Manchester University Student Union bans clapping?

[ChristineM]

Are you sure you're on the right thread? *Grin*

I have no idea how that happened. Quoted text does not usually transfer between pages, yet alone threads. Thanks, ill go back and try again.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Wimpering ponces, get a leg broken and theye'd faint, I heard someone clap once and I didn't go around crying all over the place.

I remember going to sports events where whooping and hollering and clapping and waving went on Non-Stop. I haven't seen a single disabled / handicapped person there that wasn't right in it with the crowd.

People who think up of these type of things comes across as being insulated and cloistered from the rest of the world. They lose touch with reality outside the computer screen.

Honestly I would say it bothers them , far more than those people they say are being negatively affected.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I haven't seen a single disabled / handicapped person there that wasn't right in it with the crowd.

How do you see that someone has Autism? What visual clues have you to know if they are prone to sensory overload?

People who think up of these type of things comes across as being insulated and cloistered from the rest of the world.

Apparently you don't know anyone with Autism. Often times, our senses are more sensitive than others, and we get overwhelmed by too much stimulus. The student group themselves can't be insulated if they are aware enough of the plights of others to make such a bizarre proposal.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

What is actually going on inside peoples minds when they propose ridiculous things like this?

Did you read the article? Right near the top, it says what they were thinking:

"Union officer Sara Khan said traditional clapping can cause issues for students with autism, sensory issues or deafness."

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

I remember going to sports events where whooping and hollering and clapping and waving went on Non-Stop. I haven't seen a single disabled / handicapped person there that wasn't right in it with the crowd.

People who have sensory issues with noise probably avoided the event altogether. However, when the event is, say, a public meeting, telling people "you can just stay home" is effectively excluding them from democratic processes.

It's become a common thing here - and not just in universities - to have "sensory-friendly" accommodation... for instance, IIRC, our local Comicon has a few hours in the morning on one day that are "sensory-friendly:" music and loud noises are turned off.

I really don't see the issue. "ZOMG! Kids are being thoughtful! What's the world coming to?!"

 

[Yerda]

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/university-clapping-ban/