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Recorded diversity training exercise at my 1L orientation asked Q's about BLM

I was inspired to write this up after this thread about the ...
Pearly swashbuckling faggotry
  09/02/20
Chuck, you know what to do ... oh, wait.
Smoky Space
  09/02/20
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purple coldplay fan associate
  02/25/21
Burn it all down.
vivacious senate
  09/02/20
diabolical
copper narrow-minded office people who are hurt
  09/02/20
How is this real Also you should share this story with me...
Tantric Set
  09/02/20
and spend the next three years being shunned ostracized and ...
copper narrow-minded office people who are hurt
  09/02/20
he could be an anonymous source
Cerebral regret mental disorder
  09/02/20
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Lascivious stain
  09/02/20
800+ people? jfc NYU is a ttt.
sticky henna station legend
  09/02/20
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Razzle-dazzle abode
  09/02/20
it really is
Harsh pink masturbator
  09/02/20
go to the media, not flame
Cerebral regret mental disorder
  09/02/20
...
purple coldplay fan associate
  02/25/21
Out the law center
impertinent resort sex offender
  09/02/20
flame, right?
Vibrant self-centered international law enforcement agency dopamine
  09/02/20
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Galvanic Thirsty Brunch
  09/02/20
Has to be. This shit can't be real
Hyperventilating Mad-dog Skullcap Gas Station
  09/02/20
No, it's real. I really wish I had taken screenshots, but it...
Pearly swashbuckling faggotry
  09/02/20
how's Boalt
Obsidian crackhouse hominid
  09/02/20
Drop out now. Xoxohth
Glittery indirect expression
  09/02/20
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copper narrow-minded office people who are hurt
  09/02/20
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Opaque national
  09/02/20
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Gold Range Candlestick Maker
  09/02/20
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Lascivious stain
  09/02/20
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Maniacal Meetinghouse Travel Guidebook
  09/02/20
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aphrodisiac party of the first part locale
  09/02/20
You recorded this?
Low-t adventurous trust fund
  09/02/20
also a t14 1L, didn't have any of this shit at orientation
Obsidian crackhouse hominid
  09/02/20
they talked at us but we weren't required to affirm shit di...
Mewling state
  09/02/20
how’s UVA?
Harsh pink masturbator
  09/02/20
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crusty tripping pervert
  09/02/20
How in the fuck can you have an 800+ person zoom session wit...
Territorial Learning Disabled Center
  09/02/20
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Concupiscible athletic conference property
  09/02/20
You only see 50 people at once on a page in gallery view. So...
Pearly swashbuckling faggotry
  09/02/20
I've been in class for 2 weeks and haven't seen any of this ...
Obsidian crackhouse hominid
  09/02/20
the people most vocal on student slacks are usually the bigg...
elite yarmulke
  09/02/20
...
Obsidian crackhouse hominid
  09/02/20
Hypothetically,if this actually happened to me, I'd put my n...
Territorial Learning Disabled Center
  09/03/20
(Guy about to get disbarred)
Hyperventilating Mad-dog Skullcap Gas Station
  09/03/20
pwn pwn pwn
Tantric Set
  09/03/20
guards! we have another "thinker"!
Irradiated Translucent University Boiling Water
  09/03/20
(guy who sat in the front row of Con Law and raised his hand...
arousing sinister private investor
  09/03/20
lmao I was empty chair guy for mandatory attendance class...
Territorial Learning Disabled Center
  09/03/20
In the name of DiAngelo, amen.
salmon vigorous base circlehead
  09/02/20
...
Tantric Set
  09/03/20
how much are you paying for this kike faggotry again?
Irradiated Translucent University Boiling Water
  09/03/20
Was this like mandatory to pass your classes or something?
twinkling hairraiser dilemma corn cake
  09/03/20
This is absolutely terrifying.
purple coldplay fan associate
  02/25/21


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Date: September 2nd, 2020 1:13 PM
Author: Pearly swashbuckling faggotry

I was inspired to write this up after this thread about the Northwestern orientation: http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616430&mc=62&forum_id=2

Before orientation we had to take a 120-question survey about our "cultural sensitivity." It asked us how much we agree/disagree with statements like "My culture is [freer / more tolerant / more industrious / etc] than other cultures." It was obviously written to get Americans to say good things about America, but there was a second set of instructions that said if you felt your "culture" wasn't necessarily a country, you could answer the questions about that culture. So America-hating libs were prompted to say nice things about liberal culture.

Once on Zoom, we then did a "self-identification" exercise. In a recorded session of 800+ people, we were told to hold up our name plates every time the speaker said something we agreed with. We would thus see the names and faces of our peers tied to specific beliefs. It started off innocuously enough: "I am excited to start law school." "I am nervous about classes." "I am proud of my family background." Then the typical diversity stuff: "I am first gen / LGBT / black / disabled."

But then they started asking about political beliefs. After the speaker said "I am a feminist" the people whose name plates were raised began glaring at the people who didn't. The next one was "I am an environmentalist" and more name plates were raised, but some people started visibly shaking their heads, and by the end of the prompt, almost everyone had their name plates raised. Then, "I am an antiracist." Even I hesitated at this one, but everyone ended up raising their plates having been conditioned by the previous prompts.

I was reminded of a passage from a book on how CCP prisoners of war were encouraged to write essays to get rewards like cigarettes. Since only essays bashing America won, over time the POWs were conditioned into writing anti-American essays, and subconsciously began to identify more with communism. By the end of the exercise, you could have gotten us to raise our name plates for anything BLM-related.

The final step of the indoctrination was to remind us all about our survey responses. They made a big deal about the science behind the survey, and how some huge longitudinal study had shown its accuracy in detecting racism. Of course, when it instructs people to essentially say nice things about their in-group, it can find "racism" anywhere. When our class was told how racist our survey responses were, some people took it really personally. I saw a few women start crying and turn off video. It felt kind of like a religious ceremony, something out of Scientology. We were all sinners, and the only way to cleanse ourselves of this horrible racism was to follow the teachings of antiracism and commit works in the name of BLM (joining certain activist student groups).

This is a T14 law school committing this kind of emotional blackmail.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858293)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 1:14 PM
Author: Smoky Space

Chuck, you know what to do ... oh, wait.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858298)



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Date: February 25th, 2021 3:19 PM
Author: purple coldplay fan associate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#42008477)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 1:15 PM
Author: vivacious senate

Burn it all down.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858304)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 1:32 PM
Author: copper narrow-minded office people who are hurt

diabolical

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858370)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 1:55 PM
Author: Tantric Set

How is this real

Also you should share this story with media outlets

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858540)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:01 PM
Author: copper narrow-minded office people who are hurt

and spend the next three years being shunned ostracized and retaliated against by the people who thought this was a good idea in the first place.

doing this to first semester 1Ls is truly despicable - people who are already very nervous and worrying about fitting in.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858589)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:06 PM
Author: Cerebral regret mental disorder

he could be an anonymous source

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858622)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 10:46 PM
Author: Lascivious stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40861335)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:04 PM
Author: sticky henna station legend

800+ people? jfc NYU is a ttt.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858612)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:37 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle abode



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858844)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 10:49 PM
Author: Harsh pink masturbator

it really is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40861356)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:06 PM
Author: Cerebral regret mental disorder

go to the media, not flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858619)



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Date: February 25th, 2021 3:19 PM
Author: purple coldplay fan associate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#42008479)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:07 PM
Author: impertinent resort sex offender

Out the law center

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858629)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:10 PM
Author: Vibrant self-centered international law enforcement agency dopamine

flame, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858659)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:12 PM
Author: Galvanic Thirsty Brunch



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858681)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:25 PM
Author: Hyperventilating Mad-dog Skullcap Gas Station

Has to be. This shit can't be real

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858769)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 3:05 PM
Author: Pearly swashbuckling faggotry

No, it's real. I really wish I had taken screenshots, but it wouldn't have captured the audio prompts or the peer pressure element. They sent an email afterwards with a list of public interest, immigration, and family law classes to consider in the future and forums to "further the conversation" like Black Student Union events. If you feel drawn to the vocation, you can even participate in the "Inclusion Council" creating programming like the session in OP, or serve on the team adjudicating bias incidents led by the Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40859001)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 11:09 PM
Author: Obsidian crackhouse hominid

how's Boalt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40861499)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:11 PM
Author: Glittery indirect expression

Drop out now. Xoxohth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858674)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:12 PM
Author: copper narrow-minded office people who are hurt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858685)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:17 PM
Author: Opaque national



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858720)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:22 PM
Author: Gold Range Candlestick Maker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858752)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 10:46 PM
Author: Lascivious stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40861336)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:27 PM
Author: Maniacal Meetinghouse Travel Guidebook



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858782)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 2:47 PM
Author: aphrodisiac party of the first part locale



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40858902)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 3:53 PM
Author: Low-t adventurous trust fund

You recorded this?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40859287)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 3:58 PM
Author: Obsidian crackhouse hominid

also a t14 1L, didn't have any of this shit at orientation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40859318)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 4:05 PM
Author: Mewling state

they talked at us but we weren't required to affirm shit

diversity priest during orientation asked "what is diverse" and i said "not white, lol" (a lot easier to do on zoom-i probably woulda chicken'd out in person). surprisingly it turned into a pretty decent conversation. talked about how diverse white ppl are w/r/t hair, eye color, ethnicity; it seemed like they were making an actual effort to consider whites as well. can't believe it happened considering the academic piety going around. very blue state too

i'm a pretty high ranking in-house associate at Racism Inc. and i actually ended that day feeling ok

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40859363)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 10:49 PM
Author: Harsh pink masturbator

how’s UVA?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40861359)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 4:06 PM
Author: crusty tripping pervert



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40859378)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 5:01 PM
Author: Territorial Learning Disabled Center

How in the fuck can you have an 800+ person zoom session with people "glaring" at each other? How would you know who any specific person is looking at?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40859737)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 5:01 PM
Author: Concupiscible athletic conference property



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40859738)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 10:44 PM
Author: Pearly swashbuckling faggotry

You only see 50 people at once on a page in gallery view. So it was easy enough on my monitor to see that certain people were answering after seeing other people answer.

The glaring is a fair point. I got that from a private Slack thread of students in my section where afterwards people were making fun of the students who didn't answer yes to the feminism or environmentalism question. I guess I don't know if they were aware they were being glared at or badmouthed in private, but there was more compliance for the later prompts.

I'm not surprised xo thinks this is flame. This is grad school in 2020, basically everyone from the administrators to the students is an HR shrew.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40861325)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 10:49 PM
Author: Obsidian crackhouse hominid

I've been in class for 2 weeks and haven't seen any of this shit. The diversity events for orientation were all optional

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40861358)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 10:50 PM
Author: elite yarmulke

the people most vocal on student slacks are usually the biggest gunner shitheads imaginable

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40861370)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 10:52 PM
Author: Obsidian crackhouse hominid



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40861380)



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Date: September 3rd, 2020 2:30 AM
Author: Territorial Learning Disabled Center

Hypothetically,if this actually happened to me, I'd put my namecard face down and sit back and tune it out the rest of the time. If actually prompted on video in front of 800 people, I'd probably ask how a political indoctrination session was related to learning to practice law. If they really hassled me, I'd probably say something like "look, I mean no disrespect, I was just trying to relax and let you run your struggle session in peace, it's an amusing spectacle, but since you've asked for my opinion I'd be remiss if I didn't point out how embarrassing and sad it is for someone who purports to teach the critical thinking skills needed to succeed as a lawyer to tie themselves to these logically indefensible premises. That's just a personal opinion based on my lived experience though."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40862275)



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Date: September 3rd, 2020 2:37 AM
Author: Hyperventilating Mad-dog Skullcap Gas Station

(Guy about to get disbarred)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40862282)



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Date: September 3rd, 2020 2:38 AM
Author: Tantric Set

pwn pwn pwn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40862284)



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Date: September 3rd, 2020 2:38 AM
Author: Irradiated Translucent University Boiling Water

guards! we have another "thinker"!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40862286)



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Date: September 3rd, 2020 2:49 AM
Author: arousing sinister private investor

(guy who sat in the front row of Con Law and raised his hand in class)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40862308)



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Date: September 3rd, 2020 4:04 AM
Author: Territorial Learning Disabled Center

lmao I was empty chair guy

for mandatory attendance classes, I voluntarily spoke a grand total of 0 times in my law school career

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40862375)



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Date: September 2nd, 2020 11:06 PM
Author: salmon vigorous base circlehead

In the name of DiAngelo, amen.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40861484)



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Date: September 3rd, 2020 2:38 AM
Author: Tantric Set



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40862285)



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Date: September 3rd, 2020 2:35 AM
Author: Irradiated Translucent University Boiling Water

how much are you paying for this kike faggotry again?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40862281)



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Date: September 3rd, 2020 2:41 AM
Author: twinkling hairraiser dilemma corn cake

Was this like mandatory to pass your classes or something?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#40862294)



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Date: February 25th, 2021 3:19 PM
Author: purple coldplay fan associate

This is absolutely terrifying.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4616874&forum_id=2#42008480)