Saturday, November 14, 2015

In case you missed this …

… How Trigger Warnings Are Hurting Mental Health on Campus - The Atlantic.

This new climate is slowly being institutionalized, and is affecting what can be said in the classroom, even as a basis for discussion. During the 2014–15 school year, for instance, the deans and department chairs at the 10 University of California system schools were presented by administrators at faculty leader-training sessions with examples of microaggressions. The list of offensive statements included: “America is the land of opportunity” and “I believe the most qualified person should get the job.”
Well, if you don't think the best-qualified person should get the job, who the hell do you think should? Dimwits/

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