by Selwyn Duke,The New American:
“I’m disturbed, I’m depressed, I’m inadequate — I got it all!” So exclaimedSeinfeldsitcom character George Costanza, trying to woo a woman he believed had a psychologically oriented Florence Nightingale syndrome. It was a funnyscenein 1993, and entirely fictional. But today, a generation-plus later, life has sort of imitated art.
For unlike with George, whose appeal fell flat, having a disability has now become a way to leverage advantage.
It’s so bad that at Stanford University nearly four in 10 undergraduates are registered as disabled. What’s more, this merely reflects a trend sweeping pseudo-elite universities in general. The issue?
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While having a disability once brought stigma, it’s now akin to a résumé enhancer. Moreover, a “keeping up with the handicapped Joneses” phenomenon is operative: If you don’t game the system, you lose out to those who do.
The Daily Caller reported on the story last week,writing:
“One of the most prestigious universities in the US offers perks to those who say they have ADHD, night terrors, even gluten intolerance. You’d be stupid not to game the system,” writes Elsa Johnson, an undergraduate at Stanford University, for The Times.
That system is Stanford’s “disability accommodation” apparatus, which doles out privileges to the on-paperdisabled: The “best housing on campus,” extra time on tests, extra absences from class, tardiness allowances.
To put this in perspective, realize that it’s akin to DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion). Only, it’s being applied on a wider scale — to anyone willing to claim “disabled” status. We’re training people to not be competent but confidence-man-like.
Source: SGT Report
