[News] Congratulations to the University of Northampton

[Is it PotG?]

Staff at said University have issued a trigger warning for George Orwell’s novel 1984 on the grounds that it contains ‘explicit material’ which some students may find ‘offensive and upsetting’.

It would be amusing if it weren't so sad.

Big Brother is watching YOU.

 

[brightn'ove]

So what?

 

[GrizzlingGammon]

Staff at said University have issued a trigger warning for George Orwell’s novel 1984 on the grounds that it contains ‘explicit material’ which some students may find ‘offensive and upsetting’.

It would be amusing if it weren't so sad.

Big Brother is watching YOU.

You really need a job, or a hobby.

 

[Springal]

I googled this - the top 3 sources for this story are the 'Daily Express' 'Daily Mail' & 'GB News' number 7 on the list is reliable Russian source 'RT News'

Anyone have anything reputable that reports on this?

 

[Wardy's twin]

Staff at said University have issued a trigger warning for George Orwell’s novel 1984 on the grounds that it contains ‘explicit material’ which some students may find ‘offensive and upsetting’.

It would be amusing if it weren't so sad.

Big Brother is watching YOU.

The book should be essential reading for everyone ....

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

I went to Northampton (Nene) Uni back in the mid '90s. Was a shithole then, sounds like its still a shithole.

 

[Is it PotG?]

The book should be essential reading for everyone ....

Exactly.

 

[Is it PotG?]

You really need a job, or a hobby.

Maybe we could go rambling together?

 

[Bakero]

Staff at said University have issued a trigger warning for George Orwell’s novel 1984 on the grounds that it contains ‘explicit material’ which some students may find ‘offensive and upsetting’.

It would be amusing if it weren't so sad.

Big Brother is watching YOU.

What's the "explicit material" that they refer to?

 

[Swansman]

What's the "explicit material" that they refer to?

The idea that people once upon a time some intellectual people did not agree with the "mass surveillance is only a problem if you have something to hide" thing that the brainwashed now believe in surely is upsetting.. for the brainwashed.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

You really need a job, or a hobby.

To be fair so do the starters of all of the political threads on NSC. Same crap, different day.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Maybe we could go rambling together?

Maybe better for your blood pressure than spending all day every day scanning the 'Daily Express' 'Daily Mail' & 'GB News' looking for stories that you can get angry about

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Brilliant author, brilliant novel - if this report is genuine the world has gone mad

 

[GT49er]

I googled this - the top 3 sources for this story are the 'Daily Express' 'Daily Mail' & 'GB News' number 7 on the list is reliable Russian source 'RT News'

Thank goodness for that! I just knew it couldn't be true ................

 

[GrizzlingGammon]

Maybe we could go rambling together?

You daft thicket.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

What's the "explicit material" that they refer to?

I wonder if the university have confused it with Animal Farm? The film adaptation I saw of this was very explicit, depraved in fact.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Staff at said University have issued a trigger warning for George Orwell’s novel 1984 on the grounds that it contains ‘explicit material’ which some students may find ‘offensive and upsetting’.

It would be amusing if it weren't so sad.

Big Brother is watching YOU.

It's nice that it's your turn to lend Harty your log on details. How much did he pay you?

 

[AmexRuislip]

Pigs and guns, who'd thought in this day and age

 

[WATFORD zero]

I wonder if the university have confused it with Animal Farm? The film adaptation I saw of this was very explicit, depraved in fact.

I hope you told [MENTION=31]El Presidente[/MENTION] when you gave it back

 

[beorhthelm]

what is a trigger warning? is it to protect oversensitive youth or trigger the Mail?