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And if you can cite a real female law student who is actually offended by the idea of learning about rape law, or even the word "violation," you might possibly

And if you can cite a real female law student who is actually offended by the idea of learning about rape law, or even the word "violation," you might possibly have the vaguest sense of something possibly resembling a point if you happen to be looking at it from the right angle.

joesmo 11y ago
I don't need to. The article already has. I'm not sure if they're female, but that's irrelevant.
Nadya 11y ago
>Last December, Jeannie Suk wrote in an online article for The New Yorker about law students asking her fellow professors at Harvard not to teach rape law—or, in one case, even use the word violate (as in “that violates the law”) lest it cause students distress. From the OP Article. So let's take a look at Jeannie Suk's writing [0] >One teacher I know was recently asked by a student not to use the word “violate” in class—as in “Does this conduct violate the law?”—because the word was triggering. Some students have even suggested that rape law should not be taught because of its potential to cause distress. And cited a real law student (female or not) who was actually offended by the word "violate" and asked for it to not be used because it was triggering. As well as some students suggesting rape law shouldn't be taught at all. [0] http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trouble-teaching-rape-law http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trouble-teaching-rap...
- fredfoobar42 11y ago
  Okay, so this is one rare example that's actually true. Let's break the point down a bit. For an actual rape survivor, it's possible the word "violate" might be triggering. If that's the case in that room, then perhaps another word should be used. As for not teaching rape law, while rape law is something that might be triggering to a victim, this is a rare example where not teaching it, at least if it's a requirement of the program, is a problem. There's a discussion that can occur about the appropriateness of teaching rape law in, say, an introduction to law course at the undergraduate level. Having the discussion is important. Funny how the people who say that coddled students want to shut down all discussion, only to shut down discussion about what's appropriate to teach in general courses or for a university to endorse.
  - tomp 11y ago
    Apparently at the faculty of medicine in Ljubljana, they show graphic images of surgeries, birth, injuries, blood, etc. when high-school students visit the faculty before they decide what they want to study. I believe the idea is, if you can't handle blood, you probably shouldn't be a doctor. Similarly, if you can't handle law, you probably shouldn't be a lawyer.

joesmo 11y ago

I don't need to. The article already has. I'm not sure if they're female, but that's irrelevant.

Nadya 11y ago

>Last December, Jeannie Suk wrote in an online article for The New Yorker about law students asking her fellow professors at Harvard not to teach rape law—or, in one case, even use the word violate (as in “that violates the law”) lest it cause students distress. From the OP Article. So let's take a look at Jeannie Suk's writing [0] >One teacher I know was recently asked by a student not to use the word “violate” in class—as in “Does this conduct violate the law?”—because the word was triggering. Some students have even suggested that rape law should not be taught because of its potential to cause distress. And cited a real law student (female or not) who was actually offended by the word "violate" and asked for it to not be used because it was triggering. As well as some students suggesting rape law shouldn't be taught at all. [0] http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trouble-teaching-rape-law http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trouble-teaching-rap...

fredfoobar42 11y ago
Okay, so this is one rare example that's actually true. Let's break the point down a bit. For an actual rape survivor, it's possible the word "violate" might be triggering. If that's the case in that room, then perhaps another word should be used. As for not teaching rape law, while rape law is something that might be triggering to a victim, this is a rare example where not teaching it, at least if it's a requirement of the program, is a problem. There's a discussion that can occur about the appropriateness of teaching rape law in, say, an introduction to law course at the undergraduate level. Having the discussion is important. Funny how the people who say that coddled students want to shut down all discussion, only to shut down discussion about what's appropriate to teach in general courses or for a university to endorse.
- tomp 11y ago
  Apparently at the faculty of medicine in Ljubljana, they show graphic images of surgeries, birth, injuries, blood, etc. when high-school students visit the faculty before they decide what they want to study. I believe the idea is, if you can't handle blood, you probably shouldn't be a doctor. Similarly, if you can't handle law, you probably shouldn't be a lawyer.