{"id":32784,"date":"2018-03-08T15:12:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T20:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=32784"},"modified":"2018-03-08T15:12:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T20:12:24","slug":"some-of-our-educated-people-have-gone-over-the-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=32784","title":{"rendered":"Some Of Our Educated People Have Gone Over The Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Todd Starnes\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Todd_Starnes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia\">Todd Starnes<\/a> posted an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddstarnes.com\/values\/college-warns-that-god-bless-you-is-islamophobic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> about Simmons College. Simmons is a beautiful college in Boston that has a stellar reputation.<\/p>\n<p>The article reports:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>If you happen to be in the library at <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Simmons College\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=42.3398,-71.1002&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=42.3398,-71.1002 (Simmons%20College)&amp;t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation noopener\">Simmons College in Boston<\/a> \u2013 and somebody sneezes \u2014 whatever you do \u2014 don\u2019t say \u201c<a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"God bless you\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/God_bless_you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia\">God bless you<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>That\u2019s because the librarians believe that the phrase \u201cGod Bless You\u201d can spark something worse than a <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Microaggression theory\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microaggression_theory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia\">microagression<\/a>. They fear it could spark an Islamophobic microaggression.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/microaggression\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Merriam-Webster<\/a> defines micro aggression as:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"sb-0\"><span class=\"dt hasSdSense\">a comment or action that subtly and often unconsciously or unintentionally expresses a prejudiced attitude toward a member of a marginalized group (such as a racial minority)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"vis aq\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"t\">A digital photo project run by a Fordham University student about &#8220;racial <span class=\"mw_t_wi\">microaggressions<\/span>&#8221; features minority students holding up signs with comments like &#8220;You&#8217;re really pretty \u2026 for a dark-skin girl.&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"aq\"><span class=\"auth\"> \u2014Jinnie Spiegler<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"vis aq\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"t\">There is a real and worthy conversation taking place in this country now, particularly among young people, around the idea of <span class=\"mw_t_wi\">microaggressions<\/span>\u2014slight, often unintended discriminatory comments or behaviors.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"aq\"><span class=\"auth\"> \u2014<a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Charles M. Blow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/charlesmblow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener twitter\">Charles M. Blow<\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span class=\"sb-0\"><span class=\"dt hasSdSense\">; <span class=\"sdsense\"> <span class=\"sd\">also<\/span> <span class=\"dt \"> : behavior or speech that is characterized by such comments or actions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"vis aq\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"t\">\u2026 argues that the power of <span class=\"mw_t_wi\">microaggression<\/span> lies in its invisibility to the perpetrator, who typically finds it difficult to believe that he or she possesses biased attitudes.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"aq\"><span class=\"auth\"> \u2014Emily Skop<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>News flash&#8211;we all have biased attitudes of some sort. Micro aggression is a relatively new concept. It is generally used to shut up people with ideas you don&#8217;t agree with. Accusing someone of micro aggression is actually a form of censorship or bullying. It is a shame that the expression has become common on our college campuses in an effort to prevent non-liberal ideas from appearing.<\/p>\n<p>Todd Starnes concludes his article by saying:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>\u201cIn North America (and throughout much of the western world), people who follow Christianity have institutional power, therefore Islamomisia is a systematized discrimination or antagonism directed against <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Muslim\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muslim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia\">Muslim people<\/a> due to their religion or perceived religious, national or ethnic identity associated with Islam,\u201d the document states.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>It\u2019s not an official college policy, mind you, but \u2014 you know the drill.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>The librarians \u2014 a real sensitive bunch \u2013 warn that phrases like \u201cGod bless you\u201d and \u201cMerry Christmas\u201d and \u201cHappy Easter\u201d can make Muslims feel slighted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>The resource guide also warned students to be wary of something called \u201c<a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Christian privilege\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_privilege\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia\">Christian privilege<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>\u201cIn the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"United States\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667 (United%20States)&amp;t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation noopener\">United States<\/a> and many other <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Western world\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia\">Western nations<\/a>, Christianity and its various denominations and religious practices hold institutional and cultural power,\u201d the guide states. \u201cChristian privilege is the unearned benefit that Christians in the US receive that members of other faiths (or non-religious people) do not.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>For example, if you expect to get a day off on Good Friday or Christmas Eve \u2014 you have Christian privilege.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>If you can worship freely, without fear of violence of threats, you have Christian privilege.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Clearly, the librarians at Simmons College have plenty of book smarts \u2014 but they don\u2019t have the sense the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"God\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/God\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia\">Good Lord<\/a> gave a goose.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Bless their hearts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. If those principles are not what you choose to live under, please feel free to live elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday Todd Starnes posted an article about Simmons College. Simmons is a beautiful college in Boston that has a stellar reputation. 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