Feminists Want to Ban Applause Because It Might Trigger Anxiety

Tuesday at the National Union of Students (NUS) Women Students’ Conference in the U.K., attendees were asked to  "move to jazz hands rather than clapping, as it's triggering anxiety."

The request came via their Twitter feed after some in the audience complained -- as evidenced by these tweets:

Of course, the Twitterverse had a field day bashing the ridiculous request by using the hashtag #nuswomen15 :

I say we file this story under #NotTheOnion