Sunday, February 25, 2018

American Silliness; Feb 25, 2018

War on Men Week in Higher Education  "Imagine if the gender roles were reversed in any of these stories.

Stanford Hosts ‘Women Only’ Training Hours to Promote Inclusivity
"Nothing says inclusiveness like being exclusive of certain other people, right?
"The Daily Caller reports. . . 
“Everything was being used and all the testosterone in the air was super suffocating — the kind of culture you find in the gym, it feels very aggressive and not very welcoming,” said Camille Townshend, a Stanford student, when describing her first experience lifting weights (outside the women-only hours).
The old "muscle-privilege" rears it's ugly head again. 

Black student complaint about Black History Month menu gets black employees canned  . . . "However, in today’s environment, it’s not hard to imagine the head cook getting grief if he had denied the two (black) employees’ menu choice — that would be exercising “white privilege/supremacy”: “How do you know what menu is best for us?' ”  

Harvard Law Prof Wants to Lower Voting Age to 16 
The attraction to that is because the decision-making frontal lobe hasn't fully developed by age sixteen, so they would tend to be Democrats. TD

School cancels ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ due to white student getting lead role  "A New York high school has canceled a production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” after a student activist group complained about a white student being cast in a lead role.
"Students United’s letter conceded that the student cast as Esmeralda “is a stellar actor, singer, and dancer” and that any production would be “lucky to have her.”
"However, it added: “Our concern is not with her, but with the fact that in terms of demographics, she is the wrong choice for this role.”
Related:  Minnesota high school band: We’re only buying music by composers of color   Minnesota: The state that spawned the Wellstone Memorial.


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