The Inane Inclusivity Awards

College campuses experience a different craze every year, and this year it was the fad of rabid “inclusivity” as a form of radical political correctness.

But, of course, the inclusivity of the Left is actually very exclusive to those of a conservative or religious bent. The Leadership Institute’s Campus Reform, an online site dedicated to exposing campus bias, put together a list of its Top 7 ways schools were inclusively exclusive in 2015. Starting from the bottom — enjoy!

7. UC Irvine students remove offensive American flag from ‘inclusive’ space
The Student Government of the University of California, Irvine passed a resolution to ban a display of flags in its main lobby — a space that was designated as “inclusive.” After national outcry, the American flag was restored to its rightful place in the lobby.

6. Wesleyan campus paper was boycotted for lack of inclusivity
The Wesleyan Argus published opinion pieces that some students found distasteful. This resulted in the student government forming a resolution to bring severe budget cuts to the paper’s funding. So much for freedom of speech and freedom of press.

5. White Berkeley student not diverse enough to fight sexual assault
The University of California, Berkeley withdrew the nomination of an overly qualified sociology student who applied for the position of Sexual Assault Commissioner. Their reasoning? Some had concerns that minority candidates were not given sufficient encouragement to apply for the position. Never mind the fact that this poor applicant happened to be the ONLY applicant and had served in the position before.

4. Student petition drives Border Patrol to withdraw from UC Irvine career fair
United States Customs and Border Patrol was deterred from set up a table at the UC Irvine career fair due to a petition circulated among students and online. Although the university would not disinvite the government agency, Border Patrol felt so unwelcomed they decided to on their own. Students claimed that their work targeting undocumented communities did not fall in line with campus culture.

3. All-female college cancels “Vagina Monologues” because it’s not feminist enough
Students were concerned that the play did not show the many different perspectives of what it means to be a woman — specifically leaving out the plight of the transgender individual. The school’s Project Theater Board vowed to replace the production with a trans-inclusive version.

2. Students cancel drag show for being “homophobic”
An LGBT student group at George Washington University decided that its annual drag show fundraiser — a typical freedom of expression display for LGBTQ groups — was “homophobic and counterproductive.”

Instead, the LGBT ally group spent a week touring Greek life housing and sharing information pamphlets about the school’s LGBT community.

1. Universities say mistletoe, red and green decor aren’t politically correct
Cornell University said that mistletoe did not create an environment of inclusivity, implying that two individuals kissing might make others feel bad. Meanwhile, Ohio State University taught students that avoiding the colors red and green would help make others feel more comfortable during the holiday season.

This piece is part of a CampusZette series exploring the culture, oddities and experiences of students on college campuses through their eyes.