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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What’s SJW [/quote]
Social Justice Warrior(s)[/quote]

Apparently some people prefer antisocial injustice.[/quote]

No, some people recognize that some SJW tactics are antisocial. You can agree with the message and work for social justice, and also not want to be anywhere near some of the messengers whose behavior you find counterproductive to the cause.[/quote]
This. It is a misconception that you have to be an "SJW" (shouting down anyone who disagrees with you, demanding your college cancel classes until it meets your demands, protesting a bakery they tried to protect themselves from your classmates' shoplifting, etc.) to care about social justice. I care deeply about social justice and working towards a more just society -- I just cringe at the tactics of say, the average Oberlin student, as a way to get there. [/quote]

What are the tactics of an average Oberlin student?  I went to Wesleyan and I would say that the average student is not what the stereotype is so I wonder if you are referring to a small portion of the Oberlin student body.   [/quote]

this is probably what pp is referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson%27s_Bakery_v._Oberlin_College[/quote]

My child is a senior at Oberlin and is not a SJW type.  She's typical college liberal but not really political.  Her friends are all the same.  The bakery thing is WAY overblown by people who have nothing to do with Oberlin.  Also this event happened before any of the current students were at the school.  I agree with the Wes alum above who says the average student is not the stereotype.

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The students involved in the bakery incident may not represent the majority of the Oberlin student body, but the problem is that the Administration promoted, and continues to defend, their actions. One member of the Administration was directly involved.  A jury found this to be the case, and awarded $25 million in damages to the bakery owners, which Oberlin has appealed. Oberlin gave into student demands that they attempt to destroy a family business, and is still litigating to avoid having to make the bakery owners whole. Read the Oberlin web site. They still have not admitted that they, or the students, did anything wrong. [/quote]

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