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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD and I toured Haverford and Swarthmore recently back to back. She is somewhat conservative but not overly so. She loved Swarthmore but found Haverford too "woke." I try to caution her by saying that we should not base our judgement based just on a 90 min visit. Some things that she mentioned: Assistant Director of Admissions who gave us an info talk was dressed somewhat unconventionally (bandana in her hair and tanktop showing multiple tattoos on her arm), same person encouraged tour students to introduce themselves with pronouns "if they are comfortable," about a third of the tour participants looked trans or gender neutral, student guide emphasized that 60-70 percent of dorm rooms are singles with no roommates, and also emphasized the "student compact" assemblies which sounded like a groupthink exercise. The campus was gorgeous but based on the visit, she is not so excited to apply to Haverford anymore. She found the Swarthmore tour much more "normal" and very much liked what she saw/heard there.   [/quote]

Pronouns, trans people and a variety of gender identities are the norm in many places, especially on the coasts and larger cities around the country.

For my DS, it isn’t anything he considers noteworthy.  It will be limiting for your DD if she is uncomfortable with this.  People don’t closet themselves much anymore.[/quote]

Just noting that Quakers make decisions by consensus. It’s a religious principle and a faith practice, not a “groupthink” exercise. [/quote]

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