<p>Diversity is not about skin color, but differing life experiences. Ms. Ortiz was just adding some real-world authenticity to the campus. She was not threatening anybody. She was expressing herself artistically and emmotionally and defending her expressions.</p>
<p>^ I hope that’s tongue in cheek.</p>
<p>I don’t really get this very common Facebook hatred. It’s just a tool for communication. And I have to say, that it’s a very convenient one especially when you live far away from your friends and family. Of course you can be careless and misuse it like any other communication tool. But I have found it invaluable. Most of our family and friends live six or seven time zones away and it does hinder communication a lot. Via Facebook we are able to both stay in touch and also share our daily matters and also pictures. Yes, you have to be careful with privacy settings and even after that you have to moderate what you will tell or show. But you have to be careful with other communication methods too. Kids don’t always know how to do that, but neither are they that savvy with other communication methods. As a parent I see it my responsibility to teach them. Currently I try to teach my toddler to use her words in stead of her hands and my teen to be savvy with social media. Both important things for their future.</p>
<p>What a foolish person to post something like that on Facebook. Maybe the school overreacted, but that does not amount to discrimination.</p>
<p>FYI: Molloy is a suburban, mostly commuter school with Catholic affiliation (of what kind, I’m not sure) that is known for it’s nursing program.</p>
<p>So there could definitely be a cultural clash going on in this situation…</p>
<p>@aegrisomnia
I talk to many college students, since I am one. While “mindless” is one of the last words I would use to describe them, it is one of the first words I would use to describe comments such as, “Facebook: an utter ****ing away of one’s life.”
Glad the feedback was helpful!</p>
<p>^^And a place to see photos of the grandchildren…</p>
<p>I think it’s not a very good idea to “make” your teenager take down their Facebook page. They probably won’t take it down–they’ll just adjust the privacy settings so you won’t be able to see it, and they’ll be careful not to use it when you’re around.</p>
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Well, there’s your problem right there.</p>
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I agree; comments do not have minds.</p>
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I’m not sure you really mean that.</p>