Social justice activists at Brown University have complained their activism is taking an emotional toll on them and that their extracurricular activities have at times caused them to fail classes. Perhaps unsurprisingly, their claims won them some derision on social media.
This “mental, emotional and physical stress” was featured in an article Thursday in the Providence, Rhode Island campus newspaper, the Brown Daily Herald which reported:
“There are people breaking down, dropping out of classes and failing classes because of the activism work they are taking on,” David, an undergraduate whose name has been changed to preserve anonymity, said. Throughout the year, he has worked to confront issues of racism and diversity on campus.
His role as a student activist has taken a toll on his mental, physical and emotional health. “My grades dropped dramatically. My health completely changed. I lost weight. I’m on antidepressants and anti-anxiety pills right now. (Counseling and Psychological Services) counselors called me. I had deans calling me to make sure I was okay,” he said. […]
Justice Gaines ’16, who uses the [gender neutral] pronouns xe, xem and xyr, said student activism efforts on campus are necessary. “I don’t feel okay with seeing students go through hardships without helping and organizing to make things better.”
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6 comments:
"The more things change, the more they stay the same" is true here - except for one glaring factor:
I graduated in '69 after four years of pulling many all-nighters with amphetamines (no Red Bull then!); participating in daily activism against the war; keeping my grades up; living on pizza and beer; and occasionally running the gauntlet through tear gas as we tried to close Route 1 in College Park.
The only difference between then and now is we didn't bitch about it.
Exactly 3:43. You still have a responsibility to your classwork. Too hard for these guys to understand I guess.
"Justice Gaines ’16, who uses the [gender neutral] pronouns xe, xem and xyr, ..."
Okay, I can stop caring now, and stop wasting my time reading...
so much for the entitled participation trophy generation - they should try reading THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO
Thank you 3:43
It is a well known fact that estrogen is a byproduct of women who take birth control and this chemical ends up in the water. Perhaps these millennials have drank too much of this water and that is why they act so wussy.
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