What has happened to Universities??????????

[Colpy]

Have university students and administration all become idiots?

Case 1

Carleton University student gov't cancels "Shine-o-rama" support for Cystic Fibrosis......because it is non-inclusive, and "only affect(s) white people, and primarily men"

OK. Now. Can one imagine if this was the opposite.....say a cancelation of support for research into sickle-cell anemia because it affects only blacks????? Absolutely outrageous in every way. As Margaret Wente says in today's Globe and Mail column, it is only acceptable to abuse white males this way...........

Now here is the kicker.........CF affects mostly children, in fact it hits both genders alike, it is very often much worse in girls, and it is far from restricted to blue-eyed devils.

Idiots.

Case 2.

Queen's University adminstrators have hired student "dialogue monitors" to literally eavesdrop on conversations among students that might be racist, sexist, classist or ability-ist. (Isn't life ability-ist???) Anyway, I digress.

The monitors' job is to (I'm not kidding here) "facilitate non-blameful reflection on issues of social identity, with the aim of promoting a lasting experience of inclusive community and shared humanity"

(I'd like to "socially identify" whomever wrote that line of PC oppression, and hang them by their naughty bits, thus "promoting a lasting experience" )

Down with the Thought Police

But I digress again.

In my mind, the only acceptable reponse to being interupted by one of the Monstrous Monitors would be a hearty "f*&k off" followed by reflection on their immediate ancestry, their lack of intellectual ability, and their tendency towards controlism, leavened with some thoughtful advice on maintaining their current level of health (get the f*^k away from me)

Reminds me of my very good friend, who teaches history at UNB-SJ. In the early 90s, he was handed (with all other professors) a three-page list of words no longer acceptable in the classroom....you know, words like "indian". Anyway, his greatest complaint was that the list was so extensive that he could only work the first page into his next lecture.

Defiance counts.

Thoughts?

 

[Outta here]

PC has run amok... history will show this to be a era of great stupidity in our social evolution, I'm sure of it.

Change is good - but the transition period while the pendulum swings from one extreme to another before it finds it's middle ground is downright head-hurtin'.

 

[Said1]

Have university students and administration all become idiots?

Case 1

Carleton University student gov't cancels "Shine-o-rama" support for Cystic Fibrosis......because it is non-inclusive, and "only affect(s) white people, and primarily men"

OK. Now. Can one imagine if this was the opposite.....say a cancelation of support for research into sickle-cell anemia because it affects only blacks????? Absolutely outrageous in every way. As Margaret Wente says in today's Globe and Mail column, it is only acceptable to abuse white males this way...........

Now here is the kicker.........CF affects mostly children, in fact it hits both genders alike, it is very often much worse in girls, and it is far from restricted to blue-eyed devils.

Idiots.

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Ok. I'm a Carleton student and that's not how the e-mail I received read

Dear Members of the Carleton Community,

I am writing to share with you my personal regret that the student association adopted a motion to discontinue support for the Shinerama program. This is a program to which Carleton students have contributed nearly a million dollars over the years. It has been very successful and I myself enjoyed volunteering with the students at the South Keys Mall this fall. It is, however, the students’ right to donate their time and funds to the charity of their choice. We have wonderful volunteers on campus and I am sure that they will continue their efforts to contribute to society and to those in need.

The motion which was approved by the student association contained language which was not appropriate and which has raised considerable concern. I know that Carleton students are fine young scholars who wish to be responsible and considerate. I am sure that they did not intend to offend by the preamble to their motion, but I am also sure that they now understand the effects of that language. I understand that they will be revisiting this issue and that the president of the student association will be putting forward a motion to reconsider the matter. I am convinced that our students will do the right thing and take the appropriate course of action.

I thank you for your messages, your patience and understanding, as well as your concern. I also wish everyone an excellent final week of the semester.


Sincerely yours,
Roseann O’Reilly Runte
President

I have since heard they are continuing with the program.