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'Tunnel of Oppression' sheds light on prejudices
The Daily ^ | 02/08/06 | Meghan Peters

Posted on 02/08/2006 10:15:10 AM PST by Patriot62

The Tunnel of Oppression -- an event to raise awareness about oppression in America -- was showcased in the University of Washington's student union building (HUB).

Sponsored by Housing and Food Services, the project was put together by resident advisors, resident directors and other student leaders dedicated to making oppression a known issue.

"I hope it opens up people's minds to realizing that these things do exist," said senior Kelly Ronan, project chair and resident advisor (RA).

RAs were in charge of putting together the nine rooms that exhibited various types of oppression, including educational disparities and disabilities.

Many of them felt strongly about raising awareness within the community.

"I hope that people start wanting to talk about it and think about it," said RA Kali Jensen, a junior. "I think that's the most important thing, even if we don't change their opinions."

Exhibits displayed posters with comments often heard by the oppressed group.

Large signs with statements, such as "No tears for queers" and "Thank God for AIDS," were featured in the homophobia display while "Welcome to America, now speak English" was written on the wall of the linguistics oppression room.

Other exhibits incorporated multimedia presentations including the white privilege room, which played the 2005 film Crash.

"I like how they integrated media," said Laura Knudsen, a junior. "It made it more interactive."

Others expressed their hope for change through the project.

"I think everyone should walk through the Tunnel of Oppression and maybe there will be some changes in the community and around school," said freshman Erinn Unger. "Hopefully someday there won't be a need for a Tunnel of Oppression."

The project takes place at campuses across the country, but this is its fourth year at the UW.

Though the exhibit only stands for one day, those involved said the day was an important step in changing perspectives of oppression.

"Having one day to catch a glimpse of lives of those different than us is better than not understanding difference at all," said Sarah Auditore, a junior who helped with the disabilities display.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: chatroom; college; homosexualagenda; leftismoncampus; liberalism; moralabsolutes; pc; racism; university
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To: Patriot62; Tijeras_Slim; Charles Henrickson; mikrofon; TheBigB; Owl_Eagle; aculeus; ...
'Tunnel of Oppression' sheds light on prejudices

They'll tell you it's a colon demonstration.

21 posted on 02/08/2006 10:31:15 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Patriot62

Well, that's just stupid!


23 posted on 02/08/2006 10:32:01 AM PST by CaptRon (Pedecaris alive or Raisuli dead)
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To: EveningStar

South Park ping!


24 posted on 02/08/2006 10:32:20 AM PST by retrokitten (www.retrosrants.blogspot.com)
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To: MrBlueSky2005

When I was an RA at U of L, I had to participate in a program where we were divided into groups of four and assigned a "victim" status. I got labelled as a homo. I didn't really come out of the program feeling more tolerant, only angry that I didn't get to act as one of the cool victims, like a lesbian trapped in a man's body. That would have been fun.


25 posted on 02/08/2006 10:33:03 AM PST by LanPB01
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To: Milhous
Greetings Milhous:

They need to raise awareness about issues such as Christophobia, Leftist privilege, and conservative inequality on college campuses.

And perhaps they'll finally address the military-phobia epidemic.

Cheers,
OLA

26 posted on 02/08/2006 10:36:40 AM PST by OneLoyalAmerican (Even if your mother says she loves you, check it out.)
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To: martin_fierro
"You have just walked through a full-size representation of the human colon. So tell me...

Did you like it in the @$$?"

27 posted on 02/08/2006 10:38:46 AM PST by TheBigB ("Uh, excuse me, would you like to taste my smoked meat log?"~~Brian Griffin)
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To: martin_fierro
Looks like a cutaway view of a hemmorhoid big enough for someone to stand in?


28 posted on 02/08/2006 10:39:08 AM PST by NRA1995 (If feminists are so smart, why do they need masturbation workshops?)
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To: martin_fierro; Constitution Day
"I like how they integrated media," said Laura Knudsen, a junior. "It made it more interactive."

'Bout Time.

29 posted on 02/08/2006 10:45:04 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Patriot62
We should respect people as people and not expect more than that.

We can offer forbearance for those with whom we disagree, although we may encourage change toward our position in time This is not the same as "tolerance", which says I am fine with your wrong position. Tolerance should only be allowed for those positions in which two rational people hold differing yet rather equally logical views (i.e. - Either "red" or "blue" could be argued to be the "best" color).

For positions that are hazardous or diametrically opposed to one's own truly rational view, I see no problem with actively offending another. That, within certain limits, is part of free speech.
30 posted on 02/08/2006 10:46:17 AM PST by ConservativeMind
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To: Patriot62

This 'Tunnel of Oppression' seems to be a perfect analogue of the hazing that rookie athletes endure - only it's for freshman recruits to the Party of PCness.


31 posted on 02/08/2006 10:46:33 AM PST by headsonpikes (Genocide is the highest sacrament of socialism.)
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To: LanPB01

"I wanna go again! I wanna go again!"


32 posted on 02/08/2006 10:49:58 AM PST by YoungCurmudgeon (I slept and dreamed that life was beauty. I woke to find that life is duty.)
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To: Patriot62
There is only one form of oppression on display here, one that those who organized this "event" will never recognize or understand, as they are the oppressors. That form of oppression is the same one students at the University level have had to endure for more than 30 years: "Political Corectness".
33 posted on 02/08/2006 10:51:48 AM PST by Richard Axtell
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To: Patriot62
Phew. And I thought that my tax dollars were being wasted.
34 posted on 02/08/2006 10:54:57 AM PST by wbill
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To: Patriot62

Where's the "Liberalism is a Mental Disease" sign?? Clearly they've oppressed us. Who can I sue?


35 posted on 02/08/2006 11:07:15 AM PST by AmericanChef
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To: .cnI redruM; 537cant be wrong; 68 grunt; A. Patriot; A_Conservative_Chinese; ...

ping!


36 posted on 02/08/2006 11:10:52 AM PST by EveningStar
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To: Patriot62
Other exhibits incorporated multimedia presentations including the white privilege room, which played the 2005 film Crash.

Did I miss the point of Crash or did they? Because I don't think it had to do with White Privilege as much as hey guess what everyone can be racist white people didn't corner the market.
37 posted on 02/08/2006 11:23:33 AM PST by Mr. Blonde (You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
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To: All

This would be a day I'm not on campus. I'm curious as to what kind of oppression the Tunnel features, but I guess I'll just have to continue living as an oppressed middle-aged black woman. I wonder if there are any signs about the disgusting ageism that is often expressed by these children? Probably not.

Anyway, for those of you unfamiliar w/the UW campus, this display is almost an abberation. When the campus organizations are out trying to get members, present are many, many, religious groups and a very healthy and popular College Republicans. ROTC guys and gals walk around in uniform w/o any problem that I've noticed.

We Huskies aren't all idiots. : )


38 posted on 02/08/2006 11:24:35 AM PST by radiohead (Hey Kerry, I'm still here; still hating your lying, stinking guts, you coward.)
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To: Patriot62

I dream of a world where "Housing and Food Services" provides housing and food services.


39 posted on 02/08/2006 11:25:34 AM PST by B Knotts
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To: A message; ShadowAce
"Welcome to America, now speak English" was written on the wall of the linguistics oppression room.

Huh? You're in a country, so learn to speak the damn language. I spent 15 years in Germany and didn't expect them to cater to my native language. My various dealings with the government were all in German, and it was my problem if there was something I didn't understand. In the early days I felt ashamed when an English-speaking German had to help me out (not that they were there to speak English, I just got lucky that they did).

The only concession to English was products I bought that were sold EU-wide, so they had text for the UK.

We need to go to the Swiss system, where immigrants get kicked out if they can't learn the local language in a reasonable amount of time (conversational, not necessarily fluent).

40 posted on 02/08/2006 11:31:58 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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