@GoRedhead No, I’m not ashamed. I don’t keep up with pop culture so was not aware of the negative connotation the term has taken on. Thank you for the education. But what was the purpose of your post, which was responding to mine from months ago? The regulars knew what I meant.
@GoRedhead —so you have never once posted in the Class of 2017 board and you “pop in” to call someone out on something??
Are you in fact a parent of a 2017’er? Why not make your first post a positive one and introduce yourself and your student rather than dropping in to make a negative comment.
A linguistics issue! Oh goody, I get to play expert about something!
So: For all that “social justice warrior” has negative connotations for some people nowadays, it has positive connotations for others. In fact, if you look back in the historical record you’ll find that this is precisely the same linguistic situation as existed in previous decades.
Whether one finds the term positively or negatively connoted tends to correlate, though not perfectly, with one’s individual politics. Given that, it’s worth noting that just like one’s politics, one’s own individual evaluation of labels with such variation cannot be reliably generalized to the population as a whole.
Count me in as a proud mom of a SJW.
Could care less what the connotations are.
@GoRedhead Oh, I wish one of my daughters was a social justice warrior. I’d be so proud to see them advocating for the rights of others, for people who have been sidelined through no fault of their own due to social/economic/class issues. Why wouldn’t you want your kids to look beyond the end of their own noses and help our society progress toward a better world for everyone?
Another proud parent of a SJW. And it played s big role in what colleges were on her list. @GoRedhead I’ve not been around a lot in the past month. Please repost your introduction. Thanks!!
I have one SJW and one party animal. 
Sorry, I did a search for political speakers on campuses and through multi-linking somehow found myself in this thread without seeing that it was for parents. I’m a student, and being deeply immersed in politics I can tell you that sjw is not a term many people would even want for themselves. Defending minorities and protecting rights for the underprivileged is absolutely great and admirable but the label ‘sjw’ has swerved into something likened more to an anarchist or nationalist-socialist. If for example, you ask would you defend my right to speak, the modern day sjw will say something like ‘as long as I agree with it, otherwise I will shout you down, and in some cases bring enough people to physically block movement’.
If anyone disagrees with these things I refer you to any news events as of late related to speakers prevented their rights to free-speech. Under our constitution all speech is permissible as long as it is not a call to crime or violence.
under the constitution the government is not allowed to restrict free speech. I’m a private citizen and can yell at bigots all day long exercising my free speech.
@STEM2017 Hope your son is getting his College Game day signs ready for next week.
@NerdMom88 Great on the adulting and for your D not being afraid to have a voice.
@saillakeerie Funny because I’m more excited about it than him.
Can you say, “ROAD TRIP!” ?
My Son earned a place at to the Club traveling tennis team at his University. I am so happy that he has an athletic experience to keep him healthy and happy. He loves tennis.
Returned home after having weekly dinner with DS17. He will play in the collegiate league for some game. They just beat Pitt team. Apparently UT does not have good gamers for that game, so he is the best one :)) 
@payn4ward That’s wonderful that you can have a weekly dinner with your son!
My son starts classes tomorrow. They had a big fireworks show tonight. So far he’s really enjoying himself, but of course classes haven’t started yet.
He is at the minimum number of units for full time and is trying to add a couple classes. We are used to the big college style online registration and waitlist system, and it isn’t like that at his small college.
If you used a SAT test prep school or program can you say what it was and whether you think it was helpful? I am thinking of Princeton Review for my D, but I am so afraid there is something better out there. She’s a Junior right now and the plan is to take the SAT in March. Thanks so much
The high temperature for my D17 (in Pennsylvania, not in the South!) yesterday was 97F. That was 35F higher than the temperature back home for her, and we’re having an unnaturally warm September up here.
To say she’s not happy with the weather would be an understatement.
Hopefully she has air conditioning. Its been much warmer than usual (in the Midwest anyway) the past week or so. Kids without air conditioning (and its typically not needed this time of year in the Midwest) have not had a fun time.
We got back twice in the last 3 days from move-ins. Exhausted from driving the I-405 through LA so many times. We have learned a new route through Malibu on our way home from Santa Barbara that adds barely any time and is so much more enjoyable. Really happy with S15’s apartment this year - tons of room and lots of windows give it a light, airy feel. Much better than the dungeon dorm room he had last year. S17 moved in on Friday and has a pretty nice room with a decent view. We’re hoping the roommates work out OK. We got to eat at one of the dining commons (a nice touch UCLA provides to 3 guests on move-in day) and we can see why their food is often rated #1. He is making his rounds through the different dining options this week and is on his way to becoming a foodie. Fortunately he’s not a football fan - looking like a long season (again). Both boys start classes on Thursday.
Tip for when your kids move into apartments in the next year or two: Always get a receipt and keep all receipts for security deposits. The landlords for off-campus housing primarily used by students may not always be looking out for the students. First it was ‘we have no record of you giving us a deposit’. Then when the receipts were provided it was ‘we don’t know if we cashed it or where the money is’. Eventually it got straightened out after several phone calls and insistence that they do the right thing for him. Makes us really appreciate the ease of the universtity-owned apartment he’s in now - I guess his diploma is the security deposit there.