Posted on 05/20/2015 12:22:38 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Those accustomed to reading or listening only to liberal commentators may not be aware of “trigger warnings” and “safe zones” on college campuses.
It seems that mostly conservative sites and writers are concerned with the increasingly draconian suppression of free speech on college campuses. But then, it is mostly conservative writers and speakers who are treated as though they’re bringing the Ebola virus rather than contrarian ideas to the sensitive ears of what we may as well name the “Swaddled Generation.”
A trigger warning is usually conveyed on a sign carried or posted near the auditorium where a speech is to be given, alerting students to the possibility that the speaker may express an idea that could trigger an emotional response. A discussion about campus rape statistics, for example, might cause a rape victim to suffer.....
.....Purdue President Mitch Daniels laid out the stakes in a telephone interview: “If universities want to embarrass themselves with their behavior, allowing people to be shouted down or disinvited, that’s their problem. But if they’re spawning a bunch of little authoritarians with an inverted view of our basic freedoms, that’s everybody’s problem.”.....
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
“From your mouth to Allah’s ear”, as the saying goes...
Where can I buy such a remarkable product? ;)
Seeing Obama on TV is a “trigger” for me. I remember how he raped Lady Liberty and gave her hepatitis and I feel bad.
I forgot to ping you to #18.
It’s one of my Christmas presents.
I also got two coffee mugs with a few favorite pictures of my goats on them.
It’s like saying: “Let’s talk about dogs.” And you say: “But not all dogs are the same.”
It’s true, they are not all the same. But a dog is considerably different than a cat.
If my ONLY choices were Rande and Linseed, I’d vote Rande all day and night.
“No poor person has a child out of wedlock thanks to the evils of rich people”
Damn right.
The special education model: I’m with STB, the poor girl will end up being exploited.
RE: Bath salts. NFHale - Khent’s got some special ones from Fiji. Wanna know where she hid them to get them thru customs?
CONEHEADS!!!
I’m out.
I'd get an iguana and order the lasagna.
Interesting.
Serious question: Do like ricotta cheese in your lasagna?
Actually, I’m not a big fan of lasagna. My stomach is a shambles and has a hard time with cheeses. :-(
I understand.
I ask because the “cheesed” up lasagne we get here is different than what you get in Italy - very little cheese in their lasagnes.
I’d probably have an easier time with authentic Italian cuisine.
Yes. Especially Central/Southern Italian foods.
I need my fix...
Rick Steves shows off the food there on his programs. Some looks good, some not (for instance, I loathe mushrooms). I didn’t used to like anything with olive oil, but now I do. Pesto is yummy, too (though apparently it’s more a creation of Northern Italy/Genoa).
That’s the only use I have for PBS - Rick Steves.
Mushrooms (I like them) are everywhere in the North, yes. Olive oil is good, although I cook a lot with vegetable oil.
Pesto is hit or miss; if it’s too strong, I can’t eat it.
I think we’re going to Genoa area this year; haven’t seen that part of Italy yet. I have a slew of cousins in Torino. If it works out logistically, I’d like to see at least some of them.
Rick’s a moonbat, but he does unquestionably one of the best travel shows on tv. I was trying to think, 25 or so years ago, the only travel show back then to watch was Robin Leach and his “Runaway with the Rich & Famous.” Libs bitched about that show and its glamour. I liked it, especially because those hypocritical $hits hated it.
Rick reminds me of the Ned Flanders character on The Simpsons.
Robin Leach... I haven’t thought of him in a while. I thought he went to the big yacht soirée in the sky, but he’s still terrestrial.
Per Wikipedia: “As of 2008 he resides in Las Vegas and writes the daily VegasDeluxe.com Web site.”
“...Wanna know where she hid them to get them thru customs?...”
So... now the deviant little spud is a Drug Mule too?
Never mind... I’ll pass on that one...
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love that shirt Elsie...
Is there a “trigger warning” for “trigger warnings”
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