Current Events > College student scared of cisgender men enters room to install radiator

Topic List
Page List: 1, 2, 3
Bass_X0
10/19/21 3:39:31 PM
#1:


EDIT: The title should be "entering" not "enters". The cisgender men installed the radiator, not the college student.

https://oberlinreview.org/25000/opinions/male-workers-allowed-into-baldwin-unsettling-residents/

Male Workers Allowed Into Baldwin, Unsettling Residents
Peter Fray-Witzer | October 15, 2021
On Oct. 7, residents of Baldwin Cottage received an email from Josh Matos, the area coordinator for Multicultural and Identity-Based Communities.
I am reaching out to you to give you an update on the radiator project, Matos wrote. Starting tomorrow (Friday, 10/8) the contractors will be entering rooms between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to install the radiators. This will mean that they will be in your room for a period of time to complete the work.
I had not been contacted about any sort of radiator installation before this email, so right away the word update stood out to me as untrue. I grew concerned reading the second line, which informed me that I had less than 24 hours to prepare for the arrival of the installation crew, and I was further perturbed by the ambiguous for a period of time.
In general, I am very averse to people entering my personal space. This anxiety was compounded by the fact that the crew would be strangers, and they were more than likely to be cisgender men.
Baldwin Cottage is the home of the Women and Trans Collective. The College website describes the dorm as a close-knit community that provides women and transgendered persons with a safe space for discussion, communal living, and personal development. Cisgender men are not allowed to live on the second and third floors, and many residents choose not to invite cisgender men to that space.
I was angry, scared, and confused. Why didnt the College complete the installation over the summer, when the building was empty? Why couldnt they tell us precisely when the workers would be there? Why were they only notifying us the day before the installation was due to begin?
I considered reaching out to Matos, but what would I say? The College was unlikely to address any of my concerns the day before the scheduled installation, and if they did, it would more than likely be in a passive we-are-truly-sorry-for-the-inconvenience sort of way, punctuated by an insistence that I would not be excessively bothered and that the installation was necessary, whether I liked it or not.
The next day, I waited apprehensively. The workers began installing in common spaces, and I could see immediately that they were all men. It was clear that the College had not made a special request that male workers not be allowed onto the upper floors of Baldwin. Predicting when they would reach my room was pure guesswork. I was trying to anticipate whether I would be in class when they arrived, or if Id have to welcome strangers into my room only to be ejected to allow them space to work.
When the insistent knock eventually came, I scrambled to get my mask on and repeatedly shouted, Coming! through the door. Four or five construction workers stood outside, accompanied by someone who I could only assume by his neat polo and clipboard to be an emissary of the College. We stared at each other for a moment before I moved aside to allow the workers to enter. The emissary began issuing platitudes that the work wouldnt take long and encouraged me to prop open my door. I asked meekly if I could actually not have a radiator installed in my dorm. I knew the answer was no before I had even said it, but hey worth a shot.
I left for class, and by the time I had come back, they appeared to be done, though Polo Man warned me that they would return later in the week to check the insulation. Sure enough, they were back the next day. I felt mildly violated and a little peeved.
I couldnt help but think that, though there were other dorms affected by the installation, Baldwin Cottage was one of the worst places for it to occur. There are myriad reasons to want to be housed in Baldwin Cottage, but many people myself included choose to live there for an added degree of privacy and a feeling of safety and protection. A significant portion of students choose to live in Baldwin because they are victims of sexual assault or abuse, have suffered past invasions of privacy, or have some other reason to fear cisgender men.
When I asked other Baldwin residents how they felt about the whole debacle, some responded with the usual complaints about any hardware project the mess, the noise, the suddenness but others admitted that they werent entirely comfortable with the way the installation had been handled and the fact that they were subject to the whims of the contractors. One resident told me that they were instructed to ask another resident to hurry up in the shower so that the workers could have access to the bathrooms. In my experience, if the workers couldnt hear the water running, they would come into the communal bathroom as they pleased, regardless of who was occupying it.
I understand, of course, that installations like this are routine; the College needs to improve its facilities occasionally, and who am I to stand in the way of that? After all, I get a brand-spanking-new radiator, right in time for the cold weather. But why not finish the project during the four months of the summer semester, when the building was unoccupied? Why not alert us earlier to the intrusion? Why didnt the College make a schedule detailing when the workers would be likely to arrive at each dorm and in each room? They should have taken measures to keep students comfortable and safe especially those who have elected to live in a specifically designated safe space.

---
"Well, it's not a bad game. It's made by Capcom, so how could it?" ~ AVGN
... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam
10/19/21 3:40:42 PM
#2:


I feel like this too is gonna be a shit show

---
~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~
I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs
... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJKirby
10/19/21 3:41:09 PM
#3:


Mild inconvenience is the end of the world

---
Not changing this signature until Beyond Good and Evil 2 is in my hand.
August 25th, 2010.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Solution_45
10/19/21 3:41:24 PM
#4:


aww poor snowflakes =(

---
Biological human males can't get pregnant.
... Copied to Clipboard!
UndefeatedGOAT
10/19/21 3:42:25 PM
#5:


I mean fair enough, but not newsworthy
... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa
10/19/21 3:43:02 PM
#6:


Bass_X0 posted...
https://www.foxnews.

*swats tc with rolled up newspaper*

stop it.

---
Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now!
the media's gonna put a negative spin on this, like when we killed that guy.
... Copied to Clipboard!
PatrickMahomes
10/19/21 3:43:04 PM
#7:


holy fucking jesus god damn christ

---
... Copied to Clipboard!
#8
Post #8 was unavailable or deleted.
Nemu
10/19/21 3:43:31 PM
#9:


If they have an actual agreement with the school, pretty shitty even if I find the concept dumb. If it's an unrecognized, self-designated space, then they can just shut the fuck up.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Delirious_Beard
10/19/21 3:43:35 PM
#10:


why is this a news story lmfao

i mean obviously culture war BS, but good god

---
https://imgur.com/hLHUnOI
You act like I don't know my own way home
... Copied to Clipboard!
ApherosyLove
10/19/21 3:44:25 PM
#11:


Bass_X0 posted...
Polo Man
Florida Man better watch the fuck out.

---
I, Apherosy, Goddess of Love.
https://imgur.com/YTIL81T
... Copied to Clipboard!
sabrestorm
10/19/21 3:44:33 PM
#12:


How does the student know their gender before meeting them?

---
No worries no, dilemmas no
... Copied to Clipboard!
Kaiganeer
10/19/21 3:44:44 PM
#13:



... Copied to Clipboard!
fohstick
10/19/21 3:44:46 PM
#14:


Students at Oberlin, which costs $80,000/year to attend, are angry and scared that the low-paid servants sent to fix their radiators are cis men.

Perfect illustration of how shitty identity leftism doesn't just ignore class repression but reinforces it

preach!
... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius
10/19/21 3:45:53 PM
#15:



... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman
10/19/21 3:46:00 PM
#16:


If this isn't just some right wing BS, it's just one or a few persons who seems to have some major personal issues making stupid complaints, but of course FN and the right want to make it out like everyone on the left is like this.

---
https://imgur.com/hslUvRN
When I sin I sin real good.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Flauros
10/19/21 3:46:03 PM
#17:


... Copied to Clipboard!
Giant_Aspirin
10/19/21 3:46:13 PM
#18:


that student is in for a very rude awakening once he/she enters the real, adult world.

---
Playing: Metroid Dread; Yakuza 5 Remaster
I hope something good happens to you today
... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass_X0
10/19/21 3:47:32 PM
#19:


Medussa posted...
*swats tc with rolled up newspaper*

stop it.

Fine. I changed the article to the scared college student's own account of the traumatising incident.


---
"Well, it's not a bad game. It's made by Capcom, so how could it?" ~ AVGN
... Copied to Clipboard!
#20
Post #20 was unavailable or deleted.
EmetSelch
10/19/21 3:48:52 PM
#21:




https://imgur.com/RGP0Ucs

---
mansplain, manipulate, malewife
... Copied to Clipboard!
DirkDiggles
10/19/21 3:50:12 PM
#22:


The horror these college students going to face in the real world when they have to get the cable company to come to their house.

---
Intel 486, Integrated videocard, 16MB RAM, 64MB HD, 3 1/4 inch floppy
... Copied to Clipboard!
Smackems
10/19/21 3:50:58 PM
#23:


Southernfatman posted...
If this isn't just some right wing BS, it's just one or a few persons who seems to have some major personal issues making stupid complaints, but of course FN and the right want to make it out like everyone on the left is like this.
The ones that are are pretty funny though

---
Common sense charged before shipping - some dude
... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame Zero
10/19/21 3:52:07 PM
#24:


If there's a molehill of an issue, news stories won't hesitate to make it into a mountain

---
...I think I'm done here...
... Copied to Clipboard!
ThePrinceFish
10/19/21 3:56:08 PM
#25:


How does this person plan to exist in the real world once they leave college? Good Lord...

---
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Solution_45
10/19/21 3:57:55 PM
#26:


these kids should all walk out, maybe give their college a list of demands

---
Biological human males can't get pregnant.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius
10/19/21 3:59:56 PM
#27:


ThePrinceFish posted...
How does this person plan to exist in the real world once they leave college?
very loudly.
... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy
10/19/21 4:00:01 PM
#28:


DirkDiggles posted...
The horror these college students going to face in the real world when they have to get the cable company to come to their house.

wait till they find out a landlord is only required to give 24 hours notice to enter for repairs or inspections.

life is gonna be a nightmare for these precious lil snowflakes

---
"Extension cord wrapped 'round the base of my penis in defiance of societal norms."
https://files.catbox.moe/gqwlkg.jpeg ~ by JimCarrysToe. Be amaze.
... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath
10/19/21 4:02:20 PM
#29:


Southernfatman posted...
If this isn't just some right wing BS, it's just one or a few persons who seems to have some major personal issues making stupid complaints, but of course FN and the right want to make it out like everyone on the left is like this.
Stop making shit up and then immediately assuming it to be true. If you want to pretend it's not genuine then prove it.

---
PSN/GT: BigDaffej
... Copied to Clipboard!
NoxObscuras
10/19/21 4:02:26 PM
#30:


Why is this news? It sounds like their agreement with the college is specifically that cisgender men won't live on the 2nd/3rd floor. So this should literally be a non issue.

It's extremely unrealistic to expect that any maintenance done in that building will just never be cis men.

---
PSN - NoxObscuras
Z490 | i9-10900K | EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra | 32GB DDR4 3600 | 4TB SSD
... Copied to Clipboard!
#31
Post #31 was unavailable or deleted.
masterpug53
10/19/21 4:07:05 PM
#32:


Someone gets paid at least a living wage to dig up shit like this and spin it into 'news.'

---
Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read.
https://imgur.com/eW67nT8 - Artwork by Wii_Shaker
... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman
10/19/21 4:07:39 PM
#33:


Smackems posted...
The ones that are are pretty funny though

Eh, I guess. To me it's like making fun of someone with any other kind of certain issues.

EmbraceOfDeath posted...
Stop making shit up and then immediately assuming it to be true. If you want to pretend it's not genuine then prove it.

What did I make up? The first part? I just said if it was some sort of lie or exaggeration, which channels like Fox News like to do. Otherwise, I said it's just one or a couple people making these complaints unlike how the right likes to think every single liberal/leftist is like this or agrees with this. It's the same as people dredging up a few tweets to get outraged over.

---
https://imgur.com/hslUvRN
When I sin I sin real good.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Machete
10/19/21 4:08:26 PM
#34:


shockthemonkey posted...
What is he making up? A person complained and now multiple right wing news outlets have picked up in the story as if it matters.

"one dumb idiot makes dumb complaints about a thing" does not fit the narrative of "THIS IS THE FUTURE THAT THE ENTIRE LEFT WANTS!!!!"

---
I do not receive notifications, so using the @ feature will not do anything. I might see your post and respond though if I have already been in the topic.
... Copied to Clipboard!
AmericaTheBrave
10/19/21 4:08:51 PM
#35:


Flauros posted...
Ciscrimination at its finest.


---
... Copied to Clipboard!
#36
Post #36 was unavailable or deleted.
Questionmarktarius
10/19/21 4:14:12 PM
#37:


Oh shit, guys, it's a strawman fight!

... Copied to Clipboard!
Vicious_Dios
10/19/21 4:15:32 PM
#38:


The Nanny state that Left so desperately wants is coming to their fruition.

It has come down to w.a.b. to complain about us spooky CIS men.

...

BahahahHAHAHAHA!


---
S / K / Y / N / E
... Copied to Clipboard!
joe40001
10/19/21 4:16:20 PM
#39:


Giant_Aspirin posted...
that student is in for a very rude awakening once he/she enters the real, adult world.
I think thier idea is that they will just keep demanding the real world bend to thier wishes

---
"joe is attractive and quite the brilliant poster" - Seiichi Omori
https://imgur.com/TheGsZ9
... Copied to Clipboard!
Giant_Aspirin
10/19/21 4:17:28 PM
#40:


joe40001 posted...
I think thier idea is that they will just keep demanding the real world bend to thier wishes

again, that student is in for a very rude awakening once he/she enters the real, adult world. because the real, adult world doesn't work that way. accepting things that are beyond your control and moving on with your life is a critical skill fundamental in dealing with adulthood.


---
Playing: Metroid Dread; Yakuza 5 Remaster
I hope something good happens to you today
... Copied to Clipboard!
_Angel_
10/19/21 4:17:53 PM
#41:


Southernfatman posted...
If this isn't just some right wing BS, it's just one or a few persons who seems to have some major personal issues making stupid complaints, but of course FN and the right want to make it out like everyone on the left is like this.
That's precisely my issue with anything like this.

The paragraph in the OP is fascinating. I also take an L for reading it.

---
Nostalgia, how I remember things.
Remember crowns, remember kings.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Machete
10/19/21 4:18:38 PM
#42:


shockthemonkey posted...
are you confused about the content of my post or am I confused about the content of yours?

I dunno, probably both

---
I do not receive notifications, so using the @ feature will not do anything. I might see your post and respond though if I have already been in the topic.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Laserion
10/19/21 4:18:58 PM
#43:


Did that student assume the installation person's gender?

---
There's no "would of", "should of" or "could of".
It's "would've", "should've" and "could've".
... Copied to Clipboard!
QueenCarly
10/19/21 4:20:11 PM
#44:


This topic is exactly why it is reasonable to not want to be around cis people.

You are fucking exhausting to be around.

---
... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy
10/19/21 4:20:51 PM
#45:


QueenCarly posted...
This topic is exactly why it is reasonable to not want to be around cis people.

You are fucking exhausting to be around.

weird take.

also super exclusionary and judgemental.

---
"Extension cord wrapped 'round the base of my penis in defiance of societal norms."
https://files.catbox.moe/gqwlkg.jpeg ~ by JimCarrysToe. Be amaze.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Flauros
10/19/21 4:20:57 PM
#46:


QueenCarly posted...
This topic is exactly why it is reasonable to not want to be around cis people.

You are fucking exhausting to be around.
YIKES! yall. Literally YALL!

---
... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa
10/19/21 4:22:02 PM
#47:


Alright, we got our r/onejoke joke in. Time to shut it down.

---
Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now!
the media's gonna put a negative spin on this, like when we killed that guy.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Giant_Aspirin
10/19/21 4:24:58 PM
#48:


CanuckCowboy posted...
weird take.

also super exclusionary and judgemental.

and i really cannot tell if that post is sincere or facetious.

---
Playing: Metroid Dread; Yakuza 5 Remaster
I hope something good happens to you today
... Copied to Clipboard!
Solution_45
10/19/21 4:26:29 PM
#49:


Giant_Aspirin posted...
and i really cannot tell if that post is sincere or facetious.

the name should be a dead giveaway it's sincere

---
Biological human males can't get pregnant.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Drrobotniks
10/19/21 4:26:35 PM
#50:


Giant_Aspirin posted...
and i really cannot tell if that post is sincere or facetious.
Nah Queen Carly's post are 99 percent of the time not serious
... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List
Page List: 1, 2, 3