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Student Union Wants to Ban Clapping and Cheering Because it Excludes Deaf People
HeatStreet ^ | April 28, 2017 | Lukas Mikelionis

Posted on 04/29/2017 6:41:06 AM PDT by Zakeet

Britain's largest national student union has told attendees of its annual conference they would face "consequences" for cheering and clapping because these forms of expression exclude deaf people.

The National Union of Students (NUS), which includes most university student unions, held a two-day conference on Tuesday.

During the conference, audience members were repeatedly warned that they must stop whooping and expressing support for a speaker because it has "serious impact" on the accessibility of the conference, The Daily Telegraph reported.

Instead of clapping, the students were advised to use "jazz hands" - a gesture when people wave their hands in the air - as it's believed to be more inclusive to people with hearing problems.

(Excerpt) Read more at heatst.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: deaf; education; jazzhands; liberalism
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Start practicing now ... because this lunacy is heading across the Atlantic ... and you wouldn't want to offend.

1 posted on 04/29/2017 6:41:06 AM PDT by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

Ban TV because it excludes blind people.


2 posted on 04/29/2017 6:43:20 AM PDT by beethovenfan (I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
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To: Zakeet

Ban movies because of blind people, ban music because of deaf people ... and s on.


3 posted on 04/29/2017 6:43:50 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS!!!)
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To: Zakeet

And ban breathing because it excludes dead people - who vote Democrat but don’t breath.


4 posted on 04/29/2017 6:44:37 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Zakeet

Just heard members of the Alcoholics Anonymous community want to ban liquor stores because every time they drive by one it triggers them to drink. /s


5 posted on 04/29/2017 6:44:48 AM PDT by Rona Badger (Heeds the calling wind.)
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To: beethovenfan

SMH! Guess we need to ban music too since NOT being able to “hear” it makes those that are hearing impaired “feel” bad.


6 posted on 04/29/2017 6:45:22 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Zakeet

ban sign language, excludes blind people.


7 posted on 04/29/2017 6:45:34 AM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: Zakeet

But what about amputees and paralyzed folks that cannot do ‘jazz hands’. The horror of it all.


8 posted on 04/29/2017 6:47:34 AM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: Zakeet

Who knew that someday you’d go to college to learn how to NOT think.

Someday you’d go to college to become a neutered idiot?


9 posted on 04/29/2017 6:50:26 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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Oh what the heck- let’s just ban everything!.


10 posted on 04/29/2017 6:50:35 AM PDT by jmacusa (Dad may be in charge but mom knows whats going on.)
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To: Zakeet

“Student Union Wants to Ban Clapping and Cheering Because it Excludes Deaf People”

Either I need some more coffee, or it just made perfect sense, but I totally read that as “Soviet Union Wants to Ban Clapping”.


11 posted on 04/29/2017 6:51:31 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Zakeet

1984....should have been a book right before The Revelations in the Bible.


12 posted on 04/29/2017 6:52:11 AM PDT by Hammerhead
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To: Zakeet

Sounds like a hoax.


13 posted on 04/29/2017 6:53:22 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Zakeet

Breathing excludes life-challenged (dead) people.


14 posted on 04/29/2017 6:53:23 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Zakeet

ROTFL! When I was growing up, people went to “college” to become more intelligent. Now they go to learn how to operate in full retard mode. This brilliant idea is full retard. Maybe we all should have our eyes sewed shut because we are “excluding” blind people by being able to see. These are some sick, sick sickos.


15 posted on 04/29/2017 6:53:52 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Illegal immigration is the first step in the voter fraud process.)
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To: jmaroneps37
+1 😂😂😂
16 posted on 04/29/2017 6:54:20 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: beethovenfan

Kill all the handicapped.

/s


17 posted on 04/29/2017 6:54:36 AM PDT by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: redcatcherb412
😂😂😂 Man you guys are cracking me up on this thread!!
18 posted on 04/29/2017 6:55:34 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

...Someday you’d go to college to become a neutered idiot....

Just think,,, the oldest US millennials will be eligible to run for President in 2020. When their candidate loses, will the candidate want a participation ribbon.


19 posted on 04/29/2017 6:55:56 AM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning)
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To: SMGFan

>>>ban sign language, excludes blind people.<<<

Heck, ban sign language because most hearing people can’t understand it - so it offends them also!

This world would be SO much better if every one would just crawl up in their blanket and lock the door.


20 posted on 04/29/2017 6:57:25 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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