Imagine being an 18-year-old away from home for the first time. You’re told that a casual remark could harm another student and be reported as an act of bias. Would you talk to a student who’s not in your racial/ethnic group? The safest way to avoid giving offense — just about the only way — is to socialize only with your own kind.Yep, pretty much.
But microaggressions also can be nonverbal, the Rutgers training states. They include “avoiding people.” So, you’re screwed.
Education, politics, and anything else that catches my attention.
Wednesday, August 09, 2017
Damned If You Do
In a recent post Joanne, freshly back from England, writes about freshman (freshperson?) orientation at Rutgers--and the crazy SJW stream that runs through it. I'd recommend reading her entire (relatively short) post, but if you just want the denouement, here you go:
It's the carrot and the stick.
ReplyDeleteThe carrot = you got into RUTGERS! You are a smart person, and you can get a piece of paper after a few years proving that you really a Smart Person (tm) with an education!
the stick = to get that piece of paper, you must swallow the crazy.