Yesterday a neighbor of mine led a small protest that shut down traffic on the only major roadway into the city where I am, and everyone was arguing on facebook. Some people felt it was unfair to commuters and all that, and some felt it was a more important cause. For the love of god please don't make this into a derpbate (or do, for more activity I guess). One person I saw make a post on fb then later delete it, and my neighbor got in a heated debate with this dude at dinner. He's a gay dude, on the spectrum (so he can be a bit abrasive and extreme in his opinions), but he thinks it's all nonsense and he's a bit of a mens rights activist who conflates how people are on tumblr with how they are in reality. It was all very heated and bizarre. I ended up texting a friend who was sitting with us asking him how he felt about it (he and I both were pretty quiet during). I felt they were both totally off the mark, because my neighbor was saying people who are commuting/trying to survive should prioritize the protests and be okay with not being able to get home or wherever, and the other dude was saying that because the proportion of deaths of black people is so low compared to overall population, there isn't a problem at all. And then my neighbor said STEM majors don't understand any of these issues, and the other dude just ranted about Social Justice Warriors hating him because he didn't act stereotypically gay. Which is total nonsense, I've gotten absolutely no shit for not being stereotypical and I feel just as welcome and respected as anyone else in the LGBT center here. So they both were just flinging generalizations around while the quiet dude and I just sat there kinda like "...alright" @ both of them. The annoying part was when the mens rights dude was saying that the guy who got beat up for being lgbt was actually beat up because he couldn't keep his mouth shut, and then when he went and made a passive aggressive post on facebook about the debate they had. lol Oh also, there's going to be a massive strike tomorrow...which for some reason is supposed to be about the teachers, but then someone told me it was about all the racially charged deaths in the news recently? So Im not sure, but campus will be shut down. Everyone is complaining/celebrating about that. Exciting times at a california university! If only the strike was today or friday though. I don't really have any classes tomorrow. :/ And I'm telling you all about this because it's all very touchy irl right now so I can't be too honest on fb or anything.

Sounds like a big bunch of retards. Pardon my language.

who conflates how people are on tumblr with how they are in reality.

excuse me tumblr is 101% representative of the human population also you triggered me put some warnings up you hum@n scum

<Snipped quote by Doivid> excuse me tumblr is 101% representative of the human population also you triggered me put some warnings up you hum@n scum

As a %kin I find this offensive you ciscum shitlord.

@Awson Naw, they're a swath of the different types of ideologies clashing in the college environment. There is some element to both sides that is lazy and disingenuous, but to be too hard on them isn't very rational, because everyone is at a different stage in life and they're all figuring out how to expand their understanding. You do see some people who have perspectives that don't look like they'll change, but mostly you see people who don't want to be bothered by it and others who think it trumps everything else in importance. It's just the college environment I guess. Actually your post has helped me moved past being annoyed by what I perceive as sensationalism and onto being interested in observing it all play out. I swear to god I act like some kind of anthropologist most of the time. lol

I pray for your safety in case of riots, getting kicked by someone wearing free range vegan gluten free leather sandals can't be fun. Hopefully Starbucks & Trader Joe's board their windows.

I'm sorry, but I sexually identify as a salami and your meatloaf offends me. #Death2Walmarts.

@Doivid Sure, it's a stage. It's normal. It's a college thing. Doesn't mean I can't find it a bit retarded. Especially with the examples of your OP.

Dammit, I saw the title in the spam forum and thought "Dis gon b gud". I had popcorn ready and everything. Well, I'd better make the obligatory comment. I identify as a letterkin, and I find this entire forum offensive because my people are being enslaved. Stop it, you're oppressing me. EDIT: It'd be nice if you kept us updated on this, I'm genuinely interested in what happens.

This thread is triggering me @Keyguyperson [2] Keep us up to date. That protest sounds like it'll be fun.

Ah yes, post-secondary. A bunch of young people learning/being presented with new ideas beyond whatever their parents told them. Simultaneously getting a grasp on truly forming their own ideas yet inherently stubborn in their own correctness.

There will be a protest beginning at 4:30 am and all classes will be canceled. The campus will be closed, all services will be shut down, maybe only one dining hall (out of 5) will even be open. We'll see how it turns out.

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There will be a protest beginning at 4:30 am and all classes will be canceled. The campus will be closed, all services will be shut down, maybe only one dining hall (out of 5) will even be open. We'll see how it turns out.

SO wait I don't get it. Are you trapped in uh The city you're in now?

Obviously the answer is to throw red pills around.

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*badum tss*

@idlehands Yes i survived. Lol Its just random protesters who forced the campus to be closed.

So the campus is re-opened as of 7:50, but it was already dying down. Some of my friends' professors made it required to attend class at the base of campus where the protests were. lol And they let people through, like anyone walking, anyone biking, anyone on a motorcycle who got off and walked it past them. It really didn't change much except there were no classes, services and shit so it was weirdly empty. Actually it was good because since everything was canceled, all my friends had the chance to eat dinner together tonight. We've all been crazy busy and unable to meet up. Fun & lazy shit day overall. It's actually considered an unofficial holiday by the university apparently.