College Removes Weight Scale From Campus Gym After Students Call it ‘Triggering’
Canada’s Carleton University removed the weight scale from its campus gym after several students complained about being “triggered” by it. A sign has been put up in place of the scale, explaining that the decision to remove it is “in keeping with current fitness and social trends.”
“We don’t believe being fixated on weight has any positive effect on your health and well-being,” he said to the Charlatan . “The body is an amazing machine and even when we are dieting and training it will often find a homeostasis at a certain weight.”
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Several students were completely onboard with the decision. Per the Charlatan, one student named Samar El-Faki said it was a good call that accommodated people with eating disorders.
“Scales are very triggering,” she said. “I think people are being insensitive because they simply don’t understand. They think eating disorders are a choice when they are actually a serious illness.”
But she was in the minority, as many other students criticized the college for pandering to special snowflakes. “Next it will be the mirrors,” wrote another student on Facebook.
We must prevent them from confronting any manner of truth in their lives if it means they will not be happy.
Holy shit.
That's all I have to say.
The terrible disservice they are doing to our youth. They are going to leave college eventually and life (real life) is going to pop up and smack the living hell out of these kids and they will be totally unprepared for it.
We are growing big children instead of teaching people how to become productive adults.....
You don't have to stand on the scale, do you? I mean, if it triggers you, just don't stand on it...
It's a vicious circle. First I go to the gym and am triggered by what the scale is telling me, then I am depressed from what the scale told me, and of course I eat when I get depressed. Then I have to go to the gym to work all the depression food off; and, I see the scale sitting there, taunting me.....
AAhhhhhhhh............
Well the truth is that a scale has very little to do with how fit you are. One can weigh 180lbs and just be flabby or 180lbs and be in great shape. I say get rid of the scale because it's essentially worthless. We don't have one in our home and our Primary Care Doctor said don't bother buying one.
More ridiculous political correctness on college campuses...