Political Correctness thread

[ACamp1900]

It's freakin Children of the Corn out there.

 

[IrishLax]

It's sad. We've always had these idiot kids mad at the world... but now we empower them and give them authoritative rights over those who should be the adults in the room.

Of course point out their speech and how it may offend or embolden someone to cause harm and, "nah, nah, nah, free speech brah." {snap, snap, snap}

This is exactly the problem, we've basically sanctioned bullying from a specific group of people who are probably the least equipped to run a functioning society. The most ironic thing to me is that these are the very people who used to get bullied... and they're coming hard after any normal person that gets in their way.

I mean seriously you have a "deeply progressive" professor saying "hey, maybe kicking everyone with a certain skin color off campus isn't a good thing to do?"... which is a completely rationale and reasonable take.

And they label him a "racist"... the people trying to remove every person of a specific skin color from campus call the other guy the "racist" and demand he gets fired.

 

[IrishLax]

This is interesting too: Interview with Evergreen State College Student McKenzie Kyger - Hot Air Hot Air

“Immediately when I got off the elevator I was told that I couldn’t go into the room because I was white,” McKenzie recalls. She adds that she “ignored it” and kept walking. “Somebody else stopped me and said I couldn’t go in without a police escort,” she said. But she ignored that person too.

“And then I was told that I was allowed to go in but I couldn’t speak, I couldn’t express my concerns and I couldn’t make any—ask any questions because I’m white. And I had to stand in the back.”

What a time to be alive when people who are "against racism" are supporting outright racism.

 

[zelezo vlk]

This is exactly the problem, we've basically sanctioned bullying from a specific group of people who are probably the least equipped to run a functioning society. The most ironic thing to me is that these are the very people who used to get bullied... and they're coming hard after any normal person that gets in their way.

I mean seriously you have a "deeply progressive" professor saying "hey, maybe kicking everyone with a certain skin color off campus isn't a good thing to do?"... which is a completely rationale and reasonable take.

And they label him a "racist"... the people trying to remove every person of a specific skin color from campus call the other guy the "racist" and demand he gets fired.

Well duh, didn't you watch that video? The girl said that racist professor enabled Nazis and White Supremacists to kill POC. I mean, what else is there to do?

 

[IrishSteelhead]

This comment summarizes the whole ordeal:

 

[ulukinatme]

So...take Evergreen College off my kid's future visit list, right?
What a mess.

 

[gkIrish]

The good thing is that those students and others like them will never be anyone's boss because they will be incapable of succeeding in the real world.

 

[greyhammer90]

The good thing is that those students and others like them will never be anyone's boss because they went to a regionally accredited liberal arts school called Evergreen State.

FTFY

 

[wizards8507]

It's sad. We've always had these idiot kids mad at the world... but now we empower them and give them authoritative rights over those who should be the adults in the room.

Of course point out their speech and how it may offend or embolden someone to cause harm and, "nah, nah, nah, free speech brah." {snap, snap, snap}

Democracy is overrated. Bring back the requirement to own property.

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[IrishSteelhead]

FTFY

Coffee shops have managers. Just saying.

 

[IrishLax]

The good thing is that those students and others like them will never be anyone's boss because they will be incapable of succeeding in the real world.

And then they will blame the patriarchy or racism or whatever. The only jobs that tolerates those kinds of people are:
1. Professional victim... I mean... "activist"
2. Blogger
3. Academic
4. Artist

 

[BeauBenken]

NSFW:

The scary shit starts at around 4:15... the circle at 4:36 is definitive evidence our public education system fails many these days.

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School administrators, faculty, and staff need to stand together. I understand no one wants to lose their job, but as much as you should support your students, you should also support your fellow educators. Instead you have people turning their backs on their peer, and they are headed by a president that lacks a spine.

 

[IrishLax]

School administrators, faculty, and staff need to stand together. I understand no one wants to lose their job, but as much as you should support your students, you should also support your fellow educators. Instead you have people turning their backs on their peer, and they are headed by a president that lacks a spine.

People should've learned from the University of Missouri episode that kowtowing violent, racist students under the guise of political correctness leads to the failure of your school.

Freshman enrollment at the Columbia campus, the system’s flagship, has fallen by more than 35 percent in the two years since.

The university administration acknowledges that the main reason is a backlash from the events of 2015, as the campus has been shunned by students and families put off by, depending on their viewpoint, a culture of racism or one where protesters run amok.

Before the protests, the university, fondly known as Mizzou, was experiencing steady growth and building new dormitories. Now, with budget cuts due to lost tuition and a decline in state funding, the university is temporarily closing seven dormitories and cutting more than 400 positions, including those of some nontenured faculty members, through layoffs and by leaving open jobs unfilled.

Few areas have been spared: The library is even begging for books.

Instead, they all go "I don't want to be labeled racist or lose my job" and bend over backwards to appease the destructive forces. This doesn't work, because normal people don't want to go to places where dissenting viewpoints are met with violence/censorship.

The University of Chicago -- an uber progressive institution -- did the smart thing recently when they told PC culture to eat shit:

You will find that we expect members of our community to be engaged in rigorous debate, discussion and even disagreement. At times this may challenge you and even cause discomfort. Our commitment to academic freedom means that we do not support so-called ‘trigger warnings,’ we do not cancel invited speakers because their topics might prove controversial, and we do not condone the creation of intellectual ‘safe spaces’ where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their own.

There were over a hundred whiny faculty that took offense to this statement, as did many students. But by standing tall with some backbone you'll notice they aren't having the same problems as Berkeley, et. al. ... the message was loud and clear, and once those that had a problem with it realized their whining wasn't going to get them anywhere they moved on with their lives. It's when you play ball with them that the bullies gain confidence and get out of control.

 

[no.1IrishFan]

The far left and far right are so similar it's effing scary.

Everything in that video made me want to puke.

 

[IrishLax]

The far left and far right are so similar it's a effing scary.

Everything in that video made me want to puke.

It's so true, they're both authoritarian and terrifying. I really feel like 80% of the United States falls in some sort of rational middle... a middle where people definitely disagree on stuff but generally can have a nuanced discussion and treat each other as humans... and then there's 10% on each side that are just insane.

The problem is 20% of the population = 60 million crazies and the internet connects them all + gives them megaphones... so then they dominate policy discussion and social dialogue instead of the 80% that are productive, normal people.

 

[wizards8507]

People should've learned from the University of Missouri episode that kowtowing violent, racist students under the guise of political correctness leads to the failure of your school.



Instead, they all go "I don't want to be labeled racist or lose my job" and bend over backwards to appease the destructive forces. This doesn't work, because normal people don't want to go to places where dissenting viewpoints are met with violence/censorship.

The University of Chicago -- an uber progressive institution -- did the smart thing recently when they told PC culture to eat shit:

There were over a hundred whiny faculty that took offense to this statement, as did many students. But by standing tall with some backbone you'll notice they aren't having the same problems as Berkeley, et. al. ... the message was loud and clear, and once those that had a problem with it realized their whining wasn't going to get them anywhere they moved on with their lives. It's when you play ball with them that the bullies gain confidence and get out of control.

Where are you getting that the University of Chicago is uber progressive? Their economics department and the Booth School of Business have been arguably THE driving force of neoliberal economics in the last 100 years.

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[IrishLax]

Where are you getting that the University of Chicago is uber progressive? Their economics department and the Booth School of Business have been arguably THE driving force of neoliberal economics in the last 100 years.

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Have you ever met anyone that attend the University of Chicago?

 

[Irish#1]

NSFW:

The scary shit starts at around 4:15... the circle at 4:36 is definitive evidence our public education system fails many these days.

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After watching that, call me speechless. Those kids need a swift paddle to their butts.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Have you ever met anyone that attend the University of Chicago?

A bunch of nerds and my buddy's wife who tried to guilt me into feeling bad for her because she makes nothing while working for non-profits (she said as I sat in her pretty decent sized house and I couldn't remotely afford a house).

 

[connor_in]

NSFW:

The scary shit starts at around 4:15... the circle at 4:36 is definitive evidence our public education system fails many these days.

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Finally got around to watching this. WOW!

So they are for segregating, stifling free speech, and "weeding out" people who don't agree with them?

greeeeeaaaaaaattttt

 

[wizards8507]

Have you ever met anyone that attend the University of Chicago?

Undergrad? I don't think so. But I know many Booth MBA grads and they're all National Review Republicans.

 

[wizards8507]

NSFW:

The scary shit starts at around 4:15... the circle at 4:36 is definitive evidence our public education system fails many these days.

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Trump needs to create a "Department of Punching."

Holy shit I just finished the video and the president of this university is the biggest beta-male weakling I've ever seen in my life.

 

[Bubbles]

It's so true, they're both authoritarian and terrifying. I really feel like 80% of the United States falls in some sort of rational middle... a middle where people definitely disagree on stuff but generally can have a nuanced discussion and treat each other as humans... and then there's 10% on each side that are just insane.

The problem is 20% of the population = 60 million crazies and the internet connects them all + gives them megaphones... so then they dominate policy discussion and social dialogue instead of the 80% that are productive, normal people.

My opinion on that:

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Trump needs to create a "Department of Punching."

Holy shit I just finished the video and the president of this university is the biggest beta-male weakling I've ever seen in my life.

He turned into a real hardass a few days ago when he admitted the students "probably" broke the law.

Mind you, this statement came MONTHS after the incidents occurred, and was coincidentally the same time enrollment went into the shitter and de-funding by the state was on the table.

 

[greyhammer90]

I don't get angry at stuff like this, I just find it hilarious. It's like Lax said, this is very small minority of the population who's arguments cannot stand up to even cursory consideration. They're morons. They won't amount to anything and they have no sway on anything. They're like the political version of flat-earthers. They should be looked to for comedy. But if you're actually concerned about them, as though they are a real problem or threat, I think almost anything else would be more worth your time. Generally people don't like to be hypocrites. Groups like these are so extreme that they can't help but be contradictory. They'll never get anywhere close to even a significant minority to play along with their shallow worldview.

EDIT: Obviously the institution should be ashamed. But that's what happens when you have mediocre people pretending to be professors, and then give students to those mediocre people. It's mediocrity all the way down.

 

[wizards8507]

I don't get angry at stuff like this, I just find it hilarious. It's like Lax said, this is very small minority of the population who's arguments cannot stand up to even cursory consideration. They're morons. They won't amount to anything and they have no sway on anything. They're like the political version of flat-earthers. They should be looked to for comedy.

Bernie Sanders won 23 contests in the Democrat primary.

 

[greyhammer90]

Bernie Sanders won 23 contests in the Democrat primary.

Against the most widely despised candidate in the last 60 years.

Besides, Donald "Grab Her By The Pussy" Trump won the presidency. So obviously there are just as many people out there who are not only not "triggered" by every little thing, but who either don't care at all or who are actively rebellious against the PC mindset.

 

[wizards8507]

My opinion on that:

Not even close. In fact, I'd argue exactly the opposite. Freedom is extremely unpopular these days.

 

[woolybug25]

Not even close. In fact, I'd argue exactly the opposite. Freedom is extremely unpopular these days.

How do you measure if one doesn't like "Freedom"?

Do you know a single person in your life as bad as these weirdos in this video? I don't.

 

[ACamp1900]

How do you measure if one doesn't like "Freedom"?

Last Christmas my wife's family (including my better half) all came out and admitted they don't like The Simpsons.. this floored me as I thought they were American and that this was America... apparently not to them though and on this day I learned that Filipinos hate freedom.