Indiana University teaches students that they are essentially “oppressors” because of their race, gender or religion, documents reveal.
According to the school's website, the course “Understanding Diversity in Pluralistic Societies'' encourages students to consider “theories and models'' to “increase understanding of diverse societies.'' There is.
The course “provides content about the differences and similarities in the experiences, needs, and beliefs of selected minority groups and their relationships with the majority group.”
It added: “Groups include, but are not limited to, people of color, women, homosexuals, lesbians, and bisexuals.”
The Free Beacon first reported that class instructor Colleen Rose encouraged students to write “thorough reflections on two parts of the lesson.” [their] Identity: One subordinate identity and one primary identity. ”
The Beacon obtained a table given to students to define specific groups.
This diagram explains that the “subordinate group” is subject to “social oppression” by the “dominant group.”
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These groups include “LGBTQ” people, “women” and religious and ethnic minorities.
“Heterosexual, white, able-bodied, Christian,” and “men” are the “dominant group” guilty of “social oppression.”
One student told the Beacon that he had to “make something up” to complete the activity.
“I am being punished through challenges regarding my identity as a person,” the student told the Beacon.
The student went on to say: “It’s so enriching for me to be forced to suppress my identity in a class that talks about identity and is supposed not to suppress identities…I’m supposed to be doing that.” I have to repress myself because I'm a privileged and horrible person who didn't grow up without food. That's insane to me.”
This course, offered by IU's School of Social Work, satisfies the university's “Social and Historical Studies” credit requirement.
IU did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Other universities offer courses that explore intersectionality and racial, gender, and sexual identities.
For example, Fox News Digital previously reported on Princeton University's spring semester course catalog, which offers a Gender and Sexuality Studies (GSS) program.
The program consists of classes covering topics such as “sex work” and “queer spaces.” The course incorporates topics such as “erotic dance” and “pornography,” according to the university's online course listing.
