INSENSITIVE: Yale ends ban on fake weapons just days after Psy-Cho's rampage with real weapons!

Okie on the Lam found an interesting piece on the overwhelming narcissism that motivates an attention-seeking murder nut like Psy-Cho. But he's not the only selfish narcissist out there.

You might have seen the headlines that in the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting, Yale was banning the use of realistic-looking fake weapons as stage props. And by weapons, apparently this included swords as well--one play had to substitute wooden swords for the props they had planned to use.

Why would they do such a thing? Because in the wake of national tragedy, it's always important for Ivy League schools and celebrities to do something extraordinarily stupid. It's part of the national healing process--by evoking outrage and disdain, it plucks us from the pit of despair. Thanks, smart people!

Oh, sure, that wasn't their stated reason:

The new rule is meant to protect audience members who may have connections to last week’s deadly gun massacre at Virginia Tech University or who may react adversely to violence on stage because of personal experiences, Trachtenberg said. But many students said the new restrictions represent inappropriate censorship of student artwork and that Trachtenberg should not have implemented them without soliciting student input beforehand.

The new restrictions were put in place to protect people in the Yale and New Haven communities who live or have friends who live in Virginia, or who have seen people die by gun violence, Trachtenberg said. She said the outcry from students upset with her decision has been exaggerated.

“I think people should start thinking about other people rather than trying to feel sorry for themselves and thinking that the administration is trying to thwart their creativity,” Trachtenberg said. “They’re not using their own intelligence. … We have to think of the people who might be affected by seeing real-life weapons.”

Did you hear that? You should be more sensitive, buster, holding that fake gun in your student play. Well, the insensitive students finally broke down the school's resolve, and the ban is lifted. BUT:

Administrators decided Monday afternoon to require that audiences instead be informed of the use of stage weapons before the start of every performance, she [spokeswoman Helaine Klasky] said.

Klasky said the policy of announcing the use of stage weapons in advance will hold for all future campus productions.

Well, good thing. I would hate for a sensitive Yalie to FREAK THE FREAK OUT because Peter Pan got in a swordfight with Captain Hook. "Strewth! They didn't tell us the pretty boy in green tights would hold a realistic-looking, though obviously non-functional epee! My psyche is singed for life!"

Lest you think I'm picking on Yale too much, Cornell's president and whatever Quasimodo was ringing their bells also distinguished themselves with a maudlin and even more dangerous embrace of the murderer, equating him with his 32 victims as "part of our family".

And realistically, these are just the ones I heard about. Yale's ninnyism hit the newswires, and a Hot Air commenter, Wytammic, happened to note the Cornell idiocy in the comments. I expect if you looked hard enough, these sentiments are probably bubbling up out of the weepy PC swamp like methane at university memorial services and student councils all across the country.