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| Oxford bans clapping for being an 'anxiety trigger' |
| 2019-10-25 |
| [WASHINGTONEXAMINER] England's historic University of Oxford has instituted a ban on clapping during "Student Council meetings and other official SU events,"citing the potential anxiety-triggering nature of the loud sound of applause. An official statement from the Student Council at Oxford announced the intention to request that students opt for the British Sign Language "silent jazz hands" instead of loud clapping as it may not be an "inclusive" behavior. The statement noted that applause could cause discomfort for students at the university that were dealing with "anxiety disorders, sensory sensitivity, and/or those who use hearing impairment aids." "UP Twinkles!" Oxford, which has been in continual operation as an institute of higher learning since at least AD 1096, became the second major university in England to reject clapping in favor of jazz hands. The University of Manchester adopted the same rule in 2018, an act the Oxford student union praised in their statement. The Student Union says they will mandate that Sabbatical Officers of the school encourage the use of jazz hands and further requests that the SOs "lobby the University" to enact jazz hands at all school functions. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Thanks TW for the history lesson. I found more in this link ASL |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-10-25 18:44 |
| #7 I finally looked online and indeed, the BSL version is quite different from the ASL version. Vive la France! |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-10-25 18:31 |
| #6 I applaud their efforts. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2019-10-25 12:13 |
| #5 actually the sign for "finish", "quit it", and "stop it" in ASL. Sure, but in Oxford they only know British sign language, the poor, monolingual gits. American Sign Language is based on the French version, because back in the day the inventor of BSL refused to share with that upstart American who wanted to know. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-10-25 08:55 |
| #4 Sign Language "silent jazz hands" is actually the sign for "finish", "quit it", and "stop it" in ASL. This jazz hand business is really pointless as deaf can see clapping just as well. Justt more SJW crap, although I really cannot blame the deaf seeing what horrendous treatments they get from the general public. |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-10-25 05:02 |
| #3 At Oxford, all people of sense Are thought to be dangerous, hence, We request they not clap, Chant, set fires, or throw crap, Lest some communist kook take offense. Or a thalidomide kid raised in a cave... by abusive mutes! What about them? Have you no heart? Seriously, I sympathise intensely with the handful of older people in a given auditorium who might have hearing aid issues, but I don't believe for a second that this foolishness is about them. |
| Posted by: Angogum Untervehr6245 2019-10-25 03:55 |
| #2 Jazz hands everyone! |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2019-10-25 02:38 |
| #1 Lends new meaning to "getting the clap". |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-10-25 02:13 |