Imagine putting in all of that hard work for four years of your life in college, only to be denied the chance to have a proper graduation.

@levii6126

Ай бұрын

That’s what happened to me in highschool because of covid. I can’t imagine if the same happens in college now. I’ll be completely crushed. This feels like a curse.

@lawrencetalbot8346

Ай бұрын

Hard work? Protesting doesn’t look like hard work to me. Even the ones not protesting are just sitting around being silent. They could easily confront those being a nuisance but won’t. They could tell the universities it’s not right to send Jewishstudents home “for their safety”, but won’t.

@the_gaming_falcon

Ай бұрын

Imagine being killed in your house 🏠 by an Indiscriminate army aka Israel 🇮🇱

@levii6126

Ай бұрын

@@lawrencetalbot8346 Someone’s mad that they didn’t go to college I guess. Yeah totally, they should stand up against the kids who have a taser. That is not their responsibility, they are students. It was the schools responsibility to remove violent students from campus.

@lawrencetalbot8346

Ай бұрын

@@levii6126 I went to college. Graduated then went on to get a masters degree. Not every “protestor” has a taser. Most are just dumb students screaming like turkeys. They can easily speak up and say this isn’t right. They can go confront the school administration and demand they do their jobs. Instead they just sit around with their thumb up theirbutts. Clearly they are not disgusted with what is happening until it personally affects them which is just sad

Class of 2020 gang, we didn’t get to graduate highschool or go to prom after all of that hard work, because of covid. I still can’t stand to think about it 4 years later. I would be devastated if the same thing happened again in college. This is on the college. Instead of expelling violent students, they PUNISH the ones who worked hard and had nothing to do with this.

@juliannacrandall4448

Ай бұрын

Crossing my fingers things don’t get out of hand on my own campus - this will be my only chance for a real graduation

@DavidZ4-gg3dm

Ай бұрын

I think this is the first time that BC has mentioned the Israel-Hamas war, though only the protests. It's taken a conservative commentator almost 7 months to mention the world's biggest news story, and even then only a side effect of it!

@hello-ef4bn

Ай бұрын

Please remember it was not because of a virus, it was because of the government and tyrannical mandates.

@Darkdiamondking

Ай бұрын

My senior trip 😢

@444brianna

Ай бұрын

“after all that hard work” It’s literally high school.😭😭 it’s mandatory for you to go and get a diploma while it’s not mandatory to go to college. understandable why they are upset. but being upset about high school? get over it. 😹

I had dropped out of high school at 16, and at 18 decided to get my GED. Took me 4 days and $80, they even held a ceremony for all of us that passed 😂

@markmunroe-hz8rf

Ай бұрын

What made you decide to drop out if I may ask? Thanks.

@priscillajimenez27

Ай бұрын

Yeah my mom got her GED in the early mid 90s and thry had a graduation ceremony with cap/gown, class pic, and class ring 😊

@TheElegantPelican

Ай бұрын

Thats my plan once this year is over and then going into trade school right after

@MeMe-zq7qd

Ай бұрын

I did the same thing except at 17. I got my GED and then went straight to college

@swagdtrain3574

Ай бұрын

​@@MeMe-zq7qdRelatable I was homeschooled and went at 16

"Eat salad but not grass" Quote of the year 💀

@ItsRobbeh.

Ай бұрын

So you telling me I can't eat grass anymore?

@WhiteTiger333

Ай бұрын

Haha - it's not that we can't eat grass. It just doesn't taste very good.

@8flash100

Ай бұрын

@@WhiteTiger333 how do you know

@calebleach7988

Ай бұрын

@@WhiteTiger333 and our body is entirely incapable of digesting it. Neither our body nor the bacteria in our body can actually digest it.

@EmelyPhan

Ай бұрын

@@WhiteTiger333 Wheat, rice, corn and other grains are different types of grass that we can eat and made to be more edible than their ancestors

I was homeschooled, graduated the year before Covid. My cousin and I had small graduation at a church. We wore caps and gowns, walked down an isle and gave a very small speech. Had food and soda. We had a great time with family and friends. My older brother and cousins did the same thing. All my other Homeschool friends did the same thing. I know it must be so disappointing for these students but they should all throw their own graduation, have a party with their friends and families. Invite their teachers and maybe get them involved if they want. Do something, don’t just take this. There isn’t any Covid restrictions stopping you this time. Celebrate it with loved ones. It may not be what you imagined but it’s something, better than nothing.

@REALPapaLags

Ай бұрын

I definitely would have liked to do something with the teachers that impacted me. One last hurrah!

@KeiraHunt

Ай бұрын

As a homeschooler I hope to do the same thing… And I agree they should try to have a graduation if they can.

@lizmorcs

Ай бұрын

We had some homeschoolers from our church do the same thing BUT if you have not been homeschooled, you expect to have a proper graduation at your college and have that memory in the years to come.

@Bettty00

Ай бұрын

@@lizmorcs I 100% agree, I was just trying to say they should still celebrate in some way and maybe try to have fun with it. Make the most out of a disappointing situation.

The whole cancelling graduation thing is more of a punishment to the protesters, exactly like suspending them, cancelling some of their speeches during graduation and arresting them and so on. They want to silence those students. I mean, of course it’s sad to have graduation cancelled and now considering Covid twice, it’s wild to call those protesters “entitled brats”. Instead of blaming them and putting the whole fault on them, you got to ask why they’re doing that in the first place. These protesters are students like every single one campus, they worked hard, studied hard and payed tuition like everybody else, and I pretty sure they also want to graduate and have a graduation ceremony. But the same time, they realize how much privilege they are to go to universities and while every university in Gaza is bombed by Israel. That is something you can’t ignore. They aren’t ignoring it. They are doing something against it unlike you.

@justanormalgurl5842

14 күн бұрын

So you’re saying that because Palestinian’s can’t live peacefully, Americans can’t live peacefully either?

Missed highschool grad due to COVID, this better not happen again in Uni.

@levii6126

Ай бұрын

Class of 2020 gang!! Missed prom too.

@lawrencetalbot8346

Ай бұрын

If everyone stays silent and let the university’s bow to the protesters instead of the rest of the student body, it will happen again and again. Don’t be shocked when this starts right back up in the fall semester

@356z

Ай бұрын

Uni?

@levii6126

Ай бұрын

@@356z highschool, now 4 years later we might get the uni one cancelled. This makes me sick.

@356z

Ай бұрын

@@levii6126 university?

This topic still makes me livid. I graduated college in summer 2020. “Graduation” was a zoom recording for each department where they just read our names. My mom had been diagnosed with cancer in January of 2020 and was still strong enough that she could have gone if I had a graduation. The year after they did a socially distant graduation were students from 2020 and 2021 sat in chairs in an empty stadium 6 feet apart from each other. By that time I already had a job as well as taking care of my mom during hospice. She died on 2 weeks after so I didn’t go to that either. I think they did another actual graduation in 2022 but I didn’t go to that either. I’m so bitter about it. 5 years of my life. Going to college for a degree that actually matters. And I got no recognition for it. I don’t even have good senior photos or my diploma hanging up because no one was taking photos at the time and I just gave up on caring. Even typing it makes me emotional.

@MultiSUNFLOWER18

Ай бұрын

Maybe try to recreate photos now. My son is graduating high school and JCpenny had a Groupon for about $20 and another $20 for photos compared to a $200 photographer. Cap and Gown is not expensive on Amazon.

@amy6499

Ай бұрын

@@MultiSUNFLOWER18 I absolutely would but I feel like it’s been so long that it’s too late 🤷🏼‍♀️ I look different and I’m closer to 30 than I am 23

@MultiSUNFLOWER18

Ай бұрын

@@amy6499 I hear you.

@Olivia84818

Ай бұрын

I’m incredibly sorry to hear that, congratulations on your accomplishment.

@isabelcarter5085

Ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

As a member of the Class of 2024 (graduating in exactly a week), I’m so glad I go to a university that isn’t putting up with any of this. My university isn’t religiously affiliated, but we do have a lot of Jewish students and our president is also Jewish. The university put out a statement saying they wouldn’t stand for anything going on on the other campuses, and we’re set to have graduation for our undergrad, grad, law, med, and doctoral students this coming weekend. See what happens when a university stands up for itself?

@hello1943

Ай бұрын

Protesting a government entity is not the same as protesting a religion. You can be against the actions of Israel without being against Judaism, just as you can be opposed to the actions of any Muslim-majority country’s government without being against Islam, or criticizing the actions of Mexico’s government without criticizing Catholicism.

@marcelvanhemert8126

Ай бұрын

@@hello1943 and I agree with that. I guess I should have been clearer, but there is a large Jewish population on my campus that tends to favor Israel and support the Israelis in this conflict.

@DMSProduktions

Ай бұрын

@@hello1943 EVERY freedom & peace loving person SHOULD be against all forms of Islam!

I love how you address this topic with such honesty

@DavidZ4-gg3dm

Ай бұрын

BC still won't talk about the Israel-Hamas war, though. Almost 7 months after it began, she only mentions the protests - not the 7 Oct invasion, nor the war it started.

@saulgoodman2018

Ай бұрын

@@DavidZ4-gg3dm Of course. She'd get fired if she say's the wrong thing. Ben would fire her if she say's it is wrong for Israel to kill innocent Palestinians.

@saulgoodman2018

Ай бұрын

@@DavidZ4-gg3dm Ben will fire her.

@alluringifyy

Ай бұрын

@@DavidZ4-gg3dmshe actually has, just not directly. she has said that Palestinian activists are “ridiculous” and “bratty” and “violent”. she’s been posting pro israel stories on her instagram. we know what she supports

@DavidZ4-gg3dm

Ай бұрын

@@saulgoodman2018 Even if they have similar views?

My 2020 college graduation was pushed back a few months to the end of the summer thanks to COVID. Apparently the virus was big and bad and scary in May but chilled out during June and July. Imagine that. The idea of not getting one whatsoever is just depressing, everyone should get that experience if they want it

@EmelyPhan

Ай бұрын

This was before Covid. Based on people's social media, most schools either have their's at the end of school year or in the fall when everyone is off doing their own things

I graduated college in front of my TV at home in 2020. I didn't feel closure in my graduation till I went to my wife's graduation 3 years later. A graduation is more important than you think as it gives you closure and a sense of accomplishment. Mine just felt cold.

@isaleon3541

Ай бұрын

Yes same here I honestly sometimes still feel like I just came out of highschool

@SourPickles8

27 күн бұрын

Same here. It was heartbreaking for me. My dad tried to make it special with balloons and a few decor, but it really hurt and it still does.

@SourPickles8

26 күн бұрын

It took me over 5 years due to the loss of my mom and I had gotten a degree in STEM that I worked my ass off for. When they declared my name on the live TV, I felt nothing.

@fortimusprime

20 күн бұрын

As someone who never got his graduation because of COVID, I agree. I feel like I never got to finish my work. I had some amazing recitals in plans for my graduation. But alas, no one cares. But I still don't have that sense of closure.

I was supposed to graduate college in 92, but we had a hurricane (Andrew) if im remembering correctly. They just gave us our diplomas and we were on our way.

@Snow-Willow

Ай бұрын

I would argue that at least in your scenario that's an actual crisis, and not a fabricated one like these ones.

@nizambao4653

Ай бұрын

Kids nowadays are spoiled and entitled brats. America has become a big cry baby nation.

@paddington1670

Ай бұрын

I bet you didnt cry about it like these young kids these days

@madison_kr

Ай бұрын

@@paddington1670 These young people have had a very abnormal last few years. Not just 1 event but an onslaught of nonsense that robbed them of normal American youth experiences. They are allowed to be upset. Things happen and others have gone through worse in the past but they are young people who are dealing with the consequences of the choices of others. Sure it could be worse but also it’s a real disappointment for them and they are allowed to say so.

@whiteimposter9304

27 күн бұрын

and it's not the end of the world 😂

This is the very definition of a "first world problem". Not to mention that the majority of the people attending these universities support the policies that got their graduations cancelled in the first place. This is just my worthless opinion, but going to the graduation ceremony at one of these giant universities wouldn't be worth it anyways. A long, boring ceremony just to get a split second of recognition? I went to a pretty small university where everyone knew each other, so it actually felt like everyone was celebrating along with each other.

@hello1943

Ай бұрын

It’s not worthless, it’s true. She supposedly supports free speech but is angry about free speech she doesn’t agree with, and is getting upset on behalf of someone else because of how that free speech has inconvenienced them temporarily, yet has the gall to call those people “entitled”.

This is the level of dehumanization Palestinians have to suffer. A graduation ceremony is more important than their lives? Genuine questions without ill intent, are you guys not seeing the images coming out of Gaza? Or do you choose to look away and simply ignore them? Is it because you think they are fake? Does it seem like propaganda? But how so when all the images are just one search away and you can see for yourself how real they are? Does the clock always start on Oct 7th? In your eyes was everything good before Oct 7th? Are some lives just worth more than others? Are you still going to say this is self defence? Are Palestinians lives just an inconvenience?

@shahzeenfatima.5922

18 күн бұрын

Yeah so true! I mean the selfish self absorbed and false sentiment that she is pushing is so disgusting.

I feel bad for these students, but how many of them shouted “defund the police” in 2020 😳

@jacobwiles547

Ай бұрын

Yes, good point!

@angelshinguji

25 күн бұрын

people change and grow up

Students should protest! That is a protest i would 100% support.

@carlosdgutierrez6570

Ай бұрын

Yeah, for something happening inside their country or the universities imposing a new draconian policy. Not for some war on the other side of the planet in which the USA isn't even involved as an active party in combat.

@karakchai

Ай бұрын

Yes same. But Brett is owned by a pro-Isreal platform (daily wire) so even if it is obvious that students are protesting against 20000 children and babies being bombed to death, she would be forced to take a pro Isreal stance since she is part of the larger propaganda mission.

@hannahvillasis

28 күн бұрын

agree. i am against blaming the protesters is the reason why some won’t graduate… why not talk about the school administration and their role here?

@magda1462

27 күн бұрын

True, I love Brett but I do not agree with this one at all

@n.015

18 күн бұрын

Absolutely

This is a first world problem.

@alluringifyy

Ай бұрын

it really is. I’m surprised brett is so upset and angry about this

@edwinblake

Ай бұрын

​@@alluringifyyclicks and cynicism.

@avivagodfrey

26 күн бұрын

Everyone likes a special moment. Just a bit of acknowledgement that they did something. We know the world is shit, but do you go around ruining peoples' special occasions just because they're in the first world and you think they don't deserve it?

@sauce6746

26 күн бұрын

Personally I never really cared about graduation ceremonies or proms or homecomings or things of that nature but I can understand people being bummed out about not having it. And while this may be a first world problem it is still a problem and is the result of a larger issue.

They should file a class action law suit against the administrators for canceling the graduation that they paid for.

It breaks my heart that THE SAME STUDENTS who missed out in 2020 have to miss out again on graduation in 2024. Sending all the love, prayers, and support to them at this time. 💕

I attended my graduation ceremony....biggest waste of a Saturday morning 😂. My University celebrated itself more than the students.

@NieshieKieshie

Ай бұрын

And they always do. So why make such a big deal about it? This is her dumbest video by far in my opinion.

@BloodSweatandFears

Ай бұрын

Exactly! It’s not a big deal it’s basically just a photo op 😂

@HotNitrogen

Ай бұрын

Same but there will be people who will look forward to something like this It's a life milestone...that and the student loans they get in the US are quite a bit different in the UK (assuming that you are as you said university instead of college). They have to actually pay theirs off so you bet they'll be wanting to get every pennies worth

@ZeroDarknezz

Ай бұрын

Wow you people are delusional AF 🤡

@TeeLizbethMeow

Ай бұрын

I was bored out of my mind at my uni graduation lol plus I was so over it after having to carry the whole weight of 5 group final projects with total idiots

as one of those 2020 highschool graduates, my senior year was truly bullshit. my boyfriend and I didn't get to see eachother graduate, we walked the "stage" by appointment in groups of 20. our senior "prom" was a drive through as well. Luckily, i finished my bachelors in 3 years, so I got to actually graduate last year. These poor students are missing out YET AGAIN. absurd

Even if they had a graduation ceremony just with students (no guests, private only) and live streamed it, it would have been better than canceling it. Give them their moment to be proud of what they accomplished.

Oh man. I hadn't realized this is take 2 for covid grads. Sucks for them.

Graduated last year. Opted out of graduation and told them to send my diploma in the mail. I really don't get the hoopla around the ceremony....but still effed up they're canceling graduations for the reasons they are.

I graduated from an online school that has formal in-person graduation gatherings each year, and I had no idea how much that would mean. It’s a core memory for me now, and it breaks my heart that anyone wouldn’t be able to experience that. This is infuriating and totally avoidable. How about controlling your psycho students instead of punishing everyone else.

Protesting is a right. Students should be allowed to vote

So grateful to graduate from a conservative Christian college tomorrow where I can walk the stage without fear of psychotic protestors.

@Blazedasonic

28 күн бұрын

YES Cedarville Class of 2024!

@world__2264

28 күн бұрын

Christian how support the death of people on Jesus land so Christian 😂

@gdwwt8303

24 күн бұрын

Ok lmao congrats on graduating from a shit school.

@gdwwt8303

24 күн бұрын

With what like 90% acceptance rate and 40 graduation rate.

I wouldn't complain. No 6 hours sitting in the crowd, flask under the gown to make it tolerable. Those big university graduations are a drag.

@WookieMan22

Ай бұрын

Amen! I never “walked” for my university degrees. I was there for the doors that the degrees opened. Not for long speeches, random people clapping, and hours of sitting. Silly ceremonies…

@jacobwiles547

Ай бұрын

It’s still nice to have the option.

@jeffwhatley2634

Ай бұрын

@@jacobwiles547 You don't go for a silly ceremony. You go to learn HOW to THINK. Few accomplish even that. Trump? No. Biden? No. Putin? A little. You know... ...the world is full of morons. Me included. You? vaya con Dios.

@jacobwiles547

Ай бұрын

@@jeffwhatley2634 The ceremony is a big part of it.

@jeffwhatley2634

Ай бұрын

@@jacobwiles547 If you like ceremony. Funerals are a ceremony. I hate funerals. Weddings are worse. To each his own. Enjoy life either way. God bless.

How many of the graduating seniors participated in the event? how many tried to remove and stop the protesting? Actions have convenience. By standing by and doing nothing they also endorse it.

@nogoodusernames100

Ай бұрын

What are they supposed to do dummy? You sound like a miserable person at parties, lol.

@joshcarter-com

Ай бұрын

I doubt even one in a hundred students were involved in the protests. It's a very small but very vocal minority ruining things for everybody. And it's not the student's responsibility to provide for campus safety--that's on the school.

My 2021 graduation was ruined by covid also (it was online and lame, I didn’t even go). These 2020 high school graduates deserve so much better

Graduation/feelings are’t the prize. The job/career is the prize. Gaining skills to provide for your family is the prize.

I attended three graduation ceremonies for myself, high school, undergrad, and graduate. Every time, I wanted to skip the ceremony but I didn't. Every time, the ceremony was long & boring and I wished I wasn't there, but in retrospect I am so glad to have had those experiences. It's a big moment.

Imagine paying so much money to just have your college graduation canceled because a bunch of entitled brats protesting

@brokenwrench404

Ай бұрын

Not just entitled brats but non student professional protesters that probably never even went to college

@ammaranwar5343

Ай бұрын

Imagine being a double amputee as a kid because of a war resulting from decades of oppression funded by the west. These protesters are only entitled in your eyes because you don't agree with what they're protesting for. I'm 100% sure it was a cause you deeply cared about, you'd think differently.

@alluringifyy

Ай бұрын

how is it entitled to protest against genocide?

@ianmeadows6941

Ай бұрын

@@alluringifyyit’s entitled because you feel the right to ruin a celebration that many have worked years of their life to get to. Rather than head down to your town hall and/or state Capitol where the public officials at. Such insensitivity would only further in dehumanizing your guy’s cause.

@alluringifyy

Ай бұрын

@@ianmeadows6941 the students protested because their colleges are funding said genocides. And how were the students know that their protest would lead to a cancellation of their graduation? and why do we care more about the graduation than the lives affected in a very real war. besides, many schools protested and didn’t have their graduations cancelled…

I don't think they should've canceled graduation (they should've instead opted for tighter protection), but calling protestors "entitled brats" is WILD. A lot of those students have had families killed by a genocide that's indirectly being funded by their university tuition. The whole point of a protest is to be disruptive and to draw attention to a cause.

@AishabintIdris

Ай бұрын

Thank you

@DMSProduktions

Ай бұрын

BENZOS & ECT:STAT!

@robertbusek30

29 күн бұрын

They should blame Hamas, not the university.

@AishabintIdris

29 күн бұрын

@@robertbusek30 hamas didn't kill 14k people. Israel did. And their shenanigans started way before October 7.

@robertbusek30

29 күн бұрын

@@AishabintIdris The “shenanigans” are happening because of Hamas’s strategy of hiding behind civilians. And thank you for simply dismissing Oct. 7th; it’s always nice when people are honest about supporting terrorism…

Reminds us of the Zoom college graduations (which did suck), but honestly the little filter grad caps were hilarious 😂

the schools cancelling commencement are shooting themselves in the foot, I can guarantee a large portion of these snubbed students will not even consider donating back to their school when they're in established careers and have money to endow - they'll give it elsewhere, someplace where they don't feel unappreciated. Their parents and family have been looking forward to it too, and also are pretty likely to not donate to the school, maybe a younger sibling will change their plans and look at a different college.

@strawberriesncandii

Ай бұрын

They don’t care. The schools are getting billions from foreign countries. 😢

I think everyone who had their year disrupted by these protests (not including those who participated in them) should have their tuition refunded for the year. The universities didn't hold up their end of the bargain to provide a safe place to learn. I don't think there's a contract involved, but if there is, this would surely be a breach of contract.

@mgancarzjr

Ай бұрын

Just a few years ago, we were making fun of safe spaces.

@brjinx

Ай бұрын

@@mgancarzjr I wrote out a reply here and I don't think it saved...I wasn't clear enough. I'm not referring to safe from getting your feelings hurt. I'm referring to physical safety. These protestors are physically interfering with students getting to class. Ironically, they are the same students who for the past few years referred to anyone who disagreed with them and ruined those "safe spaces" as Nazis. Real education requires challenging your views, so I don't agree with the safe spaces thing at all. However, physical safety is something completely different.

@mgancarzjr

Ай бұрын

@@brjinx how much of those reports are people repeating what they've heard or seen without verification? How much is it really happening and how much is sensationalized? I'm not going to sit here and tell you it didn't happen, but I've learned to be skeptical about people claiming things happen on campus when it's really isolated incidents.

@mgancarzjr

Ай бұрын

@@brjinx a few years ago, the talking point was that colleges and universities were hotbeds of s. assault so much that we ended up with the Dear Colleague letter from the Obama administration. That should be a cautionary tale to take a step back and assess what's actually going on.

@brjinx

Ай бұрын

@@mgancarzjr Skepticism is good. :) Good point. I'll preface everything I said by the phrase "if it's true". I've seen enough that I do believe that it is true for some students. Probably not most, but some.

Honestly, I don’t think it’s that big of a deal. I was also homeschooled my entire life also did dual enrollment (started in the eighth grade). went to a university and just recently graduated with my bachelors in computer science and only went to the graduation ceremony because my mom wanted the pics. People need to put value in more important things. It’s not the end of the world because you didn’t get to walk across a stage. You’re still getting your diploma your life is still going on.

@ryuiichikune6250

Ай бұрын

For some, the walk means a whole lot to them. It's a celebration of hard work someone has done. It validates their feelings of accomplishment more than just receiving a piece of paper, even if down the road that's all it becomes.

@edwinblake

Ай бұрын

Brett is just blowing up a crisis for outrage and clicks. Very KZread. In the meantime civilians are being slaughtered with US weapons. No clicks there unfortunately.

@mawnabettchaieb6332

Ай бұрын

So it's more important than stopping the funding of genocide?

I'm graduating in a week and am so glad that my university stands against this nonsense. How heartbreaking for the students, especially those (like me) who are first-generation college graduates, who are being robbed of their ceremonies.

The disappointment is understandable but as Candice did say, they aren’t protesting cause they are “entitled”, they’re protesting a genocide. There’s always a bigger picture. And take it from a person whose graduation got screwed over in covid.

This graduating class is going to have major trust issues later

Commemorating the sacrifices that were endured for such a long amount of time is a celebration of a great milestone that is finally fulfilled, graduation is exactly that. There're general celebrations to remember remarkable events such as holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, including taking photos with close ones as well. Graduation should not be relegated to a lesser level. To those who have missed out, a toast to you for all your hard work. Stay strong 🥂

Its a moment of deserved pride of your achievements. Stripping all these moments of victory away will suck the life out of anyone.

I graduated college in 2020. It bothered me at the time but not so much now. Even though I didnt walk across the stage, I did accomplish something. I got a degree, got a job in my field of study, and was able to celebrate with my boyfriend (who is now my husband). I was also able to start paying on my student loans during that time. It might not have gone the way I wanted it to but God was still good and faithful despite the chaos.

Personal story: I went to community college and never bothered to go to graduation. I finished my classes in December, and graduation was in May. It was on my sister's birthday and my parents were on vacation for their 25th anniversary. I would have been the only one there, and I didn't care for the whole ceremony anyway.

I was class of 2020 in college, I still can't believe how everything just disappeared. The university was like "oh, you can come back for the ceremony next year". Needless to say, very few people showed up. Everyone thought the same thing, far too little and far too late. It is heartbreaking to see everyone's college graduation photos, knowing that everyone who graduated in 2020 will never get that chance. It is even more heartbreaking to see it happening again.....

Wasn't able to walk at graduation for my undergrad in 2020 because of covid. They tried to reschedule it 3 times with little to no effort put in other than saying they were working on it. Come to find out the chancellor was doing "Korn" and feeding that addiction rather than helping the students get a real graduation.

THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING UP ABOUT THIS BRETT!!!!

The one thing that would piss me off is the money I spent on the gown.

I graduated nursing school in May of 2020 so I didn’t get a graduation because of Covid. Then proceeded to work in ICU for 2.5 years during the peak of the pandemic. Covid ruined so many things for COVID. I’m almost positive I have PTSD from that time. Still upset I never got a graduation. It was “virtual”.

Class of 2021 didnt get anything either... I'm graduating with my Bachelor's in December and I really hope that I can have an actual graduation...

USC looks at this as a cost savings event. They are like we can cancel this and save all that money!!!! YES YES YES!!!

I guess I'm just weird, I didn't want to go to my high school graduation but it was mandatory. It felt like a boring waste of time to me. And I actually had a choice of whether I wanted to attend the ceremony of my college graduation or not and I chose not to. Funny enough my school was so incompetent that some former classmates told me that they called my name at the ceremony anyways, even though I handed in the paperwork regarding it well before the deadline and clearly marked that I would not be attending the ceremony.

Ugh, that sucks and i'm so sorry to all of the students having to put up with this bs. If any of you are reading this, then congratulations, you did it! You achieved a great thing, and you deserve to be celebrated! 🎉

Any 2020 college graduates? Bummer of a life time. I had a late start with college. I got married and had a child young, staying home with my son until he was old enough for school. Went he went to preschool, I started classes. I was so excited to walk across that stage and see my husband and little boy in the crowd cheering me on. My son watched me spend evenings studying, catching up class work, tears, daddy’s crappy dinners (he did his best and I appreciate every way he stepped up for us), and wanted him to see the reward of hard work. Unfortunately that’s not something I got to share with him.

I blame Covid for my lack of a college graduation, but in reality, I was 9 months pregnant and was not about to have done all that walking/standing even if I’d had the choice. While I personally don’t feel like I missed out on much, I do have several friends who feel robbed of the experience and I’m genuinely sad for them. The Covid hysteria was ridiculous and took something special away from all of us. We should be diligent, learn from the debacle, and never let them lock us down like that again.

this is literally why I sped college up. I was a 2020 senior and I was TERRIFIED something else would stop me from getting a graduation again. this is sickening and mad that it is.

Covid high school grad here! Just finally had my college graduate and it was such a big moment for me since I didn’t get a high school graduation. I feel so terrible for these students, especially since so many people lack sympathy regarding this!

"I'm sure you've seen the pro-palestinian protests if you were online even in the smallest bit" I'm sure you also have seen brutal massacre of children and women by Israel if you were online even in the smallest bit.

Graduation ceremonies were among my least favorite parts of schooling. Sitting in the June sun for 2-3 hours in a hot rental robe, that you had to pay for, listening to an entirely forgettable guest speaker bloviate, in order to stand in line to receive a fake diploma (real one is in the mail). The ceremonies are for the school admin to chest thump. The kids aren't missing out on anything but a photo op.

@SpiderNightcrawler

27 күн бұрын

I remember not "being able to" go to mine (I had to make up credits in summer school or else I wouldn't have passed) but I guess with my personality, it was for the better. It seems self-aggrandizing and displays favouritism and, like you said, gives the school an opportunity to wave whatever handful of students performed the best to say "hey look we're totally valid look at what we made" for funding

My youngest son had his junior and senior year of high school completely destroyed as a result of covid and he's still dealing with the lingering effects. This is so sick and wrong.

My sister “graduated” from college in 2020. Her graduation was live-streamed on tv and she watched it from the couch. She worked so hard and never got to have that moment. If you’re paying thousands or hundreds of thousands for this degree then you deserve to have a graduation if you want it.

I blame the schools for choosing corporate interests over the demand of their students that are literally the ones paying them, instead of calling the cops on them! Especially that the polls show that the overwhelming majority of the students are on the protestors side! I feel sorry for the students that have their graduation disrupted, but I think the school takes all the blame here, not the students. I also condemn anyone who destroys property or harm anyone else, but that does not justify attacking all protestors, or delegitimizing their cause!

@kayzeefivesixace

29 күн бұрын

What polls are you seeing? LOL most students are not with the protesters nor are most Americans. Govpoll literally debunks what you’re trying say. Stop lying.

I'm 52 and I have to admit I am very shocked at how things are turning out, specifically how my generation is allowing it to happen. Constantly on social media I see Gen X'rs going on and on about the 70's and 80's and how awesome they were, yet we all seem bound and determined to make sure nobody else has the same experiences. I was a kid in the 70's, a teen in the 80's, and in my 20's in the 90's; I have a hard time picturing any of the people I grew up with during those times supporting any of these sorts of policies based on how we were raised, yet here we are standing by and doing nothing about any of this nonsense.

@rationalcynic8416

Ай бұрын

Gen X has never bothered stopping the leftist, authoritarian Baby Boomer politicians because their policies weren't targeted towards them initially. Now, they have realized that their children and grandchildren were the targets all along and are actually the ones suffering from these policies, but its too little too late to stop it. Gen X is complacent in this BS. You guys watched the destruction of this country's future in real time over the course of decades, and you didn't do sh*t to try to stop it. Now everyone is hoping future Gen Z'er politicians will save the country, which is never going to happen. Millennials are the Boomer 2.0 generation, the broke edition, so obviously, we can't rely on them. And Gen Z? We are basically one giant walking mental disorder.

@edwinblake

Ай бұрын

Actually the 60s were much better and many more protests. And the national guard murdered protesters in those days.

Nicely said!!! My son graduated from University in '22. His diploma was mailed in a gold envelope. It wasn't even in a presentation binder. I was so disappointed for him. But, two years later he is on to a bright future. Working hard and laser focused.

I feel this. I was homeschooled but I went to a co-op where they had graduation ceremonies. For so long, I didn't think I would be able to walk, and then I had this great opportunity... until COVID. I still feel that disappointment and lack of closure today. I didn't go to university, so I'm not experiencing that this year. If you're experiencing that this year, I'm so sorry. College has never been more of a scam.

I ws grade 12 in 2020 we got nothing but a goodbye😭😭im now in uni and i want my graduation!!! Also Taylor... what was that speech 😂😂😂😂😂

Graduating from college has been one of the highlights of my life, so far. It was such a wonderful day, and I was so thankful and proud and just unbelievably happy. I would have been devastated if that moment had been taken from me.

I LOVED my graduation! Everyone deserves to be celebrated for completing this important work!

Damn.. these kids are gonna be savage growing up. There’s no sugar coating disappointment for them. Not even giving them the opportunity to celebrate their hard earned work.

This is reminding me of the graduating class prior to me who never got a graduation who had to pick up their diplomas in a parking lot due to the pandemic. I barely had a graduation since we just had chairs set out on a football field with being only to invite 2 guests which sucked that I couldn’t invite my whole family.

My daughter is graduating. Her undergrad was 2020, no graduation. In 7 days, she'll be a doctor !!! Trust me, no one had better stand in her way.

I feel genuinely bad for these students. I was in the HS class 2021, and I remember seeing a lot of my friends not get a graduation back in 2020. It breaks my heart to see this happening in college. So many people work hard in college towards graduation, only for it to get cancelled.

My little brother is graduating from UT and while I don't like to sit through long ceremonies, I want him to have a graduation. COVID ruined his high school drum corp season 😢

I’m answering my IGCSEs now, but being homeschooled for a year, I can’t help but feel bummed out not being able to join my friends at school in their graduation ceremony. But I hope things get better for the future. Also, I’m from Myanmar so I’m not familiar firsthand on America’s issues. Love your content Brett, while I’m not a conservative by any means, it’s nice to hear some common sense from amazing people like you.

I am a cadet in the Civil Air Patrol and once I attended a week long leadership school through that organization. That was such a small thing compared to literal college and yet it still messed me up really badly when the graduation for that school was canceled. It felt so confusing, like it wasn’t over yet or worse like I actually failed the course. I honestly didn’t feel like I ever graduated until I was accepted to staff it this year. Sometimes people underestimate the importance of closure, of the moment when you can finally say “I’m done, it’s over, now on to bigger things”.

I had my diploma sent in the mail since I had finished during the summer and my college doesn’t hold graduations in the summer. I didn’t want to go to the fall commencement since I already had my diploma and was working full time, but my mom, family, and boss practically forced me to go to the graduation. I ended up getting a little emotional walking across the stage and getting the diploma folder since it made me realize how much stress, tears, and hard work went into that diploma. High school and college graduation is very big milestone and everyone should have a choice if they want to have/or go to their graduation. If the university is so worried about the protest it could have held at different location, postponed, or maybe just have a separate ceremony for each department so it would be less people. My college during Covid still did graduation for each department to minimize the amount of people and everyone got recognize for their achievements. The college just took the easy way out since it doesn’t affect them like it does the actual students.

This injustice should not go excused. I'm glad people aren't staying quiet about this because these graduates earned their moment in the spotlight! In that light, I'm much more grateful I got to see my older brother graduate this year from MSU!

@SymphonicEllen

Ай бұрын

I graduated from Northeastern State in Tahlequah, Oklahoma 21 years ago. Because of my sister taking a break to raise her boys, she was actually finishing while I was still in college, and I got to play in the band for her commencement music. It's sad they don't get their own memories because of these brats and the kicker is the college don't have any pull over foreign policy, anyways. So even if it ends up being like BLM and there's some things that are needed, they won't be fixed.

You don't have to hold a graduation ceremony on campus. Rent a mega church somewhere and hold it there. That said, a graduation ceremony has never been that big of a deal to me. I had a proper high school graduation ceremony and it was so unremarkable that I remember very little of it now (more than two decades later). I wasn't able to attend my college graduation ceremony because I went to school overseas as an international student and had been back home in Texas for a while when the ceremony took place (it would've made no financial sense for me to fly across the Atlantic just for that). But missing it wasn't a big deal to me. It was just a ceremony. I received my diploma in the mail and I was satisfied with that.

I graduated college 2020. It was pathetic. We had a small major graduation via zoom. I was supposed to get an award. Two years later they hosted our graduation at a local baseball field to continue to socialy distance. We were limited on tickets and were given our seat numbers to not be next to other families. My family had moved to another state and couldn't attend my graduation. Basically none of my friends could attend because we all had new lives at that point. The only people I had were my husband, his mom, and my grandfather. While I love them it should have been my parents. I will never forgive my college so they will never see a dime of my money.

My boyfriend's college graduation was during Covid, it was via zoom and he was bummed about it, so when i graduated in 2023, i surprised him by sharing the moment as i lent my graduation rope to take his picture with a diploma. ❤

Brett has to condemn the protest no matter what they do or she will end up like Candice

Yeah and innocent people in Gaza deserve their dignity and lives

We as a graduating class have really been let down and abandoned by the education systems. And they do not care. Why must they keep doing this to us ?

I did get a college graduation, this was pre-Covid times. It was such a fun day and everyone was so happy, students and families alike. Took lots of pictures and went to the park for a picnic. I'm so glad I got to experience it and I feel for these poor students.

Personally I have never cared about graduation ceremonies, I think it's a waste of time. I graduated as an engineer back in 2021 and we didn't have any kind of ceremony, which I loved. I was just happy to be out of that place, no more spending nearly every waking second studying, doing homework, or prepping for presentations. That's not to say I didn't enjoy university, in fact I loved furthering my knowledge on topics I was interested in, and I had some amazing profs, but I never felt the need for a ceremony. You should be happy about your own accomplishments, having some public celebration of your (and everyone else's) willpower seems exceedingly ridiculous

The Israeli army destroyed every university in Gaza. Are we going to have the same concern for the students there?

@edwinblake

Ай бұрын

Very, very good point.

I graduated college in 2020. My student teaching semester got cut in half. The university told us they would postpone the graduation ceremony to October so I bought my cap and gown. October rolled around and they said "Sike!" Twas cancelled. Instead they dedicated a brick to the class of 2020 and put it in the alumni plaza, because that fixes everything.

As someone graduating in 2 weeks from uni as part of the class of 2024, I truly sympathize with those who got their college graduations cancelled because of the protests and even moreso if you're high school graduation was also cancelled due to COVID. Luckily, I still had my hs graduation albeit we were split in 5 different sessions on the football field in alphabetical order bc of COVID guidelines so I didn't celebrate with everyone. My uni graduation is expected to go as planned which I'm very thankful for but my heart breaks for the other students across the country also graduating who got screwed out of a graduation not only once but twice!

just a thought.... what's happening with your Snow White movie?

students who are peacefully protesting, which, mind you, is an american right, are getting arrested. and expelled. again, this is allowed under american law. these students are protesting for the divestment of their college which they pay funds to. again, protesting is an american right. if you really care about american rights, where are the american rights for the protesters getting arrested and expelled for PEACEFULLY protesting? lastly, if you are whining about graduating because people are protesting against sending money to a country who is actively bombing innocent civilians, you seriously need to check your privelege. do you think if the colleges did divest their funds we would be here rn?

@mawnabettchaieb6332

Ай бұрын

Couldn't have said it better

@MayInRose

Ай бұрын

Exactly!! 👏

@adzumi_i

28 күн бұрын

Exactly

I graduated high school in 2020. Had a drive in walk and left. Didn’t really feel like I did graduate. I had an amazing experience being able to go to my commencement for graduation this last week for 2024. I finally FEEL like I graduated!!!! I will have these moments with me for the rest of my life. But these students won’t. I feel so sorry for my fellow peers here.

Graduated nursing school in 2020, missed both graduation and my pinning ceremony. I’m happy to be able to support my sister in law getting pinned today

Brett, we’re living literally in hunger games right now ! And you guys care about a GRADUATION PARTY!!!! I mean are you seriously calling pro-palestinians violent activists and entitled brats!!!!

@shahzeenfatima.5922

18 күн бұрын

Agreed, I mean the selfish, self absorbed and false sentiment that she is pushing in this video is the thing that is *infuriating* . And the audacity to call the university encampments and pro pali students violent protesters even though they are the peaceful ones is so disgusting and rather the pro IsnotReal counter protesters are the violent ones.

BYU canceled my graduation “because of COVID” in 2021. Every other college in the state held a graduation that year, they just did them outdoors. Our stadium had enough space to give each graduate 16 seats to social distance, but the university didn’t care to make it work. I cried on the morning of what would’ve been my graduation day because it just hurt to not have one. Luckily I got a MFA and was able to have a real graduation two years later. Just watched two of my brothers graduate last week and it brought back memories of both the graduation I got and the one I never got to have.

These "institutions of higher learning" needs to have their government funding cut out completely.

"entitled brats!" Exactly!!!

Eh, graduation ceremonies are overrated. My high school, and two for college (one from the university, and one from my engineering class)...All were too long, too boring, too hot, listening to cliche "your life is what you make it" speeches, waiting through a few hundred people I don't know. And I'm sure my family could couldn't care less about the other students. I just wanted to go home and party with my own family/friends.

I feel very grateful as a HS 2020 graduate to have a proper college graduation this semester and that no one did anything like this.