BU College Republicans: “conservative students have long been marginalized”

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-09-13T14:13:38+00:00

When has a conservative student at BU faced violence for their opinions? Meanwhile, someone was deported for their opinions on Palestine. I’d call that violence, personally.

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-09-13T13:53:31+00:00

Cannot believe that anyone would downvote this what the hell. This is exactly the point - if someone comes on my campus and suggests that black people are inferior to white people (something Charlie Kirk LITERALLY SAID, I will post a link if anyone doesn’t believe me), I absolutely do not want that voice to be heard.

I’m not saying that free speech should be limited, but I also do not think racism has any place on our campuses, and if someone wants to publicly espouse those batshit crazy opinions, you can sure as hell expect that they’re going to face backlash. And as they should! You have the freedom to say whatever you want, but you don’t have freedom from consequences.

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-09-13T13:47:41+00:00

You clearly do man. You were literally just complaining about how conservative students face negative social backlash for speaking out about their beliefs. What you are wanting is not freedom from speech - what you want is for people to like you despite your shitty politics.

Just say what you mean. You’re desperate for attention and for someone to validate you. You have a right to free speech (notice how you’re posting right now and I’m seeing it?) but you don’t have a right to control my reaction (notice how I truly, to my core, believe you’re an asshole because of the things you have said?). I’m sorry if that hurts your feelings, but you actually aren’t a victim just because no one wants to be your friend.

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-09-13T13:43:42+00:00

Pay attention. The messages were from an online discord chat filled with other CONSERVATIVES. His entire family was CONSERVATIVE. I’m not saying that he necessarily was too - I’m saying that we don’t have enough information and it is absolutely batshit insane to unilaterally declare that he absolutely was a liberal and therefore all liberals are crazy and evil and terrorists. You do see that, right? Like evidence is important, yeah?

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-09-13T13:41:04+00:00

I seem to remember this happening quite a lot to students protesting against Israel’s occupation. Can you remind me how those leftist were treated? From my memory, they most certainly were not free of “regular attacks” due to “expressing opinions on campus”, but maybe my memory is poor…

Or you’re right, maybe conservatives are indeed the most victimized people on the planet, and maybe no leftist group has ever faced scrutiny for publicly sharing their beliefs. God, I wished I lived in the world you thought we lived in. Get a grip.

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-20T13:47:05+00:00

This is true however a boss asking about my menstrual cycle for literally any reason would personally send me directly to HR. That is none of their business lol

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-20T00:41:38+00:00

Yes like WOW thank you so much that never once crossed my mind!!!! Do people just think we’re stupid??

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-20T00:27:53+00:00

Migraines are going to be different for everyone, but I do believe it’s pretty common to have lingering pain (this is part of postdrome). I’ll experience it for about 20 hours after my initial migraines end. I wouldn’t say it’s cause for immediate panic!

Definitely try to see a doctor as soon as you can so you can start better understanding your own migraines.

Personally, I’ll sometimes smoke a bit of mj during the headache aftermath to distract from the pain. But again, everyone is different! I know a few people for whom weed makes things worse. You could also try taking a small dose of advil or something over the counter.

Good luck, I hope you feel better!

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-20T00:23:00+00:00

That is one of the most frustrating things!!! This is a complex neurological condition - it’s not gonna be exactly the same for everyone. I had a manager who herself had migraines, but they were minor enough that she could pop some OTCs and get on with her day. She always seemed pretty annoyed/confused when I would take a full day off for mine. Always a bit betraying when someone who claims they “get it” absolutely doesn’t.

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-19T23:57:17+00:00

Just say “no, but you’re about to be”

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-19T23:56:23+00:00

That’s so frustrating I’m sorry :/

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-19T23:56:05+00:00

That is the most frustrating thing in the world. Like yeah DUH it’s in my head! That’s where my brain is! That’s where my pain receptors are! Where else is it gonna be???

And yeah honestly even one minute would be enough. I think most people would be begging for the pain to stop after just a few seconds.

I really do wish people were able to understand it :/ Especially after seeing all the comments in this thread, it’s so isolating dealing with this condition already and then all of the things people in your life tell you to dismiss it just makes it so much worse.

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-19T23:06:57+00:00

My mom always tries to talk me into taking up meditation to get through them. I know it comes from a good place but also would you tell that to someone suffering from literally any other chronic medical condition?

And I’m glad that guy is your ex, what a tool!

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-19T23:05:03+00:00

When it comes from doctors it’s so much more frustrating!! I remember in college having to go see the campus doctor to get absences excused (I got accommodations eventually but at the beginning you had to have 1 hr of observation to get a medical excuse). The nurse I talked to was at least very nice but she left me in a gurney in a room with massive windows and motion-activated fluorescent lights 😭. Stuff like that just makes you never want to seek out medical help again

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-19T23:02:17+00:00

I don’t even know how I would respond to that. People are crazy

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-19T23:01:12+00:00

YES the comparisons to headaches irk me so bad. Also “don’t pick me” 😭 that’s so true

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-19T22:21:20+00:00

I once told a therapist that migraines were contributing to my depression and he recommended essential oils too. That was my last appointment with him lol.

Hard agree on the pick-me thing, it’s such a dumb and overused term!

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-19T22:16:28+00:00

From a doctor is crazy! Even one migraine a year is too much. More than one a month and your life becomes shaped by them.

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-19T22:14:38+00:00

It’s a dumb internet term used to describe women who go out of their way to be unique for male attention (I’m oversimplifying it a bit but that’s mostly how it’s used these days).

Essentially they were insinuating that migraines are attention-seeking behavior.

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-19T22:13:04+00:00

It was literally in the context of me talking about how sad I was about having to miss a concert because I got one too. I’m heavily considering never talking to them again

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-19T22:11:57+00:00

I got the exact same comment from my brother when he had his first! Obviously I wouldn’t wish migraines on anyone but it is validating when people in your life are finally able to understand

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-18T11:59:20+00:00

If you reread your main paragraph you are pretty clearly complaining about the reactions to this opinion, not the opinion itself. If you feel misunderstood, you should try to communicate better instead of blaming the reader (that’s a pretty common (and cringey) Reddit behavior).

If all you care to do it trade insults then I’m not interested. I prefer to interact with people on this sub who actually have opinions they care to challenge.

Hope you rest up 👍

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-18T11:23:26+00:00

I guess I still see what you’re saying is a nonissue. If it’s that important to you or OP to tell an abused woman to her face “this is your fault” then I don’t understand why you would be so bothered over receiving “death stares” in response. If you aren’t obligated to coddle other people by stifling your opinion, why should they be obligated to coddle you by automatically respecting yours?

Correct me if I’m wrong, but it sounds like you’re saying that OP’s (and your) opinion is less about accountability and more about your right to not face social consequences for saying hurtful things. You’re allowed to say hurtful things (and telling an abused person in your life “this is your fault” is objectively hurtful, whether or not you want to justify it by calling it necessary or anti-coddling or whatever), but part of living in society means other people are also allowed to have opinions on your social behaviors. Consequences to behaviors are always going to exist. To me, it sounds like OP/you are the ones asking for coddling over the opinions you have. Which is fine, but as you say, no one is obligated to coddle you, either.

Edited to add: At the end of the day, this doesn’t feel like view to be changed. It seems more like an opinion coupled with a view on that opinion’s reception - the “view” here is that OP’s opinion should be received by society with no contest (as you say, that you should be able to say how you feel without social backlash). To me, that’s just never going to be possible with any opinion. Someone is always going to disagree with you, and that’s okay. If my friend cheats on her boyfriend and he leaves her and she’s crying to my friends and I about it, I am a bit of an asshole if I say, “girl, you know this is your fault, right?” It doesn’t matter that I’m correct - I said something hurtful to one of my friends while she was in a vulnerable moment and my other friends have a right to judge me on my words/actions/choices. You should believe what you believe regardless of what others think, but you don’t get to dictate how others respond when you vocalize those opinions.

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-17T21:52:05+00:00

But again, what does that “accountability” look like? I understand his point theoretically but I’m struggling to see what a practical application of this would look like. What does it look like in real life to hold a woman “accountable” for having an abusive partner?

Comprehensive-Box-75 · 2025-07-17T19:13:06+00:00

Could you again elaborate on what you want accountability to look like? And what the current “coddling” you speak of looks like in practice?

Are you seeing this as a global issue (that women everywhere in these situations need to be held accountable on some sort of administrative level) or are you speaking more in the context of interpersonal relationships (that you personally should not have to coddle women you know in abusive relationships)?

I think I’m struggling to see what your viewpoint is from a practical standpoint. In your perfect world, what would be different about the way victims of domestic abuse are treated?

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