Gender Stereotypes In Shannon Doyne's The New York Times

Society, particularly Millennials, faces conflict when presented with a differing opinion that may not correspond with their worldview. On campuses across the map, we find “safe zones” in which college students do not have to absorb anything but their own agenda of absolutely necessary diversity, to the point in which they limit the intake of white men in a group in order to promote diversity, conservative values kept at the tides of a dorm, and defined, in a malleable manner, “hate speech”, to make everyone feel included and to promote diversity, except for intellectual diversity ironically. While the people whom hold these oppressed opinions have the ability to protest and hold rallies and discussions, excluding the academic excellence of Hampshire College, Tarrant County College, University of Missouri, California State University, Wesleyan, Yale, and Northwestern University with credible others, a new or …show more content…
Shannon Doyne of The New York Times, stated that,” Good listeners focus on what they are hearing. They pause to think about what they’ve heard before responding. They ask questions because they want to know the answers, not just to keep the conversation going.” With that, we must ultimately understand that this will lead to a justification for the intellectual suppression of varying opinions. In a world where social media reins, why do we see this recession in one of the, if not the, most important skills of communication. In Scott London`s The Power of Dialogue, he states that we no longer speak to each other, but rather we speak at or past one another. He also states that, “Long-standing stereotypes can be dissolved, mistrust overcome, and visions shaped and grounded in a shared sense of purpose.” We must learn to become united in speech, so that we may not divide ourselves in