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Post by Thomas Eversole on Jul 2, 2017 8:28:40 GMT -6
What are your thoughts on this video? Not taken literally, it just seems like some sort of bizarre and exaggerated reenactment of the modern classroom. Taken literally, I think it does come across as saying SOME "equality" in schools (or in general?) is little more than just flat out bias.
I've known a few people that watched this and thought it was a clear jab to millennials, who grew up with the "participation trophies for everyone!" mindset. ...but I would consider that a stereotype.
Others felt like it was a jab at political liberals, who feel like freedom of speech is NOT free to be offensive.
I thought the video was entertaining regardless.
Thoughts?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2017 8:45:08 GMT -6
That video was very well-made and I enjoyed it. I interpreted it to be a jab at the left. I agree with its overall message that people (particularly in academia) are way too concerned about being unoffensive rather than actually learning and accomplishing things. The whole "privilege points" part towards the end was one of my favorites as it illustrates (in an exaggerated way, of course) the way the left has demonized straight white males.
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Jul 2, 2017 10:11:23 GMT -6
I've seen that. It seems to me like a commentary on the misguided version of "equality" that's becoming more prominent in first-world culture. Letting a GROUP'S level of "privilege" get in the way of our perception of actual PEOPLE. Trying to remove racism by being racist. Trying to remove sexism by being sexist. Putting everyone into compartmentalized boxes in the name of individuality. It's toxic and achieves the exact opposite of what it (supposedly?) sets out to do. It plays on emotional impulse rather than logical evaluations.
And the video also seems to touch on the "participation trophy" mentality, but that opens a whole can of worms that I wouldn't feel comfortable personally commenting on too much.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Jul 2, 2017 13:36:14 GMT -6
It seems to me like a commentary on the misguided version of "equality" that's becoming more prominent in first-world culture. Letting a GROUP'S level of "privilege" get in the way of our perception of actual PEOPLE. Trying to remove racism by being racist. Trying to remove sexism by being sexist. Good point. Made me kind of realize their motto is kind of like this: "Everyone is equal, unless you don't think everyone is equal, then you're not equal." The whole "privilege points" part towards the end was one of my favorites as it illustrates (in an exaggerated way, of course) the way the left has demonized straight white males. When I was in college, during the summer I worked in a factory assembling large fans. There was a general consensus between the workers that even though white males were the majority in numbers, they were the "minority" in treatment. More than a few times we heard of someone getting the shift they wanted or not getting wrote up because they played the race card in HR.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2017 14:43:17 GMT -6
When I was in college, during the summer I worked in a factory assembling large fans. There was a general consensus between the workers that even though white males were the majority in numbers, they were the "minority" in treatment. More than a few times we heard of someone getting the shift they wanted or not getting wrote up because they played the race card in HR. And that was over ten years ago, I'm guessing. It's only worsened since then.
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Post by _ on Jul 3, 2017 21:28:15 GMT -6
It's interesting that they made it such an intense video (e.g., an ending of horror rather than humor). The realities that they illustrate are unfortunate.
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