Life outside the safe space is even harder, though
It’s exhausting work, being offended all the time. But is activism actually ruining college kids’ mental health? A report on the emotional state of Brown University student-protesters—who suffer from suicidal thoughts, sleeplessness, panic attacks, and failing grades as a result of their advocacy—paints a weirdly alarming picture.
Brown University’s inattentiveness to students’ demands for greater diversity is slowly killing them, according to The Brown Daily Herald:
“There are people breaking down, dropping out of classes and failing classes because of the activism work they are taking on,” said David, an undergraduate whose name has been changed to preserve anonymity. Throughout the year, he has worked to confront issues of racism and diversity on campus.
His role as a student activist has taken a toll on his mental, physical and emotional health. “My grades dropped dramatically. My health completely changed. I lost weight. I’m on antidepressants and anti-anxiety pills right now. (Counseling and Psychological Services) counselors called me. I had deans calling me to make sure I was okay,” he said.
As students rallied to protest two racist columns published by The Herald and the alleged assault of a Latinx student from Dartmouth by a Department of Public Safety officer, David spent numerous hours organizing demonstrations with fellow activists. Meanwhile, he struggled to balance his classes, job and social life with the activism to which he feels so dedicated. Stressors and triggers flooded his life constantly, he said.
I don’t begrudge students choosing activism over classes. If that’s what they want to spend their time on, fine.
But their anguish seems grossly disproportionate to their situation. The publication of two racially problematic columns does not exactly suggest that Brown is in the midst of a great civil rights crisis. In fact, if this is students’ paramount concern, then they are enormously fortunate and privileged people.
National Review‘s Katherine Timpf suggests that students struggling to balance their mental and emotional needs with the demands of their coursework might consider giving up on school entirely. One doesn’t need a degree to be a full-time activist, after all.
But there’s a problem with that idea: when separated from their precious campus safe spaces, ex-students might encounter some actual injustices in the real world (police brutality, the War on Drugs, warrantless government spying, unauthorized foreign interventions—you name it). And I’m just not sure people who burst into tears every time they encounter some mild pushback on a relatively trivial issue—like an offensive column—are ready to turn pro.
Good!
No jobs,and O and ilk flooding the country with illegals to drive wages down to third world.Wait until they understand their vote is being replaced by illegals-Sad to see homeless numbers rise
Ha ha! Life is hard. It’s harder when you are stupid.
I loved John Wayne.
Isn’t Brown the university that ruined Emma Watson?
“His role as a student activist has taken a toll on his mental, physical and emotional health.”
Solution: Stop the activism and your problems are solved, or leave college and pursue the fabulously rewarding career of activism..
I should be an MD.
Indentured servitude says good so I says good!!!!
“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that problem.”
― Ronald Reagan
There’s a third possibility: that people who are mentally unstable to begin with are attracted to this sort of pseudo-activism.
#FeelTheBern Rock that Womyn Studies Vote!
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RACISS!
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http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/education-2/this-ucla-professor-called-racist-for-the-horrible-thing-he-did-to-a-black-student
A UCLA professor was called racist, and guilty of a “micro-aggression” against black students for correcting grammar and spelling issues on their papers. A protest was organized and students claim the professor has created a hostile climate on campus for his actions.
God forbid you ever hire one of these people by accident. My fear is that some might somehow have a normal major and not some form of victims studies by which they would usually self identify.
I am thinking of hiring only those who were pledges in a fraternity and get the do what you are told until you are the boss and work hard or have consequences thingee. A bad way to do it but desperate times….
@Flash
My god! What the fuck is with that piercing below her lip? I’ve seen it before, and every time it’s like the world’s most disgusting zit.
Side note: there is now a dating site for Bernie Sander’s supporters. I’m thinking of starting a troll account. Anyone have any ideas on what I should put? I’m thinking of pretending to be a hot chick and asking the guys if they have a job, but that’s probably too obvious.
I have always thought that these campus distractions are purposeful so as to distract on what the real problems are. We will find out soon enough when the geopolitical house of cards tumbles down. Talk about violating safe spaces with MACRO aggressions!
The moral of the story is:
If you push yourself too hard, to the point that your actions affect your inner self, then there is a chemical solution available by prescription, that will heal you.
This is exactly what the pharmaceutical industry wants and needs:
Mentally unstable social justice warriors, taking meds to function, as a SJW.
when the meds wear off, or the kids grow up, they will realize that it was all for nothing, and the burger needs to be flipped.
My buddy is a junior prof. in an AD/BSN program in a private
Catholic college. The college accepts students with a dubious
educational background as a service; can you say gov. grants?
Anyway, she has shown me various papers submitted by students,
and it isn’t an exaggeration to say they were devoid of grammar,
spelling or sentence structure…and content. She, my friend, is
expected to move them along anyway. Unreal.
These kiddies have no clue about “college life”
No problem; get a Political Activist BS Degree; it should be good for government jobs.