Orientation at Amherst College Allegedly Included Students Mimicking Sex Acts
“I thought about leaving 10 minutes in. I’m not someone who breaks rules or skips mandatory events, but it was disgusting enough it almost forced me to leave”
This is insane and inappropriate, even by Massachusetts standards.
The New York Post reports:
Elite liberal arts school Amherst College held ‘disgusting’ orientation performance — where students mimicked sex acts
Some students at Massachusetts’ elite liberal school, Amherst College, say they were forced to sit through a “disgusting” orientation performance where people mimicked sex acts on stage and showered condoms “like confetti” on the crowd.
Footage obtained by the Washington Free Beacon captured students pretending to have sex, moaning loudly and thrusting under blankets during the annual performance that all first-years are apparently urged to attend.
Isabella Niemi, a junior, told the outlet she was so disturbed by the “grossly sexual” skit that she was desperate to leave.
“I thought about leaving 10 minutes in. I’m not someone who breaks rules or skips mandatory events, but it was disgusting enough it almost forced me to leave,” Niemi said.
The graphic performance known as “Voices of the Class,” which is sanctioned and funded by the $92,400-a-year private school, is said to be scripted with out-of-context excerpts from incoming students’ own admissions essays.
The school defended the performances, saying they had helped promote sexual respect on campus for years.
“The skits are part of our broader commitment to promoting wellbeing and sexual respect on campus,” said Amanda Vann, the school’s director of health and wellbeing.
“They encourage conversations about topics that can sometimes feel difficult to discuss, from sexual health and communication to harm reduction and self-care. By presenting these subjects in a relatable, engaging format, the skits help students build the skills and awareness needed to care for themselves, support one another, and contribute to a healthy, respectful community.”
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From the original Beacon article:
“Amherst College was founded over two centuries ago to prepare young Christian men for the ministry.”
“The Center for Religious and Spiritual life—which has a Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and interfaith and humanist chaplain—declined to comment on the use of Johnson Chapel for the performance. Amherst does not have a Christian chaplain.”
Soo-priiiiise, Soo-prise!
Why didn’t they just show something like deep throat?
When I went to MIT, they had a tradition of “registration day movies.” On registration day at the beginning of each term, the student entertainment society (known as the Lecture Series Committee) would schedule a showing of a general-release adult film, such as Last Tango in Paris, or The Killing of Sister George (“The First Movie X’ed For Sex!”). Most of the fun was in heckling the movie from the audience. I understand that around 1980 or so, when the gender ratio had evened out a tad (from 11-to-1 male to something less lopsided), they stuck a pin in that tradition, because the feminists complained it was debasing to women — much the same gaggle of feminists who are applauding this exhibition at Amherst today.
Do feminists have principles? It looks like the only one that matters is, “it’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind.”