ASU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is celebrating a special day. March 8th is International Women’s Day.
The day commemorates efforts from women who fought for improved working and living conditions, better pay, the right to vote.
There’s only one problem. And it is sort of a big problem. They can’t define “women.” I’ve asked them before to give a definition. The best they can do, and it isn’t good, is that a person is a women if they believe/feel they are a woman. Then you ask, “believe they are a what?” A woman. “Yes, and what is that?”
You also see the continuation of the “equity” teaching from DEI. This isn’t going away. It will continue to be the philosophy behind much of what ASU humanities professors do. What will happen to the federal funding? We know that for them “equity” means the correcting the conflict theory of history—in other words the opposite of actual equity.
The inability to define “woman” is not just a hilarious problem—it is the symptom of a much deeper one. When an “intellectual” can no longer make basic distinctions in life, it reveals a mind that has lost its grasp on reality. In Romans 1:18-32, Paul explains that those who reject what is clear about God are handed over to a darkened mind.
The difference between a man and a woman is a basic distinction within human nature. If a person cannot even articulate that difference, they will be unable to define what a human is. And if they can’t tell you what a human is, they certainly aren’t qualified to help you study the human-ities. That’s a serious problem for a college of liberal arts and sciences.
Parents and prospective studies, this is a good question to ask potential professors. You should do it in a respectful way. Ask then to define “woman.” If they can’t do it, then you know they won’t be able to teach you about what it means to be a human or become wise.
Legislators, you can see that “equity” is still the central concept for this college at ASU. How does that affect federal funding?
All without a distinct definition of what you, a man, believe a “woman” should be defined by. Invoking scripture is poor practice. An intellectual ought to know better.