I'll take two microaggression sandwiches, some fries and a coke

The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior

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Apr 24, 2015, 3:14:20 PM4/24/15

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You know....they do have the option of simply not eating there - were it actually even built....but no - the special snowflakes must ban - in this case Chik Fil A from Johns Hopkins campus

http://time.com/3834244/johns-hopkins-chick-fil-a/

Citing Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy's opposition to gay marriage, students said the presence of the chain on campus would be a microaggression against LGBT members of the community, Eater reports.

Though the Student Government Association approved the resolution, the move is purely hypothetical: there's no indication that the Johns Hopkins administration was in negotiations with Chick-fil-A, though some students had wondered whether the chain might open a location in a new building under construction on campus

xyzzy

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Apr 24, 2015, 3:18:39 PM4/24/15

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I like Chik-fil-a and eat there and would never ban them from anyplace because the owners don't like gay marriage.

However I question whether a restaurant that never opens on Sundays would be a good choice to put on a college campus.

The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior

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Apr 24, 2015, 3:20:45 PM4/24/15

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Had that been their reason, it'd at least have some rationality behind it...

and why do you hate the lgbtqwerty crowd? ur a h8r!11111!1!!!11 White cisgendered patriarchical oppressor!

Seriously - can you imagine how hard it would be to write for the Onion any more?

Damon Hynes, Cyclone Ranger

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Apr 24, 2015, 3:22:39 PM4/24/15

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On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 2:20:45 PM UTC-5, The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior wrote:

> Seriously - can you imagine how hard it would be to write for the Onion any more?

Brian Williams said the same thing. :-)

xyzzy

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Apr 24, 2015, 3:26:14 PM4/24/15

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It's a "kids today" thing. Everyone's looking to show that they're on the right bandwagon. In my day ($) people did silly things to show they were on the anti-gay and anti-communist bandwagons.

The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior

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Apr 24, 2015, 3:29:30 PM4/24/15

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I remember the anti-commie stuff - but not the anti-gay. Then again, I did grow up in California, so....

Such crazy times on campus - personally, I blame soccer

xyzzy

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Apr 24, 2015, 3:34:19 PM4/24/15

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It might be an age difference, it wouldn't take much of one. I was in college just as the AIDS epidemic was starting to explode and not much was known about it except a lot of gays got it. Caused a lot of fear and loathing, so I think that drove a lot of it. I think you know the 3 or so year time period in the 1980s that I'm talking about.

> Such crazy times on campus - personally, I blame soccer

Soccer was just a fun intramural sport to play before drinking beer, like softball, flag football, or volleyball. My frat sucked at it though, I remember getting beaten 9-0 in one game.

The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior

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Apr 24, 2015, 3:48:26 PM4/24/15

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Oh yeah - okay - now I know what you're referencing - that smal kid in Indiana...Magic...my uncle (shared needle)....little bit different than being "anti-gay" as it was "wtf is this disease?"

> > Such crazy times on campus - personally, I blame soccer
>
> Soccer was just a fun intramural sport to play before drinking beer, like softball, flag football, or volleyball. My frat sucked at it though, I remember getting beaten 9-0 in one game.

Actually I meant that in reference to how pussified this current generation of college kids is - no sex, no chik fil a, every dissenting opinion must be banned, etc etc etc

Emperor Wonko the Sane

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Apr 24, 2015, 3:57:52 PM4/24/15

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How the hell did this childish right-not-to-be-offended get to be such a defining meme on campus?

Doug

The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior

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Apr 24, 2015, 4:10:55 PM4/24/15

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No idea, but it seems to be picking up steam

xyzzy

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Apr 24, 2015, 4:16:20 PM4/24/15

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I'm not sure how widespread it is. I just know that people like pointing out and highlighting the most extreme examples. There are a LOT of college campuses out there, and even within those campuses 99% of the students may not be aware of or even care about what the "student government" is doing.

The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior

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Apr 24, 2015, 4:21:52 PM4/24/15

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I really would like to think this is the case, but there are far too many canceled/virulently protested speakers, etc for me to think this is narrow cast. Even at the U of C, a one-time hotbed of neoconism, speakers have been protested and silliness abounds far beyond the realms of mere student government - and much of it seems to be perpetrated by the administrators.

xyzzy

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Apr 24, 2015, 4:25:26 PM4/24/15

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Like I said, it's not new. Just the targets and direction are different.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Speaker_Ban

The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior

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Apr 24, 2015, 4:28:22 PM4/24/15

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I'm sure it's older than that even - at least the excuse wasn't "my feelings are hurt and I need a safe place"

Michael Press

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Apr 24, 2015, 4:44:27 PM4/24/15

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In article <9303c852-98ac-4691...@googlegroups.com>,

Uhuh.

> In my day ($) people did silly things to show they were on the anti-gay and anti-communist bandwagons.

It is kind of lonely up here.

--
Michael Press

Michael Press

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Apr 24, 2015, 4:49:14 PM4/24/15

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In article <cd6b652c-dd4d-44f7...@googlegroups.com>,

Personally, I find that kind of thing offensive.

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Michael Press

Emperor Wonko the Sane

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Apr 24, 2015, 4:49:38 PM4/24/15

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I guess that's what I find (ironically) so offensive. These are colleges, not kindergartens. It's supposed to be real world lite. Dealing with being offended is part of being an adult. How do we expect our kids to function when we infantilize them clear through their teen years?

Doug

The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior

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Apr 24, 2015, 4:55:45 PM4/24/15

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The thing is, is that its rapidly becoming possible to live as a perpetually offended adult trying to get everything banned.

The mockery of the 80s lyrics warnings has now become mainstream and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see "speech code" initiatives cropping up on ballots in the next few years. After all, they're doing it for the children.

Damon Hynes, Cyclone Ranger

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Apr 24, 2015, 5:22:29 PM4/24/15

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Something I heard on Michael Berry's radio show when Il Duce was promoting two free years of JC a while back: The high schools today are filled with kids that will get no closer to a FBLA meeting as dealing drugs and are there for no other reason. Two more years of what is in actuality secondary education will shunt the problems to another campus and drive legitimate students to other arenas.

J. Hugh Sullivan

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Apr 24, 2015, 5:23:12 PM4/24/15

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On Fri, 24 Apr 2015 13:25:24 -0700 (PDT), xyzzy <xyzzy...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Like I said, it's not new. Just the targets and direction are different.=

That's an accurate summation. Kids have always done outlandish things
to test themselves and boundaries. But the limits have expanded
exponentially in the last 50 or so years.

It's only recently that queers didn't get stomped if known and seen -
Republicans were despised in the South - sissies were bullied. Race
was not an issue because it was never challenged.

Kids love individuality EXCEPT, in beliefs they are sheep. Peer
pressure is a strong motivator for weaker people. Unions, not alone,
have helped form a gang mentality.

Hugh

Wolfie

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Apr 24, 2015, 5:53:10 PM4/24/15

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"Emperor Wonko the Sane" wrote

> How the hell did this childish right-not-to-be-offended
> get to be such a defining meme on campus?

All of you have a serious case of GetOffMyLawnitis.

As someone who grew up around one of the world's
premier liberal arts colleges (Berkeley? What a
group of wannabes....), this isn't new at all.