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Originally Posted by cologal
Look obviously this is quite serious to you.....but I found this quote pretty fun
Some colleges have moved toward an institutionalized recognition of micro aggression. The student government of Ithaca College, for example, passed a bill calling for a campus wide online system through which students could anonymously report micro aggressions. The University of California system has issued guidelines for faculty members warning that statements such as "America is a melting pot" or "I believe the most qualified person should get the job" could be micro aggressions.
In response to that document, the UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh wrote, "Well, I’m happy to say that I’m just going to keep on microaggressing." Clearly not everyone is on board with these kinds of policies. From the Chronicle of Higher Education....
How in the H*LL can "I believe the most qualified should get the job" be a micro aggression? It's just plain stupid.
Don't know why you are so fired up about it but you are.... You asked me to look into this, which I very diligently did. I just don't share your passion....
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Yours is probably the most sensible post on here!
I can understand the trigger warnings but seriously doubt if they would be hoked onto well known pieces of literature. Before graphic films, yes, but not literature.
Micro-aggressions are a new one to me. I really doubt if those are taken seriously in college and certainly not in lower grades in school.