Re:Sexual paranoia on campus: Laura Kipnis, the professor at...
by remarkEon on Thursday April 06, 2017 @04:06AM
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At a graduate program right now, ~5 years after finishing undergrad. The evolution is absolutely astounding and, frankly, frightening. There's new "administrators" charged with, though not explicitly in their job title, policing language and, yes, thought on campus.
One of the most effective essays I've read on diagnosing the problem is this:
It's understood sexual assault is an issue at campuses --focus on that. Focus on providing guidance to new arrivals, acceptable sexual behavior, etc. But to censor opinion on the subject in institutions of high learning is ridiculous. It's unfortunate that some faculty as well as student bodies have been complicit in the new baseline for what consists of harm --it's no longer bodily harm or physical assault but rather ideas and opinions --this is very sad. I can only think back to my days in Uni. What a strange unrecognizable world it has become.