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George Orwell's 1984 slapped with 'offensive' warning as woke
madness hits new heights
DIR By: Soi Dog
Date: January 24, 2022, 5:38 pm
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Simply The UK is becoming totally and utterly full of loons.
GEORGE Orwell's 1984 has been slapped with an "offensive"
warning as woke madness hits new heights within Britain's
academic institutions.
University finds novel 1984 ‘offensive and upsetting’
Students are being warned of ‘explicit material’ awaiting them
in a novel that, ironically, describes the dangers of censorship
University finds novel 1984 ‘offensive and upsetting
The University of Northampton has issued a harsh warning over
potentially “offensive and upsetting” material contained in the
famous dystopia by George Orwell, ‘1984.’
The novel, which describes the dangers of totalitarian rule and
censorship, is now red-flagged, as it addresses “challenging
issues related to violence, gender, sexuality, class, race,
abuses, sexual abuse, political ideas and offensive language.”
The warning, issued to students taking a module called ‘Identity
Under Construction,’ became public following a Freedom of
Information request by The Mail on Sunday.
The news raised eyebrows among social media users, with one
saying that Orwell is “grave turning” and another reacting with
an emotional “Get me off this planet. I can't deal.”
“There’s something very Big Brother about it,” Conservative MP
Andre Bridgen commented on Twitter.
Phrase ‘trigger warning’ is too triggering for students,
university saysREAD MORE: Phrase ‘trigger warning’ is too
triggering for students, university says
“If a trigger warning prevents even one student from reading
1984, the University of Northampton has utterly failed in its
mission. This book, more than any, should be read widely at the
moment,” an Australian professor Andrew Timming noted.
However, Orwell’s classic novel is not the only one students at
Northampton should beware of, according to the university’s
management. Samuel Beckett’s play ‘Endgame,’ the graphic novel
‘V For Vendetta’ by Alan Moore and David Lloyd and Jeanette
Winterson’s ‘Sexing The Cherry’ have also been listed by the
university as “offensive and upsetting.”
Apparently, there are also some problems with books taught in
other modules of Northampton’s English degree course as well.
Mark Haddon’s 2003 novel ‘The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The
Night-Time,’ for example, might be upsetting for readers, as it
includes the “death of an animal, ableism and disability and
offensive language”, the warning explains.
The educational institution, currently ranked 108 out of 132 UK
universities in the 2022 edition of The Times and Sunday Times
Good University Guide, has issued a statement to defend its
warnings. As quoted by The Daily Mail, Northampton says that
“while it is not university policy, we may warn students of
content in relation to violence, sexual violence, domestic abuse
and suicide” because “some texts might be challenging for some
students.”
#Post#: 1986--------------------------------------------------
Re: George Orwell's 1984 slapped with 'offensive' warning as
woke madness hits new heights
DIR By: Boon Mee
Date: January 24, 2022, 6:22 pm
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Well, it's Northampton - not known for it's scholastic
greatness...
#Post#: 1987--------------------------------------------------
Re: George Orwell's 1984 slapped with 'offensive' warning as
woke madness hits new heights
DIR By: Moose
Date: January 24, 2022, 6:23 pm
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Sounds like woke madness has indeed hit the UK. '1984' was a
fantastic book. It should be up to the individual's choice as to
whether they think it is good to read or not, not the
educational institute. Do you think less people will read it
now? I think more people will want to read it. lol
#Post#: 1989--------------------------------------------------
Re: George Orwell's 1984 slapped with 'offensive' warning as
woke madness hits new heights
DIR By: Boon Mee
Date: January 24, 2022, 6:28 pm
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--- Quote from: Moose link ---
>
> Sounds like woke madness has indeed hit the UK. '1984' was a
fantastic book. It should be up to the individual's choice as to
whether they think it is good to read or not, not the
educational institute. Do you think less people will read it
now? I think more people will want to read it. lol
>
--- End Quote ---
And more people will be watching Soylent Green...
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Re: George Orwell's 1984 slapped with 'offensive' warning as
woke madness hits new heights
DIR By: Boon Mee
Date: January 24, 2022, 6:42 pm
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Re: George Orwell's 1984 slapped with 'offensive' warning as
woke madness hits new heights
DIR By: Latindancer
Date: January 25, 2022, 1:25 am
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Orwell wouldn't be turning in his grave....he'd be rotating. ;D
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Re: George Orwell's 1984 slapped with 'offensive' warning as
woke madness hits new heights
DIR By: Soi Dog
Date: January 26, 2022, 8:57 pm
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HTML https://www.rt.com/op-ed/547374-dystopian-wrongthink-1984-uk/
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Re: George Orwell's 1984 slapped with 'offensive' warning as
woke madness hits new heights
DIR By: stroll
Date: February 5, 2022, 5:19 am
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--- Quote from: Moose link ---
>
> It should be up to the individual's choice as to whether they
think it is good to read or not, not the educational institute.
>
--- End Quote ---
Well, it is up to the individual.
Nowhere does the uni suggest not to read it.
It's just like when you order a dish in an Indian restaurant, a
hint in the menu that your choice is spicy may be appreciated.
All the usual suspects are are getting their knickers in a twist
and rant about "woke", just because of a silly Daily Hate
article. ;D
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Re: George Orwell's 1984 slapped with 'offensive' warning as
woke madness hits new heights
DIR By: Lamphun
Date: February 5, 2022, 6:17 am
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--- Quote from: stroll link ---
>
>
> All the usual suspects are are getting their knickers in a
twist and rant about "woke", just because of a silly Daily Hate
article. ;D
>
--- End Quote ---
It’’s commonly referred to as the “Daily Heil”. the proprietors
supported the Nazis up until the start of the second world war.
Old habits die hard.
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Re: George Orwell's 1984 slapped with 'offensive' warning as
woke madness hits new heights
DIR By: Fluke
Date: February 5, 2022, 6:46 am
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--- Quote from: Lamphun link ---
>
> It’’s commonly referred to as the “Daily Heil”. the
proprietors supported the Nazis up until the start of the second
world war. Old habits die hard.
>
--- End Quote ---
The Nazi party were quite a respectable decent political
party, which only changed when WW2 got going
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