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A political science professor at Butler
University asks students to disregard their “American-ness, maleness,
whiteness, heterosexuality, middle-class status” when writing and
speaking in the classroom – a practice the school’s arts and sciences
dean defended as a way to negate students’ inherent prejudices.
The syllabus of the course at Butler, a
small Midwestern liberal arts institution in Indianapolis, spells out
that students should use “inclusive language” because it’s “a
fundamental issue of social justice.”
“Language that is truly inclusive affirms
sexuality, racial and ethnic backgrounds, stages of maturity, and
degrees of limiting conditions,” the syllabus states, referencing a
definition created by the United Church of Christ.
The syllabus of the class, called Political
Science 201: Research and Analysis, goes on to ask students “to write
and speak in a way that does not assume American-ness, maleness,
whiteness, heterosexuality, middle-class status, etc. to be the norm.”
It is taught by a black, female professor.
In an interview with The College Fix, Jay
Howard, dean of Butler’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, denied
this practice essentially presumes every student who walks through the
door is a racist or misogynist.
Read More at thecollegefix.com . By Ryan Lovelace.
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