Clapping Banned at Manchester University Student Union Events

Diddums · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:25

asim18 said:
Back in the day if you had a class full of 25 kids roaring with applause and one kid wasn't joining in, that kid would be encouraged to join in, then after two weeks that kid would be clapping the loudest, louder than the whole class!

Now the whole class will be forced to stop clapping just because 1 kid is a bit anxious.

Dem mind controls doe.

Amp34 · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:26

XeNoN89 said:
The country is a mess and generation z are a disgrace

At least the blame has moved on from Millenials I suppose. So we get to start blaming the younger generation now? That’s a sure sign we’re getting old.

Screeeech said:
I find it pretty alarming, how some of the educational establishments are encouraging and supporting this sort of thing.

I'm almost at a loss in wondering, exactly how someone who experiences anxiety from the presence of people clapping, has managed to make it from birth to adulthood, without dying? How are they able to go outside and cope with normal day to day life, if clapping can cause them to have some sort of episode.

What do they do when a lorry discharges it's airbrakes nearby, a jet plane flies overhead or a car backfires? do they literally curl up on the floor in the fetal position?

I feel like I'm being trolled each time I read one of these reports, and keep checking the sources to make sure I'm not on the onion or something.

It’s a student union, not an educational establishment. They’re two separate entities. The university has little input into the Union. Student union politics is the playground of the weird and wacky and exists in a vacuum, having little affect on the outside world. They’ve always been “edgy” and should just be ignored for the most part.

Diddums · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:29

Tbh I'd just walk in like...

XeNoN89 · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:30

Amp34 said:
At least the blame has moved on from Millenials I suppose. So we get to start blaming the younger generation now? That’s a sure sign we’re getting old.

most of the time people are moaning about millennials they are just using the term incorrectly and are actually referring to gen Z

Amp34 · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:33

adidan said:
I never knew people were so enthusiastic about what happens at Students Union meetings.

The perpetually offended need their weekly fix.

adidan · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:37

Amp34 said:
The perpetually offended need their weekly fix.

I fear it's more daily than weekly.

Diddums · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:40

Amp34 said:
The perpetually offended need their weekly fix.

I suspect it's guerilla marketing tbh. When last did you hear about such a niche union? One little gig like this and we're past 100 posts in this thread alone.

adidan · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:42

Diddums said:
I suspect it's guerilla marketing tbh. When last did you hear about such a niche union? One little gig like this and we're past 100 posts in this thread alone.

Wanna be future politicians trying to cause a stir? Surely not.

Next there'll be a story about a random village that needs tourists banning velcro or something.

That'll get at least 200 posts.

Amp34 · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:44

XeNoN89 said:
most of the time people are moaning about millennials they are just using the term incorrectly and are actually referring to gen Z

People have been moaning about millenials for the last decade or more which means they’ve been moaning about school children for the most part (Gen Z is the mid 90s to now) if that were the case.

Realistically now millenials have grown up and entered the workforce those that complained about them (and those millenials themselves) will start complaining about the younger generation. That’s how the world works and has for millenia.

When generation Z get into their 20s and 30s they’ll start moaning about the next generation and those that moaned about generation Z will join them.

Amp34 · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:45

Diddums said:
I suspect it's guerilla marketing tbh. When last did you hear about such a niche union? One little gig like this and we're past 100 posts in this thread alone.

You still need people to spread the article, which is where the seemingly perpetually offended come in. They seem to like spreading things like this far and wide by moaning at it.

Skorpion · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:50

Clapping has also stopped at manchester united's old trafford lately too

adidan · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:58

Amp34 said:
You still need people to spread the article, which is where the seemingly perpetually offended come in. They seem to like spreading things like this far and wide by moaning at it.

This. Very much this.

Skorpion said:
Clapping has also stopped at manchester united's old trafford lately too

Nice. Very nice.

Malevolence · 2 Oct 2018 at 21:59

Amp34 said:
You still need people to spread the article, which is where the seemingly perpetually offended come in. They seem to like spreading things like this far and wide by moaning at it.

I don't know if you're capable of understanding this, but there's a massive difference betwixt being 'perpetually offended' at everything and merely pointing out sheer stupidity.

adidan · 2 Oct 2018 at 22:07

Malevolence said:
I don't know if you're capable of understanding this, but there's a massive difference betwixt being 'perpetually offended' at everything and merely pointing out sheer stupidity.

To be fair they're not always mutually exclusive.

There is a point where stupid stories should just be ignored so they fade into oblivion.

jimjamuk · 2 Oct 2018 at 22:13

What's next? I vote to ban shadows in case they creep up on you.....

jimjamuk · 2 Oct 2018 at 22:14

adidan said:
To be fair they're not always mutually exclusive.

There is a point where stupid stories should just be ignored so they fade into oblivion.

No idiots need to have it pointed out to them so they know and don't think it's normal.

adidan · 2 Oct 2018 at 22:18

jimjamuk said:
No idiots need to have it pointed out to them so they know and don't think it's normal.

I don't think the people you refer to would necessarily keep updated on the maschinations of Student Union meetings around the country without having it shoved in their face.

I could be wrong.

Rainmaker · 2 Oct 2018 at 23:13

antijoke said:
I am baffled as to how this helps improve accessibility.

For people with sensory processing disorders and/or autism spectrum disorder (including Asperger's), this would be a helpful measure. So, there's that I suppose.

Screeeech said:
I find it pretty alarming, how some of the educational establishments are encouraging and supporting this sort of thing.

I'm almost at a loss in wondering, exactly how someone who experiences anxiety from the presence of people clapping, has managed to make it from birth to adulthood, without dying? How are they able to go outside and cope with normal day to day life, if clapping can cause them to have some sort of episode.

What do they do when a lorry discharges it's airbrakes nearby, a jet plane flies overhead or a car backfires? do they literally curl up on the floor in the fetal position?

I feel like I'm being trolled each time I read one of these reports, and keep checking the sources to make sure I'm not on the onion or something.

Just because someone gets 'triggered' by overtly noisy environments or whatever it doesn't mean they're liable to drop dead upon experiencing one, or that they can't be intelligent enough to make it through a degree. As to whether this is a proportional measure, I wouldn't like to say. Most people with the aforementioned disabilities tend to use ear plugs or noise cancelling headphones etc.

Chris Wilson · 2 Oct 2018 at 23:14

Some hand gestures by extremist elements have already been, or are being banned in parts of Europe, these nutters wil have to step stealthily to avoid arrest especially if they venture into Austria.

"Austria’s far-Right interior ministry has been plunged into new controversy over plans to ban “extremist” symbols including salutes used by Islamic extremists and Turkish and Kurdish nationalists.

But the proposals have been ridiculed after it emerged that some of the hand signals could easily be confused with common gestures including the peace sign and Churchill’s “V for victory” salute.

It is not an Austrian attempt to sabotage Churchill’s legacy, and nor are tourists going to be arrested for making the gesture while taking selfies in Vienna.

The proposed ban is part of a new crackdown on extremist groups by the interior ministry, which is controlled by the far-Right Freedom Party (FPÖ), the junior partner in Austria’s coalition government.

The Hitler salute and other Nazi symbols are already forbidden in Austria, and Herbert Kickl, the interior minister, wants to extend the ban to other extremist groups."

I would like to see the "jazz hands" gestures banned in the UK as an act of extremist symbolism by those who wish to emasculate our youth

Amp34 · 3 Oct 2018 at 01:39

Malevolence said:
I don't know if you're capable of understanding this, but there's a massive difference betwixt being 'perpetually offended' at everything and merely pointing out sheer stupidity.

Of course, you’re different to the those you claim are perpetually offended, you’re just picking out “stupidity”, not offence when you complain about things...

Reality is you guys love to post and moan about everything. How about Victor (Meldrew) instead then?