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Yes, that's the usual ideals of universities. The difference is that usually it comes along with not being allowed to make extremely hateful or racist or sexist

Yes, that's the usual ideals of universities. The difference is that usually it comes along with not being allowed to make extremely hateful or racist or sexist comments. There's a certain part of american society that has lost their ability to see this distinction and thinks that they should be able to attack other people, say they are not legitimate humans. They think, wrongly in my view, that they aren't free if they can't attack people in this way.

ergot_vacation 5y ago
"that usually it comes along with not being allowed to make extremely hateful or racist or sexist comments" Unless that hatred, racism and sexism is targeted at white males. Then it's "punching up" (even though those doing it are usually far better off than those targeted) and is perfectly ok! Both the left and the right reject "illegitimate humans." They just define legitimacy differently.
rkk3 5y ago
Do you find the Yale Trap House email [1] "extremely hateful or racist"? What about physicist Dorian Abbot's views on Affirmative action? 1. https://freebeacon.com/campus/a-yale-law-student-sent-a-lighthearted-email-inviting-classmates-to-his-trap-house-the-school-is-now-calling-him-to-account/ https://freebeacon.com/campus/a-yale-law-student-sent-a-ligh...
- tmh88j 5y ago
  I find their definition of "trap house" to be entertaining. >Once associated with inner city crack dens, "trap house" has also become generic slang for any place where young people can score beer. Seems like they pulled that from urban dictionary [1] and changed a few words to make it more "professional". > Originally used to describe a crack house in a shady neighborhood, the word has since been abused by high school students who like to pretend they're cool by drinking their mom's beer together and saying they're part of a "traphouse". 1. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=traphouse https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=traphouse
  - rkk3 5y ago
    They cite/hyperlink that urban dictionary entry.

ergot_vacation 5y ago

"that usually it comes along with not being allowed to make extremely hateful or racist or sexist comments" Unless that hatred, racism and sexism is targeted at white males. Then it's "punching up" (even though those doing it are usually far better off than those targeted) and is perfectly ok! Both the left and the right reject "illegitimate humans." They just define legitimacy differently.

rkk3 5y ago

Do you find the Yale Trap House email [1] "extremely hateful or racist"? What about physicist Dorian Abbot's views on Affirmative action? 1. https://freebeacon.com/campus/a-yale-law-student-sent-a-lighthearted-email-inviting-classmates-to-his-trap-house-the-school-is-now-calling-him-to-account/ https://freebeacon.com/campus/a-yale-law-student-sent-a-ligh...

tmh88j 5y ago
I find their definition of "trap house" to be entertaining. >Once associated with inner city crack dens, "trap house" has also become generic slang for any place where young people can score beer. Seems like they pulled that from urban dictionary [1] and changed a few words to make it more "professional". > Originally used to describe a crack house in a shady neighborhood, the word has since been abused by high school students who like to pretend they're cool by drinking their mom's beer together and saying they're part of a "traphouse". 1. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=traphouse https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=traphouse
- rkk3 5y ago
  They cite/hyperlink that urban dictionary entry.