Raine+H’s+2018+OpEd+Article

This will be brief, but this is something I believe needs to be noticed within the small cult like school of foothill technology.

Our school is too damn sensitive.

Now I'm sure a lot of you are thinking right about now, "sure, Raine, it's because people at our school have hearts unlike you", but if you read the project I believe you will better understand. One major way this is true is politically. We see this in most every in class debate at school. For instance, when I was a freshman we had a unit on illegal immigration in geography class. and of course at the end of the unit there was an in class debate, students were told to choose sides and would be brought up to debate the other sides. Now my own personal view of illegal immigration was that a harsher policy ought to be implemented. I have never held any animosity towards different ethnicity or sexes and never will, but as soon as I declared my stance on the issue, the students in the class immediately labeled me as a racist. The students of FTHS could not even listen to the argument I was forced to write without being offended by my stance. Now if I had yelled racist propaganda I would understand that and agree with them, but when I gave a perfectly logical case that just happened to not agree with the majority of students, I was treated as if I had brought the world crashing down around us. I am not saying students should agree with what I or what anyone else says, but people need to have the strength to listen to opposing views without being offended. And this is not the only event or topic that this occurs in. We could be talking about abortion or gun control, and many students would lack the ability to merely listen to another view.

Another way students are too sensitive is socially. A lot of the more sensitive students believe that sexism is around every corner. For instance in Med-Tech I mentioned that I think the guy should pay for the first date. now you may disagree with me completely. But I see this as chivalry and not sexism. All too often FTHS students will hear that and instantly call me a sexist because i'm "discriminating against women". Again, I believe that men and women are equal, but I also believe that men should try to be chivalrous as well. This isn't just me either, plenty of guys at foothill will do things that they believe is polite, such as even holding open a door, and instead of a warm thank you, foothill kids call it out as sexism.

This needs to be stopped, if you don't agree with someones opinion on a matter, don't get all up in arms, just listen to their opinion respectfully and move on without trying to enforce your views onto them. while sexism and racism are indeed prevalent in today's society, it is not in every damn issue or debate.