Social Justice Writing Competition
Social Justice Writing Competition
Following last year's success, the Leaders launch Round 2
Last year’s social justice case study competition was a smashing success. Writers were asked to describe a PROBLEMATIC situation involving an OPPRESSED group, followed by a LETTER OF DEMAND to the university or college administration. Winning submissions included stunning articles such as “(Dis)respecting Pronouns”, “Islamophobia – the elephant in the room” and “A Race Against Race: Black Lives Matter and Stop AAPI Hate in Public Discourse”.
The competition was so popular and made so many people feel good about themselves, that the university decided to re-launch it this year. We obtained the list of projected winners:
“Misgendering - a crime against humanity” - Mx. Chris N.B. Vonn, Gender studies1
“The beacon symbol - literally rape!” - Prof. Slimy McPervison - male feminist
“Antisemitism - not as bad as other forms of bigotry” - Nimrod J. Iscariot, Jews for the Boycott, Divest and Sanction Movement (Jews for BDSM)
“Stop Asian Hate (except in university admission)” - Prof. Lancelot Smith, Education
“Breathing: a form of microaggression” - Mulva Taylor, Women studies2
“White people and the cultural appropriation of the Spanish language” - Lindsay Mancini, a third-generation student with an Argentinian abuela
In addition, our Leaders decided to launch Stage 2, where the writers should respond to a letter of demand as if they were the administrators.
Truly wonderful submissions were received:
“We will fire the microaggressors, EDUCATE OURSELVES, erect a statue of Ibram X. Kendi at the campus center and mandate sensitivity training for all” - Supreme Leader’s team
“We will appoint eight more Vice Provosts for student safety and microaggression handling” - Anna Savant, VP for Alternative Intelligence
“Grading on performance will be cancelled - everyone will be graded according to intersecting identities” - Josh Pinkhurt and Jessica Lagrima, Sophomore students
An entry by CSM Prof. Ludmila Feigin, titled “Grow a spine, you spoiled children”, was disqualified. The author was deemed openly racist, homophobic and transphobic, and was sent to re-education.