Posted on 06/01/2014 3:52:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Students at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota cancelled a “Hump Day” party last week featuring a live camel following complaints that the event could be viewed as offensive to Middle Eastern cultures.
The campus’ Residence Hall Association nixed its own event after several students began organizing a protest on Facebook. The protest had received more than 100 RSVPs before it was deleted Wednesday, according to aThursday report in Campus Reform.
The episode has since triggered a social-media backlash against campus political correctness, with critics expressing incredulity over the idea that a camel is somehow culturally insensitive or racist.
“Hopefully this story will be the straw that broke the camel’s back for hypersensitivity on college campuses,” said Andrew Clark, digital press secretary at the National Republican Congressional Committee, on Twitter.
Residence Life Director Aaron Macke told TommieMedia, the school’s online publication, that the organization brought a reindeer to campus in December without incident.
“We had done a program in December where we brought a reindeer to campus for the holiday time, and we did pictures and everything like that,” Mr. Macke said. “We had over 300 students attend—and I think that may have inspired the idea. You know, we have petting zoos that come to campus—we have therapy pets that come to campus around finals time for stress relief.” Ed Whelan, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, said on Twitter: “Reindeer, yes, camel, no? … Are college students ‘racially insensitive’ to Laplanders? Or are they just idiots?”
Other students complained on Facebook that the event was disrespectful to animals and too expensive at about $500. Mr. Macke said the camel is owned by a local vendor and specially trained for group events.
RHA president Lindsay Goodwin said in a post on the RHAFacebook page that the event
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Correction: (maybe this can finally get me a fatwa)
Islamists would walk ten miles to do a camel.
A MERS party?
Morons for cancelling. The left wants you contrite, backing away, hat in hand mumbling apologies. I’d said KMA, we’re having the damn party. Feel free to join us or go jump in a lake. Whichever...
Years ago, I knew someone (American) who had lived in Saudi Arabia. One of the things he said about it was if they saw a woman (non Arab) with short sleeves or a sleeveless top, they would grab her & paint her arms black.
In Muslim countries, you have to follow their customs. Or else.
Why is it that rule isn’t reciprocal (for them) in America? Where are their manners?
And where is our spine? We should insist on the same.
Whaaa?? The camel is racially insensitive? I thought the offense du jour was a “trigger.” The camel would make you think of Arabs which would lead one to Saudi Arabia and 19 young men who destroyed WTC and part of the Pentagon. Seeing a camel would trigger horrible flashbacks to the 9/11 “tragedy.” Can’t have that.
See how easy this is?
“I’d said KMA, we’re having the damn party.”
This is what troubles me the most about all these stories. College students today seem almost eager to submit to any politically correct edict, however absurd. Unfortunately they are being trained like dogs to do so from kindergarten on.
In my college days if some administrator or bureaucrat had tried to pull this crap they would have ended up with a live camel in their office.
If you ever want to know who rules you, just find out who you can’t criticize.
“Why is it that rule isn’t reciprocal (for them) in America?”
You really want Americans to become more like arabs?
No toga parties either, offensive to Romans.
They should have offered to set up a Kissing Booth for the camel.
The Muzzies would be lining up for blocks
Reindeer yes, camel no? Say no to MERS?
M4L
Luckily they are only college students and not the future leaders of the US .... just more student debt slaves with a twisted PC sense of entitlement.
Camels are all over the place. How is this anti Muslim?
Hump, er I mean Bump.
Hey, nobody complained when we had Pearl Harbor Night at Penn State - complete with Jimmy Chang and the Japanese Dive Bombers as the band, and the bar was only serving Kamikazes ...
Of course not! I think you missed the point, which was: When you’re in my country, do things my way. When I’m in your country, do things my way. What’s wrong with that picture? Why are they leaving their country & coming to ours if things are supposed to be just the same? What’s the point in leaving home?
This business of camels or sombreros/ fiestas or whatever being “offensive” is getting ridiculous.
There was a time when the best part of having immigrant communities was the little festivals or fundraiser suppers they’d have. Banners would go up over the streets, everyone was invited, & they were a great time.
The Muslims wanted to have sexual relations with the camel in private...
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