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The Coddling of the American Mind

ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
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I thought this subject was being discussed in a thread on here but I don't see it. Anyway here's the article:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/

And the supplementary article referenced in the beginning:
http://www.vox.com/2015/6/3/8706323/college-professor-afraid


37,755 characters too long to copy and paste the whole article.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    I do remember a thread similar to this but this is a good article worth checking out. Thanks!

    If you can joke about something, SURELY you can talk about it in college... right?

    Point in case # :1 Rape.

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  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    The Bigger Dick Foreign Policy Theory.
    I've just found the topic for my (entirely hypothetical) dissertation. :lol:

    Interestingly, I was recently informed that "Eskimos" is an improper term.

    You know that question they always ask "if you could have a conversation with any person alive or dead who would it be" My new answer is George Carlin.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    ldent42 said:

    The Bigger Dick Foreign Policy Theory.
    I've just found the topic for my (entirely hypothetical) dissertation. :lol:

    Interestingly, I was recently informed that "Eskimos" is an improper term.

    You know that question they always ask "if you could have a conversation with any person alive or dead who would it be" My new answer is George Carlin.

    Oh yeah! :plus_one:

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  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Posts: 10,769
    Here's a good follow up article on a similar topic. ...

    http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/thats-not-funny/399335/
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,529
    ldent42 said:

    The Bigger Dick Foreign Policy Theory.
    I've just found the topic for my (entirely hypothetical) dissertation. :lol:

    Interestingly, I was recently informed that "Eskimos" is an improper term.

    You know that question they always ask "if you could have a conversation with any person alive or dead who would it be" My new answer is George Carlin.

    good call. would have been great to have a long conversation with Carlin. I just watched the 'people who ought to be killed' bit of his. just spot on and funny as hell.
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,308
    ldent42 said:

    I thought this subject was being discussed in a thread on here but I don't see it. Anyway here's the article:
    http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/

    And the supplementary article referenced in the beginning:
    http://www.vox.com/2015/6/3/8706323/college-professor-afraid


    37,755 characters too long to copy and paste the whole article.

    I posted that up on AET last week after a collegue on my listserv passed it on.
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  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    2-feign-reluctance said:

    ldent42 said:

    I thought this subject was being discussed in a thread on here but I don't see it. Anyway here's the article:
    http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/

    And the supplementary article referenced in the beginning:
    http://www.vox.com/2015/6/3/8706323/college-professor-afraid


    37,755 characters too long to copy and paste the whole article.

    I posted that up on AET last week after a collegue on my listserv passed it on.
    Thank you! I instinctively only checked here in AMT but at least now I know I wasn't going crazy. No intention of hijacking your topic or like biting off your original post just wanted to share.
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