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Hitting gender ideology where it lives–academia

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At Texas A&M, the President of the University has stepped down, a Senior Lecturer has been canned, and two other administrators have been demoted.

What caused this is a class called Literature for Children instead of adhering to published information about its content, actually pushed trans content (referred to as gender-identity content) in violation of federal and state policy. And the two administrators as well as the lecturer knew it. The lecturer got called on this content by a student, who was essentially told to sod off by the faculty member, and the video went viral from there.

Two side notes: 1) the course had been taught with the trans content for years; 2) although many articles refer to the faculty member as ‘professor’ she did not have that title, which generally is for tenured faculty. She was a Senior Lecturer, which means she was a contract employee.

And the now not-President of the University defended this content until it got too hot to handle.

Texas State Rep. Harrison pointed out that there’s a difference between academic freedom and academic responsibility. And he’s right. If a student signs up for a course and the content doesn’t match the description, then they are being ripped off AND the course might not meet the stated requirements towards graduation or give them the necessary prereqs for a more advanced course. None of those are good for the student.

Plus, the only way to kill this ‘gender ideology’ it to bleach it at the source. Sounds like a little bit of headway was made on that front this week.

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6 responses to “Hitting gender ideology where it lives–academia”

  1. Harbinger Avatar
    Harbinger

    When I was an undergrad in the before times, there were STEM-adjacent classes for non-STEM students who needed some icky math/science credits, because “well-rounded” still meant something back then. These were delicate sips of such topics as Newton’s Laws of Motion and Euclidean geometry, involving nothing more arduous than basic algebra. Physics for Poets was one such course, as I recall. Nothing heavier than What-goes-up-must-come-down.

    We calculator-toting, pocket-protected, severely myopic bullies would laugh at the Philosophy majors who struggled with quadratics that we could juggle with one hand, blindfolded, under water. Such was the academic pecking order established.

    But ‘Literature for Children’? Is THAT what uni has been reduced to today? Do they read Dr. Seuss? (If so, The Sneetches comes highly recommended, as a cautionary tale.) Do they take naps in class and eat crayons like we did as grade schoolers? Do the students taking that class mind being referred to as ‘children’?

    I really hope this isn’t necessary, but: /sarc

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  2. avraham Avatar
    avraham

    English liturature in the US is openly socialist and dedicated to destroy america.

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  3. Midwest Chick Avatar
    Midwest Chick

    Harbinger–In this case, you definitely didn’t need the sarcasm notation. Well said!

    Avraham–As it is taught in the universities, definitely yes. Like most liberal arts curricula.

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  4. boneman1959 Avatar
    boneman1959

    I find it utterly baffling… this entire “trans”… whatever it is. We need to revert back the the DSM as written in 1965 I think. Seriously…..

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  5. Don Curton Avatar
    Don Curton

    Texas A&M used to be a red-necked based practical university teaching real world needs (agriculture and mechanical, it’s right there in the name). I was a Long Horn myself, but A&M was viewed as the true Texan school full of red meat eating Texans who watched football, drank beer, went hunting, owned guns, and got real degrees and real jobs. The fact that this BS infiltrated the school is evidence of just how far the “long march” has gone to infiltrate our institutions. There is nothing those commies haven’t touched and ruined within our country.

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  6. Midwest Chick Avatar
    Midwest Chick

    boneman–Agree. The DSM got as co-opted as anything else in the medical ‘profession’.

    Don–I agree. I think though, that the universities that DO teach real world skills will make it through. This trans thing is only one reason why the liberal arts are dying.

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