University yoga class canceled because of ‘oppression, cultural genocide’

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  • The higher-ups at the student federation got involved, finally we got an e-mail routed through the student federation basically saying they couldn’t get a French name and nobody wants to do it, so we’re going to cancel it for now.

    This, to me, is the best part of the story. She had a workaround using a different name because she didn't really care about "yoga", and that didn't work out either because of the "everything needs a French name" rule.

  • Every day that passes, real life becomes more and more like something out of The Onion.