[stupac2]

Well, it's a politically correct world, and our children get to live in it.

I wish the term "political correctness" would die, it's like "hipster", no one knows what it means any more.



Looking through the examples on that page, I can see why Harvard rescinded some offers. A lot of those posts were well past "tasteless". Some of it seemed like edgelord tryharding, as it were, and I think it behooves an institution like Harvard to nip that shit in the bud. It's easy to look from our perspectives and say "well I did worse shit and turned out fine" but there's lots and lots of research that says this stuff festers and we end up with a worse society if we tolerate it (ie racist jokes increase tolerance for racism, etc).

Sure, those who wear the "shitlord" label gleefully will be irate, but screw them. You can't make an ideology based on flaunting the rules of polite society then get mad when you're not accepted by it.

[stupac2]

Well, it's a politically correct world, and our children get to live in it.

I wish the term "political correctness" would die, it's like "hipster", no one knows what it means any more.



Looking through the examples on that page, I can see why Harvard rescinded some offers. A lot of those posts were well past "tasteless". Some of it seemed like edgelord tryharding, as it were, and I think it behooves an institution like Harvard to nip that shit in the bud. It's easy to look from our perspectives and say "well I did worse shit and turned out fine" but there's lots and lots of research that says this stuff festers and we end up with a worse society if we tolerate it (ie racist jokes increase tolerance for racism, etc).

Sure, those who wear the "shitlord" label gleefully will be irate, but screw them. You can't make an ideology based on flaunting the rules of polite society then get mad when you're not accepted by it.