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Just when you thought you had a handle on the treasonous thought-police infractions known as microagressions, folks at Rutgers University had to go ahead and further muddy the waters of what is and isn’t allowed to be uttered on today’s college campuses.
Since I know you’re all dying to find out, let’s turn to Campus Reform to learn about the latest verbal (and nonverbal) transgressions: “microassaults,” “microinsults’ & “microinvalidations”:
Students in at least one Rutgers University residence hall are being encouraged to use only language that is “helpful” and “necessary” to avoid committing microaggressions.
The display, photos of which were obtained by Campus Reform, is titled “Language Matters: Think,” and was placed in the College Avenue Apartments by a resident assistant, according to a current resident of the building who does not wish to be identified.
Erected as part of the university’s “Language Matters” campaign, the bulletin board instructs students to ask themselves whether their choice of words is “true,” “helpful,” “inspiring,” “necessary,” and “kind” before speaking out, and also includes a list of potentially-offensive terms, such as “retarded” and “illegal aliens.”
These kids are going to be in for a rude awakening, as well as possible multiple nervous breakdowns, when they enter the real world (was that a microagression, micro insult, or microassault? I’m so confused).
The board warns students that failing to follow these guidelines could lead them to commit a microaggression, which include “microassaults,” “microinsults,” and “microinvalidations.”
The “Language Matters” website includes a presentation similar in nature to the flyer, outlining the “big impact” of “little things” and providing examples of the three types of microaggressions.
A microassault may include “avoiding someone,” for instance, while an example of a microinsult is telling someone they are strong for a girl. A microinvalidation, meanwhile, could involve asking an Asian or Latino person where they are from.
Simply avoiding offensive language, however, is not enough according to Rutgers, which claims that microaggressions can also be “nonverbal” and “environmental,” but fails to elaborate further.
Meanwhile, let’s take a closer look at the bulletin itself. This appears to me to be more akin to how you’d communicate with preschool kids, as opposed to young adults.
Of course, it isn’t at all surprising that this emerged from Rutgers. Recall what we learned in last year’s post, Rutgers University Warns Students – “There is No Such Thing as Free Speech”:
Rutgers University students, you are being watched.
That appears to be the message a Rutgers.edu web page would like the campus community to absorb. The web page is maintained by the Bias Prevention & Education Committee, which chillingly warns students that there is “no such thing as ‘free’ speech,” and to “think before you speak.”
In Liberty (am I still allowed to say that?),
Michael Krieger
So what is their goal?
Specifically and precisely stated, which never seems to happen.
All human interaction would fall into one or the other of all these categories, are they just wanting to get rid of human nature?
That would require getting rid of humanity, its the results of something called genetics.
People have a natural behavioral interaction range and it cannot be eliminated, suppress it and eventually it breaks out and destroys the suppressing force like a compressed coil spring finally breaking the restraining force (all at once and with no warning).
I once gave them (my alma mater) $25 about 15 years ago. I think I should ask to get it back. I’m embarrassed to be affiliated with such ridiculousness from supposedly serious people. They’ve been calling again recently; I just keep answering and hanging up so I don’t have to remember to delete the messages from the voicemail.
I heard this crock of shit on the news this morning……..
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-districtofcolumbia-georgetown-slaves-idUSKCN11755J
Georgetown University apologizes for slavery in the past. The president of this university is a pussy. Frankly, I’m not a Trumpeteer, but for God’s sake, we need some leaders with balls to stand up and say, “The shit ends. Now.”
I skip the microinsults and microinvalidations and move right onto megainsults and complete invalidations. A couple weeks ago at work I was on one of my loud rants, this time about how every single Asian woman I encounter in business lies about every single thing all the time (only slightly an exaggeration). Then I remembered that the new Asian employee (nice young guy) was sitting within earshot. Yeah, sorry not sorry. People only take offense at comments that are true.
By “Asian” do you mean Muslim or Oriental or something else?
In this case, I meant Chinese.
I’m white with a full time job, a wonderful marriage, and testicles.
Given how fucking retarded this country is, I’d say that makes me the special snowflake.
Now the University of Nebraska !!!!!! Almost the entire post secondary education system has been cooped by the Maoists. Be afraid and above all else be armed. The corporate world is not quite so bad, YET. ” Sensitivity Training” is common with Facebook et al leading the way.
And you wonder why 71% of American young males fail physically or mentally to be considered for the military yet where is a good no nonsense DI when you need them
At 18 I found myself in a work situation where you grew up or got ate up fast ! I was a trainee in a large steel companies shipyard , good job good future etc … But being cursed at and taught how to perform operations were normal , he’ll if the old man didn’t like you he wouldn’t speak to you but when he did you better be able to man up and be thick skinned ! Fuck Off Son meant wait till he was ready to teach you something , he called me son ! The minute you take it like that you went from being the new fool to one of the guys in his gang that were erecting 250 ton steel parts to a ship and jacking and trimming for them to fit perfect . We Were Steel Men ! It’s all gone now and what’s left everybody in college and many would be young men are girls with dicks ! Don’t think I don’t value education I do , and have paid a premium price for my daughter to have what my wife and I did not get from our parents with no loans hanging over her head ! So when I see foolish childish shit like this spewed out as important get the fuck out of here ! Insults and other words hurled around are nothing more than hot air flying about grow the fuck up ! Bullying and tormenting is wrong and should not be tolerated but this my little snowflakes is BULL SHIT , don’t expect me to pay for this nonsense !
Unfuckingbelievable!