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College prof tells students to leave their ‘American-ness’ at the door

Nov. 27, 2012 11:27am Meredith Jessup

A professor of political science at Butler University reportedly insists that his students disregard their “American-ness,” in addition to “maleness, whiteness, heterosexuality” and class status when writing and speaking in his classroom. According to the College Fix, this practice is being 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.

Ryan Lovelace, a journalism student at Butler, says he rejects the university’s politically correct agenda and dropped the course from his schedule:

Clearly, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Butler University believes its students were raised as racist and misogynist homophobes who have grown to harbor many prejudices, a stance that is both offensive and hostile to any student’s ability to learn.

As a student at an institution predominantly focused on the liberal arts, I expected to hear professors express opinions different from my own. I did not expect to be judged before I ever walked through the door, and did not think I would be forced to agree with my teachers’ worldviews or suffer the consequences.

Being judged and forced to act a certain way is antithetical to how any institution of higher education should conduct itself.

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Comments (8)

amerbur
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:21am
Tell the professor to leave his paycheck at the door. America pull your kids out of these destructive trash heaps called colleges!!!!

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Cosmos102
Posted on November 27, 2012 at 10:41pm
Would the professor mind leaving his Socialist/Progessivist views at the door?

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Lt_Scrounge
Posted on November 27, 2012 at 7:29pm
And some people wonder why I say that I wouldn’t be able to get the Political Science degree that I have, even at my old Alma Mater (Univ of Delaware) because of nonsense like this. I have a feeling that one of my professors might have not gotten his tenure if they ever heard his statement “I used to be a communist until I realized it just doesn’t work.”

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noslave
Posted on November 27, 2012 at 3:23pm
our relatives that fought wwii,korea,maybe even nam,would ave spread his brains on the floor for that remark,unfortunately communist political correctness has castrated americans.

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thegraydog
Posted on November 27, 2012 at 2:46pm
It would seem like an easy class to ACE by simply removing your humantity and write like a liberal.

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NeoKong
Posted on November 27, 2012 at 12:59pm
The course on inclusiveness does not sound very inclusive.

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skytwzzlr
Posted on November 27, 2012 at 12:26pm
Butler College Political Science Professor, probably not the same one, expert opinion on Obama Administration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4IWBSv72nw

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docmacs411
Posted on November 27, 2012 at 12:17pm
“to write and speak in a way that does not assume American-ness, maleness, whiteness, heterosexuality, middle-class status, etc. to be the norm.”
Sure would like to be given examples of what they should be saying. Does this mean they aren’t supposed to speak proper English?

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