I would love to counsel those sissy jackwagons!
Posted on 10/13/2016 6:37:26 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
The University of Florida administration is preparing for upcoming Halloween festivities by reminding students that the school’s “Bias Education and Response Team” is prepared to handle complaints about offensive costumes. Additionally, the school will provide 24/7 counseling services to anyone who is offended by a particular costume.
An administration newsletter published on October 10 warns students “to think about your choices of costumes and themes . . .” because “[s]ome Halloween costumes reinforce stereotypes of particular races, genders, cultures, or religions. Regardless of intent, these costumes can perpetuate negative stereotypes, causing harm and offense to groups of people.”
The newsletter continues, “If you are troubled by an incident that does occur, please know that there are many resources available . . .” including “a 24/7 counselor in the Counseling and Wellness Center . . . .”
Finally, the students are instructed to report any incidents to “the Bias Education and Response Team at the University of Florida . . .” so it can “. . . respond to any reported incidents of bias, to educate those that were involved, and to provide support by connecting those that were impacted to the appropriate services and resources.”
According to its website, the “purpose of the Bias Education and Response Team (BERT) is to provide impacted parties of bias incidents opportunities to be heard and supported; understand and respond to situations that effect the University of Florida; educate and inform the community; and create awareness of ignorance and intolerance.”
University of Florida spokeswoman Janine Sikes further explained BERT’s role in an interview with the online news outlet Heat Street and said BERT reaches out to the student who makes the complaint to offer various support services.
“Depending on the circumstances, we might reach out to the person who was listed as wearing the costume and see what support or resources they might need as well,” Sikes said. “No one is required to talk to BERT. If the individuals involved desires further conversations with us or each other, we would help facilitate this.”
She also said BERT lacks the authority to formally discipline students.
Sikes was forced to acknowledge that the university offers no formal guidelines for students for what may be considered an offensive or inappropriate costumes, but she tried to stress that the purpose of the initiative is not to violate a students’ right to free speech and free expression.
Where do I sign up to be the counselor?
I’d like to counsel some of these snowflakes with a rubber hose.
..and in other news, the UofF announces it will offer grief counseling to any football player whose feelings are hurt from opposing team players wanting to tackle him/her/it
Do your trick and treating naked.
No costume, no offense.
Next Semester; Free counseling offered for those who involuntarily grab the WRONG COLOR of M&M Candy over and over. “Why is this happening to ME?!”
Come see us and discuss!
Sign me up too bud. I’ll even volunteer. Gonna show up with a Bill Clinton Rapist shirt and when they start crying I’m gonna tell them to donate to Trump’s campaign or else..
What a bunch of loser babies.
Universities manufacture snowflakes who were once men
Is it cruel for me to say that I wish I personally knew a college student that needed counseling to deal with being offended of EVERYTHING in adult life, so that I could torture them relentlessly with micro aggressions and dog whistles.
That would make me happy.
These poor darling snowflakes! Wait until they get a job and have to deal with work place personalities!!
Will they be offended if I dressed as a (FSU) Seminole? Maybe they all should be dressed as babies, because they are babies!!
True signs of a deteriorating society as they slide into the abyss of irrelevancy.
I just read this headline to my hardworking 22 year old who graduated in May, he has a free year at home and we are outta here.
He is aware that this is a gift.
He was as disgusted as I am but not surprised.
“Mom, are you kidding? This has been going on longer than you think!”
Thank God, he is out.
Smart and soon to be self sufficient.
I want to be a professor. My costume includes dunce cap, coloring book
and crayons along with a big university paycheck.
it's like these suckholes are competing to see who can be the biggest whinyass faggot on the planet
Would they be offended by a precious snowflake costume?
I’d love to see some students dress as crying babies with tee shirts that say “Triggered Millennial” with other students holding signs that say free speech, grow up, be responsible, etc.
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