Are uni students really this fragile?

[Haggisman]

Quite a stretch to think that's the issue at hand here.

It was a dude LARPing as Hitler as part of a serious debate

Whitewashing/forgetting history is folks who make claims like "RACISM DOESN'T EXIST".

A "serious debate" opened by a teenager gleefully proclaiming "I'm quite drunk" - so much so he was being unable to properly introduce the guest speaker? "LARPing" by adopting the character whose viewpoint he was demonstrating? Really?

 

[Ayahuasca]

It was a dude LARPing as Hitler as part of a serious debate

That seems more of a stretch than the content in the post you replied to.

 

[dlockers]

A "serious debate" opened by a teenager gleefully proclaiming "I'm quite drunk" - so much so he was being unable to properly introduce the guest speaker? "LARPing" by adopting the character whose viewpoint he was demonstrating? Really?

lol dude you are so salty.

Teenager = student
Adopting a character = LARPing

University is rich in culture and heritage, especially the Oxbridge lot. Just like our court system where they wear wigs and gowns. The dude was having a bit of a laugh as "speaker of the house". I imagine he is getting way more criticism that he ever bargained for but what he did is not wrong at all.

 

[dlockers]

That seems more of a stretch than the content in the post you replied to.

Did you watch the video?

 

[Ayahuasca]

Did you watch the video?

Yeah, the whole thing. Doesn't come across as someone "LARPing in a serious debate"

 

[dlockers]

Yeah, the whole thing. Doesn't come across as someone "LARPing in a serious debate"

He is assuming a poor German accent and reciting a Hitler verbatim. What isn't LARP about that?

 

[Ayahuasca]

He is assuming a poor German accent and reciting a Hitler verbatim. What isn't LARP about that?

Quoting Hitler in a poor accent isn't LARPing, maybe if he'd turned up in SS uniform you'd have a point.

Where did he physically act out any of Hitler's racist actions?

 

[Haggisman]

what he did is not wrong at all.

And yet you seem to think the historian did and it's perfectly fine for them to try and sabotage his career over it?

You are clearly either trolling or deluded if that's the point of view you genuinely hold, so I'll leave you to it

 

[dave28]

lol, racists and sexists getting sacked - is that your point?

that is not what i meant and you have twisted my words.

you can say something quite innocent these days and over sensitive people accuse you of a racist or sexist comments when really they are not

 

[Ryan-3]

Only those in the top percent or two of Unis. Like the members of GD who'll literally argue for pages about a small misuse of a word.

 

[robgmun]

Saw the video, without context of the rest of the debate it's difficult to see his intention but it looks like he was trying to display Hitler's thought processes (including the terrible german accent ) to show how he ended up with the thinking he had. Whats wrong with that?

 

[dlockers]

And yet you seem to think the historian did and it's perfectly fine for them to try and sabotage his career over it?

You are clearly either trolling or deluded if that's the point of view you genuinely hold, so I'll leave you to it

Sabotage his career? come off of it. He's some numpty who decided LARPing was the only way to get his point across. It's a crass way of doing things and ultimately left him on the 'do not invite back' list for the duration of this chaps term, presumably. I know y'all froth over cancel culture but this is hardly a brilliant example.

 

[Scort]

Nah, he's always been that level

Might be one for the block list, but then I'd miss out on free comedy

 

[JonRGV250]

 

[Haggisman]

That tweet is a thing of beauty

 

[Chojin]

Is it still ok to use the term blacklist?

 

[andicole0]

Is it still ok to use the term blacklist?

I saw a whole field of black sheep today, I thought that was no longer allowed.
You can't ban history just because it was bad. If we forget the atrocities of history might we forget to not do them again.

 

[G-MAN2004]

Reported this thread for mentioning his name. Disgusting. If I knew who you were offline I'd get you sacked from your job.

 

[antijoke]

Is it still ok to use the term blacklist?

It’s moving that way, same thing as master/slave drive

https://thenewstack.io/words-matter-finally-tech-looks-at-removing-exclusionary-language/

 

[turbot1984]

That tweet is a thing of beauty

Agree ... the old dude has nailed it!