Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.<\/p>\n
The focus this time: Doubleplusungood naughty naughty!<\/p>\n
First, a little (WTF) mood music:<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"> Carrying on\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5372\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/EaglewithFlag.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"176\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"> Equality can mean a lot of things. In Australia, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/equality-australian-university-lowers-standards-ashe-schow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">equality<\/a>\u201d means making sure that it more important to have a demographic balance than the best minds necessary to prevent bridges and buildings from collapsing.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cEquality? No thanks. Women at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) will be able to enter engineering and construction degrees with a lower score on an admissions test than their male counterparts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Sydney Morning Herald reported that UTS will allow women to enter engineering and construction degrees with a lower score on the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) than male students. Women can score 10 points lower than men and still be admitted into the degree programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAs the Herald reported, many universities in the country \u2018allocate adjustment points based on disadvantage or illness,\u2019 but UTS appears to be the first one to make the adjustment based on gender. As one can guess, the move to lower the entry bar for women is being done in an effort to get more women into engineering.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--> Nothing says \u201cequality\u201d more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/education-51098539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">punishing<\/a> doubleplusungood unequal speech\u2026 right?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe University of Sheffield is to pay students to tackle so-called \u2018microaggressions\u2019 – which it describes as \u2018subtle but offensive comments\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThey will be trained to \u2018lead healthy conversations\u2019 about preventing racism on campus and in student accommodation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cVice-chancellor Koen Lamberts said the initiative wanted to \u2018change the way people think about racism\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe students will be paid \u00a39.34 per hour as \u2018race equality champions\u2019, working between two and nine hours per week to tackle \u2018microaggressions\u2019 in the university.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThese are described as comments or actions which might be unintentional, but which can cause offence to a minority group.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"> Nothing\u2014<em>NOTHING!!1!<\/em>\u2014is more evil now-a-days than\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/?ID=13914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clapping<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA student newspaper at Oxford University in the United Kingdom is reporting that the school’s student council will encourage the use of \u2018jazz hands,\u2019 the British Sign Language symbol for \u2018applause,\u2019 rather than clapping because traditional applause could cause anxiety.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAccording to the Oxford Student, the Oxford Student Council approved a motion mandating the officers to encourage the use of jazz hands rather than clapping. Oxford University Student Council Vice President of Welfare and Equal Opportunity Roisin McCallion reportedly introduced the motion, which passed Tuesday. The phrase “jazz hands” refers to when one moves their hands quickly back and forth in front of them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Daily Mail quoted one Oxford student as saying, \u2018Oxford University Student Union is always seeking to be more accommodating for students. Especially for those with accessibility issues.\u2019 However, the student added, \u2018but this idea will not work and is completely ludicrous.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"> TTFN.<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Verboten on Campus: Equal Standards; Racist Language; Clapping\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The focus this time: Doubleplusungood naughty naughty!\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/EaglewithFlag.gif\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on. The focus this time: Doubleplusungood naughty naughty! 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