Most of the schools I'm looking at are not in the database because I guess they don't cover art schools. They did have San Jose State University which is one of the, I guess, "normal" colleges I want to go to. They have a yellow light which is okay by me I guess. Personally I think that everyone needs to be able to say what they want unless they're really trying to insult and hurt someone. It's easier to say "oh everyone needs to just stop being such a baby about getting insulted it happens" than to think it because I and a lot of people I know are in minorities that are mocked and ridiculed in modern society without being allowed to have much of a voice. So I guess it's good for schools to allow everyone to say their ideas because then everyone gets to have their own opinions and for other people to get more exposure to different opinions about topics they're concerned with. The one rule that's the weirdest to me is about sending hateful material using the school's system. How are they checking? Is there some sad person who has to read every email received or sent using the school's system? Or is it done where one student sends another an insulting email and the other takes it to the dean and demands something be done to them?
FIRE seems very about letting the first amendment ruling universities and letting everyone say what they want regardless of content. But it almost seems like they want to provoke an environment where students are cruel to each other just because they can be? They never say "you should insult people because you can!" or "go offend EVERYONE!" But they seem to be prone to allowing students to openly insult each other because the first amendment covers their right to do so. Again I'm feeling internally conflicted because yeah you should have total free speech but you shouldn't be offending people. Unless it's something like one kid says "I hate dogs a lot" and then half the class gets mad because they love dogs! They love dogs so much how dare someone insult dogs they are all offended! Because that's not on purpose that's just some kid who for their own reasons hates dogs. However if a student says "gay people are bad and gross" it's pretty offensive and I'm guessing that they're quite aware of the fact they are offending many people, however it opens everyone up to a stage where they can converse their ideas about this topic in a way that could end up benefiting everyone involved. Which is a huge dilemma because where does it cross the line from uneducated offensive language to educated offensive language with intent to offend/stir something up to out right harassment?
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