Trigger warnings, safe spaces, and fascism on college campuses

[Jeff Lebowski]

http://emorywheel.com/emory-students...ump-chalkings/

Emory giving Brown a run for its money. Coddling narcissists, paranoid personalities, and manic depressives and acting like they have a rational grievance isn't doing anyone any favors.

Wow!

The comments are great.

[Pelado]

Wow!

The comments are great.

Not too shabby...

David Taylor • an hour ago
I did not know that Emory offered a degree in co-dependency.
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The response from the Editor-in-Chief of the student paper was about as reasonable as could be expected under the circumstances:

But the very idea that allowed students to speak up — especially those who felt attacked by the Drumpf chalkings — is under siege by those very same student protesters. The legendary U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote that “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants,” and this holds true here. Institutionally prohibiting an ignorant, hurtful or violent idea does not destroy it; it allows the idea to grow and worsen in the shadows, far from the moderating effects of public scrutiny. The best way to destroy an idea is to confront it.

http://emorywheel.com/22419-2/

[Topper]

I am beginning to detest a certain segment of Millennials. This coddling of them will hurt them eventually sometime in the distant or not too distant future.

[byu71]

I am beginning to detest a certain segment of Millennials. This coddling of them will hurt them eventually sometime in the distant or not too distant future.

No way. They will continue to gripe about millionaires, become a senator and someday run for President

[Jeff Lebowski]

Not too shabby...

The response from the Editor-in-Chief of the student paper was about as reasonable as could be expected under the circumstances:

http://emorywheel.com/22419-2/

meh. That one paragraph was ok, but a very weak response overall.

More entertaining comments on that one too.

[Pelado]

meh. That one paragraph was ok, but a very weak response overall.

More entertaining comments on that one too.

I didn't say it was great, just "about as reasonable as could be expected." I was expecting the student-editor to toe the protester line.

[Omaha 680]

Clay Travis, a sportswriter who I discovered when he was writing about the Mizzou protests, wrote a hilarious column about the current insanity at Emory. A snippet:

"WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT OUR CHAINS!"

Motherfuckers, you are going to a school that costs $65,000 a year, you are not slaves. The only people in chains here are your parents, who probably should have beaten your spoiled asses with a cat o'nine tails so you didn't grow up to be such huge pussies.

"You are not listening! Come speak to us, we are in pain!"

IN PAIN!

You know who is in pain, billions of people in the world who don't have enough to eat. You know who isn't in pain? People who read something written in chalk on a campus sidewalk. I'm pretty sure Jesus himself said that somewhere in the New Testament.

You know who else was in pain? Your great-grandfathers when they stormed the beaches of Normandy and got riddled with bullets. Your pussy asses will protest chalk on campus, but you'd be too busy bitching about the spotty wifi on the troop carriers and taking selfies of you in front of the German pillboxes to actually storm the beaches and fight Nazis.

Then the student quotes got worse:

"I'm supposed to feel comfortable and safe [here]," one student said. "But this man is being supported by students on our campus and our administration shows that they, by their silence, support it as well ... I don't deserve to feel afraid at my school."

So this student is afraid of chalk opinions? Is this real life? That's the standard of fear now.

And how dare some students on your campus have a different opinion than you? HOW DARE THEY NOT AGREE WITH YOU ON EVERYTHING?

http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/outkick-the-coverage/emory-students-terrified-by-trump-2016-campus-chalkings-032216

[Jeff Lebowski]

Clay Travis, a sportswriter who I discovered when he was writing about the Mizzou protests, wrote a hilarious column about the current insanity at Emory. A snippet:

http://www.foxsports.com/college-foo...alkings-032216

Clay Travis is awesome.

[The_Douger]

Clay Travis, a sportswriter who I discovered when he was writing about the Mizzou protests, wrote a hilarious column about the current insanity at Emory. A snippet:



http://www.foxsports.com/college-foo...alkings-032216

I love it.

[byu71]

What if heaven forbid Trump gets elected. Is the system in place that those of us who choose too can get free professional counseling or is this only reserved for college students?

[wuapinmon]

Clay Travis, a sportswriter who I discovered when he was writing about the Mizzou protests, wrote a hilarious column about the current insanity at Emory. A snippet:



http://www.foxsports.com/college-foo...alkings-032216

He's right, but he's also a fucking asshole about it.

[Moliere]

He's right, but he's also a fucking asshole about it.

Sounds like he'd be perfect for CS

[Shaka]

He's right, but he's also a fucking asshole about it.

Then we need a lot more assholes.

[The_Douger]

He's right, but he's also a fucking asshole about it.

Nah, he's awesome about it.

These kids need to know that there's nothing wrong with opposing viewpoints that they don't agree with, and that they are not harmed by this.

[old_gregg]

Hell, if anybody deserves a trigger warning when it comes to political candidates it's me. I'm rich and Bernie Sanders wants to take my money and give to these dumbass pussies so they can go to college for free. I'm triggered as fuck when I hear that. America ain't my safe space, bro.