Posted on 11/26/2015 6:57:29 PM PST by markomalley
After a student filed a “bias report” accusing a student with a Confederate flag sticker on his laptop of racism, Framingham State University officials offered offended students counseling.
“We recognize that bias incidents are upsetting for the entire campus community, but especially for the target(s) and witness(es) of these incidents,” wrote Sean Huddleston, the Massachusetts-based school’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, in a campus-wide email published in part by FSU campus newspaper The Gatepost. “It is strongly suggested that anyone impacted by a bias incident find someone to speak with.”
In his email, Huddleston assured students “symbols such as these are not condoned by Framingham State University” but that the school wouldn’t ban the flag, as it is protected by First Amendment free speech rights.
“We absolutely believe everyone is due and should be able to exercise their constitutional rights,” Huddleston said in the email. “We want to foster a community and an environment where everyone feels safe and welcome. If we have a student or faculty or staff that feels unsafe based on something that was said or they witnessed, we have an obligation to inform the campus that has occurred.”
Huddleston concluded by confirming “a productive discussion” between the complainant and the student who owned the laptop “was achieved” and that the Bias Protocol & Response Team “will meet to determine any measures that may be needed to respond to this incident,” reports The Gatepost.
Since September, students have filed four similar bias reports at the university, reports Metro West Daily News, two others being “racially insensitive” Facebook posts.
Metro West Daily News defines “bias reports” as complaints to the administration about something a student witnessed or experienced that made them feel discriminated against or otherwise uncomfortable.
According to The Gatepost, FSU students had mixed responses to Huddleston’s email and the bias report overall based on posts to the anonymous social media app Yik Yak, including many posts opposed to the situation:
“Carry a copy of the constitution tomorrow, see how fast the PC police emails fly.”
“I’m so proud of FSU for making national news over students being scared of a picture of a flag. Oh wait, no I’m not.”
“So if I have a Rebel Alliance wallpaper, am I gonna get reported to the Empire?”
And some opposed, including one compared the Confederate flag to the swastika, saying “that’s the issue. In case you were somehow still confused in 2015.”
sad! just SAD!
we have nowhere to go but UP
Google “Ancient Swastika usage” then hit images.
the rainbow flag offends tens of millions of people
why isn’t it banned?
Counseling for the wuss pansy face candy a$$ weaklings who collapsed at the sight of a flag. How about a box of tissues to wipe their tears? Do you think two weeks of therapy with a shrink will be enough?
Will the poor dears ever be whole again? When will they be able to resume classes?
I hope they never see a picture or read a news story of what mozlim sate doing to Yazidis and Christians because that would really hurt their delicate sensibilities.
That would probably make them happy.
Tissues!? That reminds me of the GREAT R. Lee Ermey ‘shrink’ commercial where he throws a box of ‘em at some limp dick getting counseling! Damn, what Gunny could do with this ‘safe space’ bullsh%T nonsense in a commercial or video rant!
Dittos to that!
Snowflakes taught be snowflakes. Grow up of melt away
they should enter my model building bunker. i have enough non PC flags to put them in therapy for decades. not to mention open carry at home.
“I’s offendeded by that stidker man. I had to listens to mys fav RAP song, “Pee on that b***ch and give her a baby”.
A local home was sold from the 93 year old grand daughter of the 1885 builder to a new to town couple. They spotted an original rug in the dining room with the swastika on it, and threw it in the trash. It was a little later that someone pointed out it came from a native source.
BUMP!
Put them in a cage with a rattlesnake that will get their mind off “that flag”.
I don't know if FR's technical issues will let me show the note,but here goes:
Not to worry. Their majors are mostly poli-sci...
This sounds like something out of Scientology
selective outrage for the poor spoilt dears in MA.
What a bunch of Obama, wuss, pansy fairies they are.
Are there no boys up there to have a private talk with these little pansies?
wimpy, wimpy, wimpy little puff cakes
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