and debates, heated at times, between professors and students. I learned new ways of looking at issues, new ways of analysing issues, how to research claims, how to debate, etc. My law classes weren't censored and trigger warnings issued for classical literature. I have such a hard time imagining things have changed so much in five years.

 

[Xalith]

We have raised a generation(s) of pathetic, weak, crybabies. Period. We have raised countless children that have not matured properly, and they scream red faced at anyone with whom they disagree... and yet, they cry and need safe zones and counseling because they see a word or phrase written in chalk.

A nation will never be strong or stay strong if this is what becomes its foundation.

Words hurt? Is that what we've become? War, disease, starvation, terrorism, violent crime... all of those hurt. Dear Lord, what a wonderful world it would be if getting your feelings hurt really was on the top of the hurt list.

Let's use Our Lord as an example (as we should all try to be like Him).

Did Jesus get down on His knees and beg the Pharisees to stop talking bad about Him?
Did He cry out "unfair!" when they accused Him of being possessed by Beelzebub?
Did He crawl into a corner and curl up into a ball when people rejected His teachings?
Did He cower in fear or try to run away when they came to arrest Him?

No, He spoke exactly the truth, no matter who liked it. He didn't plead with people as they walked away from Him after the sermon about Communion. No, He just kept walking and preaching. If people left Him, you know what His response was?

"They went out from us, because they were not of us. If they had been of us, they would have stayed with us." (pp)

So He's basically saying "If they don't like what I have to say, fine. I'm going to speak the truth regardless of who likes it."

And when That Day came when He stood before Pilate, He didn't beg the Jews not to crucify Him, no, He carried His cross right up that hill (with a little help from Simon) and didn't resist a single bit.

His apostles did similar, nearly all of them were martyred for their causes, imprisoned and killed in very demeaning ways. They didn't waver, they gave their lives for their cause.

Compare that to these college kids who whine and curl up into a ball anytime they are presented with an idea that they don't like. Oi.

Sad, sad day when you are not permitted to present an idea without having to water it down because you might offend someone with it.

 

[Xalith]

I graduated college in 2010. This safe space nonsense didn't exist back then. We had real philosophical and political discussions and debates, heated at times, between professors and students. I learned new ways of looking at issues, new ways of analysing issues, how to research claims, how to debate, etc. My law classes weren't censored and trigger warnings issued for classical literature. I have such a hard time imagining things have changed so much in five years.

Such is the work of Satan.

He knows time is about up, so he's unleashing everything he can to destroy the minds and souls of people and turn them all into mindless drones that follow everything they are being spoon-fed by his system.

Anything that goes against his system, they will cry out against, and cry out loudly. It's gotten that bad in the last 5 years, because we're getting near the end, and Satan knows it's almost go time and he better get his people in place (for all the good that it will do him; he knows he won't win, he just wants to destroy as many people as possible with the time he has left).

All of this liberalism and PC-ness is only creating a barrier that is preventing ideas contrary to the common ideas from being spread.

It's a sad, sad day when you can't even write someone's name somewhere without someone getting offended. What's next, should we all walk around with duct tape over our mouths in case we offend someone just by speaking anything at all?

 

[TLK Valentine]

Re: the OP; I find the students' complaints every bit as stupid as I find these:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...igion-of-yoga-get-namaste-banned-from-school/

 

[nightflight]

Look at Tim Hunt; Nobel Prize winning scientist, dismissed for a phony charge of sexism. His accusers never sanctioned.

 

[Xalith]

Re: the OP; I find the students' complaints every bit as stupid as I find these:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...igion-of-yoga-get-namaste-banned-from-school/

Reading that...

If Christians can't practice spirituality in school, why should eastern Religions? That's called fairness. Just because you don't slap a "Religion" sticker on it doesn't mean it ain't religion or spirituality.

Exercises are fine, but when you start breaking out crystals and mystic chanting... that's where you step over the line.

As far as the greeting or a symbol, that is kinda 'ehh...' not really seeing the problem there. I'm allowed to wear a cross necklace to school (last I checked.....), and if I'm allowed to do that then I'm sure they can have a mandala hanging around somewhere.

 

[abysmul]

What's next, should we all walk around with duct tape over our mouths in case we offend someone just by speaking anything at all?

That or worse (if some have their way).

Bigot! Hater! Phobe! The voices cry out, at ANYONE who dare even think differently or contrary... and then look out if you actually voice or act with a different world view/opinion. Look at the countless media reports of people trying to ruin the livelihood of those that dare disagree.

There were recent "protests" when a political figure was scheduled to have an event... little was it reported (but it was if you look hard enough), but the protestors who were only pointing out the hate, bigotry, and such... vandalized every vehicle in the area that had a bumper sticker on it for the political figure. They were so offended by the name on the bumper sticker, they vandalized the personal property the sticker was on.

This is the new norm.

 

[JustOneWay]

Reading that...

If Christians can't practice spirituality in school, why should eastern Religions?

Christians already have the right to practice spirituality in school.

 

[Tallguy88]

Re: the OP; I find the students' complaints every bit as stupid as I find these:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...igion-of-yoga-get-namaste-banned-from-school/

I could see the objection to religious practice of yoga. After all, we can't pray in Clas (teacher led prayer), this is no different. But just exercise yoga without the spiritual component is fine and a great work out.

 

[nightflight]

Come on now. If a university student is seriously distressed by seeing "Trump 2016" written in chalk on a single staircase at their school, that student needs to grow up.

A lot of the caterwauling about Millennials ruining the country or whatever is nonsense, but there is a real issue of overly sensitive SJW types running around college campuses, getting upset and demanding censorship when they hear something they don't like. Universities don't exist to be one big safe space.

I'm sure a lot of them are probably faking it; feigning outrage in order to get along and not be singled out as thought criminals. Much like in Orwell's 1984, where the citizens of Oceania had to make sure that they didn't do or say anything that would be construed as rebellion against The Party, though in this case it would be The Narrative.

 

[Xalith]

Christians already have the right to practice spirituality in school.

You can pray silently, by yourself... but you can't have a teacher lead a prayer.

But yet a Yoga teacher can lead a Yoga class?

How can that be right?

 

[Chesterton]

Look at Tim Hunt; Nobel Prize winning scientist, dismissed for a phony charge of sexism. His accusers never sanctioned.

Look at Juan Williams, black liberal, fired from NPR for speaking one honest sentence.

 

[Chesterton]

Mods need to shut this thread down at once. People disagreeing with me is making me feel unsafe. I'm feeling that I should be feeling like I'm feeling marginalized, victimized, demonized, dehumanized, pasteurized and several other -ized's. It's very painful, and I'm very far from my 10 x 12 safe space in my dorm room.

 

[SepiaAndDust]

What's next, should we all walk around with duct tape over our mouths in case we offend someone just by speaking anything at all?

Can't.

Preppers have it all.

 

[SepiaAndDust]

You can pray silently, by yourself... but you can't have a teacher lead a prayer.

But yet a Yoga teacher can lead a Yoga class?

How can that be right?

I eat crackers with wine at least twice a week. But only a fool would say that it's communion.

But yeah, anybody who uses crystals should be dragged nicely invited into the street and laughed at mercilessly.

 

[Xalith]

I eat crackers with wine at least twice a week. But only a fool would say that it's communion.

But yeah, anybody who uses crystals should be dragged nicely invited into the street and laughed at mercilessly.

There's a difference between eating crackers and drinking wine, and eating crackers and drinking wine with lots of prayer in-between.

There's a difference between some Yoga exercises and Yoga exercises with mystic chanting and crystals.

The latter is what the parents are trying to ban. The former is fine.

 

[SepiaAndDust]

There's a difference between eating crackers and drinking wine, and eating crackers and drinking wine with lots of prayer in-between.

There's a difference between some Yoga exercises and Yoga exercises with mystic chanting and crystals.

The latter is what the parents are trying to ban. The former is fine.

Are these college kids we're talking about? If so, the parents don't really have any say. They're allowed to teach most anything in college.

 

[JustOneWay]

Are these college kids we're talking about? If so, the parents don't really have any say. They're allowed to teach most anything in college.

Pretty sure the yoga has nothing to do with the topic....