George Washington U. Will No Longer Recommend Book Equating Conservatism With Racism
“The Office for Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement apologizes for the harm that members of the GW community experienced as a result”
The school has also apologized for including the book in a syllabus.
The Washington Free Beacon reports:
In Course Reversal, George Washington University Will Not Recommend Book Equating Conservatism With Racism
George Washington University apologized after the Washington Free Beacon revealed that the school’s resource guide on “anti-racism” included a book that equates conservatism with bigotry.
The Washington, D.C.-based school’s Office for Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement created a “Solidarity Resource Syllabus” with a reading list that focuses on racism and allyship in the United States. Among the 126 books was San Francisco State University professor Robert Smith’s book Conservatism and Racism, and Why in America They Are the Same. The book labels all conservatives, including people of color, as bigots. The university and diversity office have failed to respond to requests for comment from the Free Beacon but issued a public statement repudiating the book on Monday.
“The Office for Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement apologizes for the harm that members of the GW community experienced as a result of us listing a book about an author’s opinion on conservative people as a resource,” the statement posted to the office website says. “We removed the book and continue to engage with community members impacted. Our team remains open to receiving feedback from the GW community as we continue working toward a more diverse and inclusive GW community.”
Smith told the Free Beacon that his book — “a historical, philosophical, and empirical study” — is more useful today than when it was published in 2010. He declined to comment on the university’s decision to remove his work.
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That’s mighty white of them.
My thoughts exactly. Some days the jokes write themselves!
apologizes for the harm that members of the GW community experienced as a result
“Let’s put it this way, Howard. All this fuss and feathers about Evolution, do you think it hurt you any?”
“Sir?”
“Did it do you any harm? You still feel reasonably fit? Did it hurt your baseball game any? Affect your pitching arm?”
Another non-apology. “We’re sorry if anyone felt offended by our outrageously bogus claims about the political views of half the population of the US.”
Somebody put that book on that list. Who? And are they still employed? If so, why?
Somebody sneaked it in. There will be no repercussions, of course.
What evidence is there that the employee of the GWU Office for Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement actually read the 126 recommended books instead of plagiarizing the book list from other sources?