Indiana University Course Teaches People Are Inherently ‘Oppressors’ Because of Their Race, Sex, Religion

Yet another attempt by the Left to indoctrinate hapless students whose expectation of an education focused on free and unfettered inquiry is being violated by social activists masquerading as professors.

Indiana University course teaches people are inherently ‘oppressors’ because of their race, sex, religion

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Indiana University (IU) is teaching students that they are inherently “oppressors” because of their race, sex and religion, documents show.

According to the school’s website, the course “Understanding Diversity in a Pluralistic Society” prompts students to examine “theories and models” in order to “enhance understanding of our diverse society.”

The course “provides content about differences and similarities in the experiences, needs, and beliefs of selected minority groups and their relation to the majority group.”

It added that the “groups include, but are not limited to, people of color, women, and gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons.”
Sign at Indiana University

The Free Beacon first reported that the class instructor Colleen Rose prompts students to compose an “in-depth reflection of two parts of [their] identity: one subordinate identity and one dominant identity.”

The Beacon obtained a chart that’s given to students to define certain groups. The chart explains that “subordinate groups” are subject to “social oppression” by the “dominant groups.” These groups include “LGBTQ” people, “women,” and religious and ethnic minorities.

“Heterosexual, White, Able-bodied People, Christian,” and “Men” are “dominant groups” guilty of “social oppression.”

A student told the Beacon that they had to “make something up” to complete an activity.

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