Heck, I put up with discrimination for being conservative 20 years ago at college. Nothing new here. Fortunately, I'm 6'3" and 220, when in fighting trim. And I was in fighting trim when at school. Any attempted beat-downs would have been short and ugly.
Not sure what would have happened if I was a lot smaller. I probably would have kept my opinions to myself. Either that, or would have figured out a way to get a CCW permit.....
Amen.
My 6’4” Log Cabin Republican son sees the discrimination every day at his high school. Fortunately, he is strongly politically aware, extremely conservative (against gay marriage because marriage is for procreation), and has been taught by his FReep parents how to argue correctly. Recently voted “most intimidating” in his senior class superlatives. He’s chosen a small college (smaller than his high school) with no whiff of political agenda - amazing but true.