They didn't learn much from their falling enrollment, I guess.
Posted on 01/05/2019 10:54:33 AM PST by rktman
Nimesh Patel learned the hard way how intolerant some college students are in our woke age. And, by comparison, how even the Reddest of Red State types can withstand a shot at their preferred politician.
Patel, an Indian-American stand-up and former Saturday Night Live scribe, performed at Columbia University’s cultureShock event earlier this month. The annual event, assembled by the school’s Asian American Alliance, promotes Asian-related art.
What happened during his set made headlines nationwide, and deservedly so.
The comedian gave the back story behind the moment on “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Patel described the scene to Rogan, including the joke that sparked the so-called outrage. To paraphrase, he told the crowd no one would choose to be both black and gay given the discrimination each group faces. On the Woke Joke scale that’s about an eight out of 10.
Maybe nine.
That’s not how select audience members heard it. They reacted in horror, saying the joke wasn’t appropriate for the venue.
Several members of the committee that hired Patel took to the stage, he recalled, eager to end his routine as soon as possible. The committee members initially lied, saying they no longer had the tech person responsible for overseeing the performance.
Patel told Rogan the microphone still worked, so that clearly wasn’t the case.
He eventually learned which joke offended a small number of students. He objected, and even told the origin of the joke and the black gay gentleman who inspired it. His mic got cut all the same.
That was enough, though.
“We gotta escort you out,” they told him behind the scenes, when simply being off stage wasn’t sufficient.
Patel shared his rage about his shocking dismissal for the podcast’s listeners. He also described how he had performed edgier sets at other colleges without incident.
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This was a great little article but left met hungry for more. Is there a follow up with Patel or Rogan on his subject?
I’m sorry, but WHEN have college age kids ever BEEN tolerant?
It was the University students who were the most fanatical Nazis- even more so than the WW1 vets. The ‘Left’ was in no ways tolerant in the 1960s. The Goldwater boys and girls weren’t exactly loving and welcoming to people who avowed Marxism, either.... The MSM seems to confuse demands for their views being ‘tolerated (IOW imposed on all and sundry) with a willingness to tolerate the views of others (something really rare, regardless of generation, era, or ideology, here, on DU, Jackpine Radical, or Stormfront for that matter)
Intolerance of those who freely exercise their freedom of speech is an invaluable tool to the leaders of their movement. As they did at Columbia in this incident, students can eliminate speech (and those who use it) if it is deemed unwanted or threatening to the collective.
As Orwell said, control the language and you can control the people.
These college students don't realize it, but they are being controlled by their managers.
They are not only being controlled, they are also tools with which to control the speech of others.
This is mind control at work.
The socialists are warming up for their big push.
“These college students don’t realize it, but they are being controlled by their managers.”
“They are not only being controlled, they are also tools with which to control the speech of others.”
“This is mind control at work.”
“The socialists are warming up for their big push. “
Yep, and they’re too dumb or stupid to realize it. I can forgive ignorance, but willful stupidity? Not a chance.
The Baby Boomers loved having comedians on campus. I had a boyfriend at Rutgers who took me to George Carlin, David Steinberg, Robert Klein concerts there. Of course, with the exception of Carlin, most of the comedians in those days worked clean. It was that generation that also revered The Marx Brothers, Laurel & Hardy, Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. I still have posters of these comedians from that era.
My experience is that humans aren't that smart (with myself at the top--or bottom--of the list). I mean that being book smart isn't really smart.
Maybe the word I should use instead of smart is "wise."
These kids have been thoroughly brainwashed by folks who have already effectively brainwashed their professors.
The kids and the professors are the fodder of the socialist army--the footsoldiers.
I wouldn't waste my time on worrying about their forgiveness.
The important thing is to figure out how and when their ultimate handlers--the generals--plan to use them (i.e. what is the detailed strategy of this socialist army that has declared war on our country).
They--the socialists generals and their troops--are on the move.
You can see evidence of it in the outrageous things being said by socialists in the new Congress. They are so filled with exuberance they are letting it all hang out.
Columbia U - Cultural Marxist USA HQ.
Source of sensitivity training, concensus-building, political correctness and, from their Frankfurt School blood, the socialist indoctrination of our children by our school teachers.
They didn't learn much from their falling enrollment, I guess.
OOPS. Wrong one. I need to look before I post.
We laugh at good jokes about our guys and our issues. They crucify rodeo clowns.
Human history is filled with them. Useful idiots.
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