According to the New York Post, the University of Southern California has adopted a policy banning men from certain workout areas. The plan, pushed by an LGBTQ+ group, is designed to prevent the presence of males from triggering women or non-binary students. It may, however, trigger a major legal challenge.
The group Student Assembly for Gender Empowerment (SAGE) demanded the new rule at the Lyon Center. SAGE bills itself as a “programming assembly and intersectional feminist organization under the student government, committed to uplifting all voices oppressed by the patriarchy.”
The Post quotes Mengze Wu heralding the move to end “male-dominated” spaces, adding:
“My past experiences with being in enclosed spaces where it’s very male-dominated have never been super pleasant. There tends to be this problem where I don’t get to take up a lot of space unless I really assert myself. And even then, I face a lot of hindrance in feeling completely comfortable.”
Other students said that barring men would protect her from always feeling “judged” by them.
The measure is likely to draw criticism and possible action from the Trump Administration. However, it is also discriminatory on the basis of gender. Men are being banned because their very identity or presence is viewed as offensive or disruptive. Imagine if USC took such exclusionary policies toward any other racial or gender group.
This is not the first such measure in higher education. Years ago, liberal educators embraced segregation as a positive tool for creating “safe spaces” and diversity zones, including women-only hours at gyms at Harvard and McGill.
Putting aside possible legal challenges, such segregation only further balkanizes higher education and reinforces the contested concept of “safe spaces” to protect students from other groups or divergent ideas. The identity group agenda is difficult to oppose in universities. To do so, one risks being labeled insensitive or, even worse, a force of male domination.
In the meantime, what will happen to Hanz and Franz who are just trying help?
does that include gay men?
I wonder what ‘non-binary’ actually is in the context of this program.
Could The Arnold qualify if he simply declared he was nonbinary?
Many objective physical characteristics help segregate most men from most women, but what do you look for if your job is screening for nonbinary folks?
I would like to see the training manual for this employee. Is there a section titled Boobs & Balls or would that be unhelpful?
Could The Arnold qualify if he simply declared he was nonbinary?
Possibly. He did, after all, give birth to a baby.
it is the Sabbath and you are violating it
Liberalism is a mental disorder. James Carville is ranting incoherently, he makes no sense and doesn’t even understand what he’s saying. He delusionally thinks Trump won’t be president in 2027.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/carville-predicts-trump-wont-president-next-year-threatens-democratic-retribution
And then this little liberal snowflake says grass lawns are white supremacy, and everyone should just have weeds:
https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2041921383807029450
Liberalism is a philosophy of divergence. Progressivism is a philosophy of monotonic change. Conservativism is a philosophy of moderation. Principles matter.
So let me understand. A male penis is triggering, but a trans penis is not triggering? Do they get triggered if they don’t know the person’s gender? Or do they only get triggered after learning their preferred pronouns?
And a 3-inch vagina gives women devastating and insuperable penis envy.
That tiny 3/4 inch clitoris really galls them too!
People easily triggered shouldnt be coddled, life is hard, they need to toughen up. Death is even harder and no coddling, everybody dies.
Get over it.
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You seem triggered by this, something that will only affect you if you are a pervert who annoys women with unwanted attention and actions. A rapist would object to this rule.
^ Stupid comment ^
Not “triggered” that is left wing bs
Just find the left wing nut hypocracy hilarious
LOL. They are including “non-binary” with women, but people are either male or female. If a man wants to enter the gym area where he is banned, all he has to do is say he is non-binary. Honestly, this is all so silly. These people are not smart enough to be taken seriously.
You are completely missing the point.
The point here is that women have made numerous reports about being ogled and verbally harassed in the gym by males who are probably juiced up on steroids. They asked for an accommodation for a space where they could feel comfortable. If they are comfortable sharing that space with non-binary males, then who are you or anybody else to question that decision.
The fact that the women feel comfortable around non-binary males suggests that this is not about discriminating against males. It is about protecting women from jerks who just happen to be male. If your daughter told you that she no longer goes to the gym because of the jerks who harass her, you would be the first in line to demand that USC do something about that. Well, USC is doing something about that, but in your MAGA frenzy of waging culture wars you complete overlook that this is about protecting women from a bunch of male jerks and nothing more.
If this was happening to your daughter, would you just tell her to suck it up ??
I very much doubt it.
In any instance you can legitimately exclude straight males
You might st exclude all who have xy chromosomes
Anything else is arbitrary subjective discrimination
Regardless this is just more left wing nonsense that will go down in flames
You have the right to exclude anyone you wish in your own private space
We have allowed some strictly male/female discrimination in a very few instances
You can also exclude people who misbehave
But you can not exclude straight men because some people misbehave
Just as you can not exclude all blacks because twice as much crime is committed by blacks
All men should declare that they are in fact non-binary. Easy. There, I solved it for you.
Live not by lies. Don’t participate in others’ mental illenesses.