“Maybe I’m “old school” when it comes to these things, but when I was that age I frankly would have been embarrassed to have my parents fight my battles for me while I “protested” in anonymity.”
Do you realize that they can (and likely will) get EXPELLED for complaining. That’s the atmosphere they have to live in.
And while it may be easy for us, in our older ages, to tell these gals to learn welding or something, I suspect that their priority is to complete their studies.
1. They aren't going to UPenn on athletic scholarships, so quitting the team is always a minimally defiant option that doesn't cost a damn thing.
2. If they aren't willing to stand up now in an environment where they are likely paying tens of thousands of dollars a year to be there, then they are never going to stand up to any kind of humiliation or abuse in the future.
This is how "snowflakes" are made. And they have plenty of enablers right here on a website called FreeRepublic, of all places.
Pathetic ... really.