Medical Student banished from UVA campus for questioning Microaggressions
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Re: Medical Student banished from UVA campus for questioning Microaggressions
#2> On November 26, this suggestion became a mandate: The student was informed that he must be evaluated by psychological services before returning to classes.
You know that something’s wrong when someone is forced to be psychologically evaluated for asking uncomfortable questions. This entire story looks like something straight out of a dystopia.
Re: Medical Student banished from UVA campus for questioning Microaggressions
#3This is petty outrage material. If you're having a good day, don't read this. You'll miss nothing.
Re: Medical Student banished from UVA campus for questioning Microaggressions
#4> On November 26, this suggestion became a mandate: The student was informed that he must be evaluated by psychological services before returning to classes. You know that something’s wrong when someone is forced to be psychologically evaluated for asking uncomfortable questions. This entire story looks like something straight out of a dystopia.
Yes - the story appears to be a perfect example of something that is Kafkaesque. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kafkaesque
Re: Medical Student banished from UVA campus for questioning Microaggressions
#5I’m afraid that when the pendulum of public perception inevitably swings away from this insanity, a lot of the social progress we’ve done on discourse and tolerance will be lost.
If I’m reading this and saying “what these people are doing is evil, I’d like to affiliate with the opposite group of people”, I won’t have too many outlets that are not far right.
Re: Medical Student banished from UVA campus for questioning Microaggressions
#6This source seems a bit biased, so I tried to find an alternative one. I found the raw case here : https://casetext.com/case/bhattacharya-v-murray
To be honest, the raw case is even worse than the article. Little excerpt :
> During Bhattacharya and Peterson's one-hour meeting, Peterson "barely mentioned" Bhattacharya's questions and comments at the panel discussion. Dkt. 33 ¶ 73. Instead, Peterson attempted to determine Bhattacharya's "views on various social and political issues—including sexual assault, affirmative action, and the election of President Trump." Id.
Re: Medical Student banished from UVA campus for questioning Microaggressions
#7This is why I'm glad I went to a small college with essentially zero extracurricular activity. We went to class, maybe hung out on the weekend, and that was it. No panels, no presentations, nothing. Not once was I ever screamed at by an angry student or handed any sort of flyer or pamphlet.
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#8I so often wonder with pieces like this: what am I missing? I mean, it’s hard to believe this was so one-sided and that he was a little angel through it all.
It could be, I suppose. And I am outraged if it is. But the question that keeps nagging me... is it?
Re: Medical Student banished from UVA campus for questioning Microaggressions
#9> On November 26, this suggestion became a mandate: The student was informed that he must be evaluated by psychological services before returning to classes. You know that something’s wrong when someone is forced to be psychologically evaluated for asking uncomfortable questions. This entire story looks like something straight out of a dystopia.
Going to university in the USA these days sounds like an absolutely terrifying prospect, and doesn't sound very promising for the future of the country.
Re: Medical Student banished from UVA campus for questioning Microaggressions
#10This is petty outrage material. If you're having a good day, don't read this. You'll miss nothing.
No, this is the illiberal left taking their tactics one level higher, to asking for psychological evaluation.
It has caught the attention of many prominent free-speech activists in the country. Expect it to blow up further.