All CSUN students registering for the 2015 Fall Semester are being forced to participate in an online, SIMS-style character game about sexual assault before being allowed to claim a seat for any course.
The game, titled “Agent of Change” and designed by feminist activists, does not allow students to complete the game until they have given enough “correct” answers as per the designers’ stated philosophical influences, such as “norms challenging,” “feminist theory,” and “social norms theory.” According to the Agent of Change website, the program helps users “see the connections between these power-based violations, how these problems affect their lives, and what they can do to challenge the cultural norms that help sexual violence flourish.”
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Sunday, April 26, 2015
You Cannot Register Until You Have Undergone Our Indoctrination
Several years ago the University of Delaware required incoming freshmen to complete an indoctrination program. Yes, it was indoctrination, and as soon as the program became public the university was shamed into stopping it. Just a few short years ago, such blatant biases were considered more than untoward. People are now so inured to liberal excess that I wonder if the public will even bat an eyelash at this, given how exhausting it is to constantly fight such tyranny:
I didn't find anything in the UD program toindicate indoctrination -- just as you made the entirely valid point that no one should try to prevent a speaker who disagrees with rape culture theory the right to speak, neither should we be upset by those who DO belief in it, or inequality of any type, from having their say … true, UD made it mandatory … but that doesn't mean you have to believe in it, or agree with it.
ReplyDeleteAs for CSUN? Different story, because to 'pass' means you have to agree with them … but, actually not, because only the dumbest people on the planet would pick the 'wrong' response. What up sets me is this: I think it's important to have a reasonable sexual harrassment / abuse policy -- but it should follow state law, and not college whim. If you are raped on campus, the health cent should take you in and call the police -- and, voila-justice gets served, and the college doesn't get involved in a criminal matter it has no business in. But, this could have been accomplished with a page in the student handbook, and maybe a mandatory orientation session instead of a video game which probably cost millions
And about the video game: If I had to do this? I would absolutely pick the most horrific answers I could, just to see what happened. Do I get to argue with the machine? And, what do you suppose the one geared towards women would look like? Peter: I don't know, Stacy, No one's ever touched me 'down there' I'm not sure… Stacy: you'll love it. Have another beer ...
All faculty where I teach had to do a little programmed instruction course on sexual assault. It was never clear to me exactly why--was there a crime wave of sexual assaults by faculty members?
ReplyDeleteHere's my concern-males are already at a disadvantage educationally. Our school are modeled to be female friendly without any regard as to how that impacts males. We have fewer male students, fewer male graduates and that is NOT a level playing field. As a mother of both sons and a daughter I want all my kids to have opportunities. It appears that feminists are intent on eliminating some male students for the mere sin of thinking like a male human. Unless the originators of the test can prove substantial and balanced input from professionals in the area from a male perspective, then this is little more than liberal harassment.
ReplyDeleteUniversity of Delaware...hmm...reminds me of something. Oh yes:
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Also, transcript of an indoctrinator's report on a woman who was showing too much spirit for UD's taste:
http://www.thefire.org/pdfs/8ab6da099b212f7c4750e0de896a59cb.pdf
David -- thanks for the links; I have changed my opinion. From the original post it semed like more of a lecture than a participatory thing, but that was fairly horrible. Definitly an indoctrination, and would have walked out on it.
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