Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey hit with trigger warnings by university for ‘distressing’ content

The Telegraph via YahooNews ^ | December 29, 2024 | The Telegraph

[Robwin]

Homer’s epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey have been hit with trigger warnings by a university for “distressing” content.

The University of Exeter has come under fire after telling undergraduates they may “encounter views and content that they may find uncomfortable” in their Greek mythology studies.

In what has been branded as a “parody” and “bonkers”, students enroled on the Women in Homer module are told material could be “challenging”.

With references to sexual violence, rape and infant mortality, undergraduates are also advised they should “feel free to deal with it in ways that help (eg to leave the classroom, contact Wellbeing, and of course talk to the lecturer)” if content is “causing distress”.

[dayglored]

> There was a young woman of Exeter,
> so pretty men craned their necks at ‘er...

That's not fair, such a great start to a limerick but only a tease....

Now I'll be the rest of the night wracking my poor brain to complete it.

There was a young woman of Exeter,
So pretty men craned their necks at ‘er...
She studied the Bard
But she studied too hard
And now she.....

Dang.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

LOL

....One went so far, from a passing car, to wave the distinguishing mark of his sex at ‘er

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Simple. Replace all college lit programs with dross selections only from Oprah’s Book Club. It’s what they’re heading for eventually.

[dayglored]

Excellent, bravo!!

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

We need vomit warnings before reading headlines about trigger warnings.

Barf alerts help!

[Elsie]

me too - although I have seen Oh Brother; Where Art Thou? many times.

[Elsie]

Not after my wife catches me!

[Elsie]

I have, regrettably, made no attempt at rhyme or meter;

 

Cowboy Poetry

by Bill Jones

 

 

 

Jake, the rancher, went one day
to fix a distant fence.
The wind was cold and gusty
and the clouds rolled gray and dense.

As he pounded the last staples in
and gathered tools to go,
The temperature had fallen,
the wind and snow began to blow.

When he finally reached his pickup,
he felt a heavy heart.
From the sound of that ignition,
he knew it wouldn't start.

So Jake did what most of us
would do if we had been there.
He humbly bowed his balding head
and sent aloft a prayer.

As he turned the key for the last time,
he softly cursed his luck.
They found him three days later,
frozen stiff in that old truck.

Now Jake had been around in life
and done his share of roaming.
But when he saw Heaven, he was shocked --
it looked just like Wyoming!

Of all the saints in Heaven,
his favorite was St. Peter.
(Now, this line ain't needed
but it helps with rhyme and meter)

So they set and talked a minute or two,
or maybe it was three.
Nobody was keeping' score --
in Heaven time is free.

"I've always heard," Jake said to Pete,
"that God will answer prayer,
But one time I asked for help,
well, he just plain wasn't there."

"Does God answer prayers of some,
and ignore the prayers of others?
That don't seem exactly square --
I know all men are brothers."

"Or does he randomly reply,
without good rhyme or reason?
Maybe, it's the time of day,
the weather or the season."

"Now I ain't trying to act smart,
it's just the way I feel.
And I was wondering', could you tell me --
what the heck's the deal?!"

Peter listened very patiently
and when Jake was done,
There were smiles of recognition,
and he said, "So, you're the one!!"

"That day your truck, it wouldn't start,
and you sent your prayer a flying,
You gave us all a real bad time,
with hundreds of us trying."

"A thousand angels rushed,
to check the status of your file,
But you know, Jake, we hadn't heard
from you in quite a long while."

"And though all prayers are answered,
and God ain't got no quota,
He didn't recognize your voice,
and started a truck in Minnesota."

[bert]

England? How about America?

I started watching the Netflix series Troy that is a recounting of the Iliad. It was going very well until Hercules.

Hercules was introduced as a fantastic warrior, the son of Zeus, the son of God. Hercules was played by a full-fledged unmistakable, racist actor ........ an wide nosed, big lipped Negro.

[Elsie]

There was a young lady from Hyde
Who ate a green apple and died.
While her lover lamented
The apple fermented
And made cider inside her inside.

[Elsie]

Seems the last three lines have quite a variety of examples:

One was even so brave
        As to take out and wave
The distinguishing mark of his sex at her.

(This could end up a VERY large thread...)

[GingisK]

That is awesome!!!

[Elsie]

[BatGuano]

There once was a lady from Hall
Who wore a newspaper dress to a Ball.
The dress caught fire
and burned her entire
Front page,
Sporting section,
And all!

Cheers,
Bat

[Elsie]

There once were two fellas called Freepers,
That scrolled thru the girls for some keepers.
They searched high and low,
for those with a glow,
and were curvy and easy on peepers.

[.cnI redruM]

Letting that big horse through the gate was entirely too metaphorical for some readers.