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02-10-2018, 04:15 PM | #1 | |||
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A student union has ditched clapping, whooping and cheering in favour of "jazz hands". Reps at the University of Manchester voted to replace noisy appreciation with the British Sign Language (BSL) equivalent - a wave of both hands. Union officer Sara Khan said traditional clapping can cause issues for students with autism, sensory issues or deafness. Ms Khan, the union's liberation and access officer, () who proposed the motion at a recent meeting said clapping can "discourage" some from attending democratic events. So-called "jazz hands", she said, encouraged an "environment of respect". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...ester-45717841 |
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02-10-2018, 04:16 PM | #2 | |||
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I honestly think this is so stupid.. there are SO many bigger issues, and I don't see evidence that people are even offended by clapping?? It seems like one/two people (nominally) have this specific trigger and it's been made out to be some huge thing that all autistic people are sensitive to it.. tf
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02-10-2018, 04:17 PM | #3 | ||
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How is there anything wrong with that? Clapping can be overwhelming for a lot of people, especially on a large scale. I think it's good.
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02-10-2018, 04:17 PM | #4 | |||
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What the hell are these people going to do when they eventually get into work?
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02-10-2018, 04:18 PM | #5 | |||
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02-10-2018, 04:19 PM | #6 | ||
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Did any of you even read the post? Is it so horrible for many to make a small change in order to benefit the few who need it? Nobody misses out on anything.
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02-10-2018, 04:19 PM | #7 | |||
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i'm all down for inclusivity but I strongly doubt there is a significant number of people who are genuinely offended/upset in any way by clapping
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02-10-2018, 04:19 PM | #8 | |||
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02-10-2018, 04:19 PM | #9 | |||
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You do realise that millennials are people who reached adulthood in the early 21st Century? Not people who were born shortly before or actually in the 21st Century, they're Gen Z.
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02-10-2018, 04:20 PM | #10 | ||
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It's common for people to bring noise suppressing earmuffs to events like that because people are generally out of their minds and the speakers at concerts can be harmful to hearing. People who need them would feel out of place wearing earmuffs at university.
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02-10-2018, 04:21 PM | #11 | ||
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He prefers to ignore a lot of things. Though, I am a millennial and I support the move.
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02-10-2018, 04:21 PM | #12 | |||
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02-10-2018, 04:22 PM | #13 | |||
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Pathetic. A similar move was mocked to buggery back in like 2015.
Whereas you see earmuffs all the time at concerts and sports events! |
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02-10-2018, 04:22 PM | #14 | ||
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People with ASD, hearing impaired people, people who suffer from anxiety, the list goes on. Nobody is offended or upset by it, it physically makes them uncomfortable or even hurts them.
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02-10-2018, 04:24 PM | #15 | ||
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02-10-2018, 04:24 PM | #16 | |||
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I can see the logic behind it, but it just seems kind of silly, I mean, you can ban clapping in university sure, but it's gonna happen literally everywhere else anyway.
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02-10-2018, 04:25 PM | #17 | ||
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I sympathise with the blind students who can now neither see nor hear their peers' celebrations
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02-10-2018, 04:25 PM | #18 | |||
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They're very welcome to take their earmuffs to whatever event they like. In their shoes I'd feel worse if I made the university accommodate such things than if I sorted it for myself.
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02-10-2018, 04:25 PM | #19 | |||
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02-10-2018, 04:25 PM | #20 | |||
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Sure, but they're not a hugely common sight among adults ... "adults"
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02-10-2018, 04:26 PM | #21 | |||
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My question is, when they get out of uni and have to land in the real world, are they going to expect the whole of society to cease applauding in case two or three people are disturbed by it? |
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02-10-2018, 04:28 PM | #22 | ||
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02-10-2018, 04:28 PM | #23 | |||
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Imagine if you forget & clap out of habit.. uni staff gonna come remove you from the venue?
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02-10-2018, 04:32 PM | #24 | ||
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