Universities Cave to Snowflakes (Walter Williams)

Creators Syndicate ^ | January 25, 2017 | Walter E. Williams

[jazusamo]

One wonders just how far spineless college administrators will go when it comes to caving in to the demands of campus snowflakes. For those unfamiliar with the term "snowflakes," it is increasingly being used to characterize college students easily traumatized by criticism and politically incorrect phrases. They demand safe spaces and trigger warnings so as not to be upset by views that challenge their own. Snowflakes feel as though they must be protected against words, events and deeds that do not fully conform to their extremely limited, narrow-minded beliefs built on sheer delusion. This might explain their behavior in the wake of Donald Trump's trouncing of Hillary Clinton.

Generosity demands that we forgive these precious snowflakes and hope that they grow up. The real problem is with people assumed to be grown-ups — college professors and administrators who tolerate and give aid and comfort to our aberrant youth. Let's look at tiny samples of it.

To help avoid microaggressions, the University of North Carolina administration posted a notice urging staff and faculty members to avoid phrases such as "husband/boyfriend," which they claim is heteronormative, and "Christmas vacation," which "minimizes non-Christian spiritual rituals."

[Elsie]

They ‘caved’ to a lot of things until Kent State!

[rktman]

Oh crap! I was out in the garage checking my tires and realized that my tires on the HEMI Ram have a snowflake symbol on them. Does that make me a bad guy or a good guy. It’s all so confusing. I “feel” like I need a safe space surrounded by diaper pins. Whaaaaaaaaaa!