Posted on 04/04/2016 12:34:27 PM PDT by Kaslin
Well, it appears that precious snowflakes ruining educational institutions with their toxic progressivism isn’t just an American problem; our cousins across the pond seem to have equally soft, and idiotic, students running amok in their institutions as well. At Edinburgh University, 22-year-old Imogen Wilson received a complaint that she violated the cupcake guidelines to authoritarianism school’s safe space regulations because of inappropriate hand gestures. No, she didn’t give the middle finger, though I wouldn’t blame her for doing so in this instance; she simply raised her hand while questioning her school's possible involvement in the virulently anti-Semitic (and anti-Israel) Boycott, Disinvestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS) at a student council meeting. Wilson is the vice president for academic affairs for the Edinburgh University Students’ Association, according to the Telegraph. What transpired afterwards was nothing short of madness, with complaints being lobbed at her for simply shaking her head in disagreement (via Telegraph):
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
No “ballots” allowed?
Guess it will be bullets then.
The “Safe of Tyrants” is to make sure nobody EVER raises their hand....
What in heck has happened to the Scots?....................
The “Safe Space of Tyrants” is to make sure nobody EVER raises their hand....
Was it a Nazi Salute?
Paraphrasing the Soup Nazi:
No free speech for you!
Safe space: the latest addition to the whining brotherhood aka perpetual victimhood line-up-—heterosexism, racism, sexism, and on and on ad nauseum.
-PJ
Shades of the “Cultural Revolution” in China.
Bifurcated clothing interferes with normal thought process.
If anyone ever accuses me of a ‘micro-aggression’ then I intend to treat them to a MACRO-aggression!
Nowadays, if I were sitting next to snowflakes spouting bullshit, I’d probably just pick my nose and wipe the boogers on them. Not disagreement, just a comment on their worth.
(Source: https://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/eusapolicy/internal/safespaceupdate/)
- All members are expected to conduct themselves in a manner which is respectful and considerate of the contributions of others. This is defined as:
- Allowing Council members to speak when called upon by the chair.
- Refraining from speaking over, interrupting, heckling, laughing at or otherwise distracting from the speaker who holds the floor.
- Refraining from hand gestures which denote disagreement or in any other way indicating disagreement with a point or points being made. Disagreements should only be evident through the normal course of debate.
- Avoiding using gestures which are not generally known or accepted by Council.
- Gestures indicating agreement are permissible, if these gestures are generally understood and not used in an intimidating manner.
- Applause is acceptable when a motion is passed only, not if a motion fails to pass. Otherwise, agreement should be made clear within debate contributions.
Gestures indicating agreement are permissible...
That sums it up in a nutshell.
I guess “fisting” oneself as an expression of opposition to something is not permitted, unless you have to get a “permit” to fist yourself, or the guy in front of you.
PC colleges are really getting to be a pain in the ass.
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