Eco-feminist climate justice for racial equity at ASU

All the words

ASU’s School of Social Transformation is as bad as the name sounds. If I were writing a fan-fiction novel in the style of George Orwell and brainstorming the name of a government bureaucracy that promises to improve our lives through ideological control, I couldn’t come up with a better one. Or if I were reading The Gulag Archipelago and discovered that Stalin had proposed this name for his branch of “making the world a better place,” it would be exactly what I’d expect.

Today, I was reading through one of their emails about what graduates plan to do with a degree in “Gender and Sexuality.” Here are some of the quotes. Yes, these are real. I repeat—these are real. They are not the invention of a conservative trying to make the radical left look bad.

As an educator, I feel deep sorrow for these graduates. They were subjected to ideological indoctrination, not trained in how to question the assumptions of their professors. It’s a tragic state of affairs at ASU. My concern for the university is that these graduates may one day realize what was done to them—and demand their money back, perhaps through a class-action lawsuit.

“I don’t plan on using my degree, I am using my degree and have been since I enrolled at ASU. That’s the incredible thing about this online course. I changed the way a company with over 300 employees implements DEI practices through an investment in feminist methods. My goal is to continue to use what I have learned to make every space, personal or professional, safe and equitable for everyone.” [was taught by ASU that there would be jobs in DEI. Oops! Also mistakenly said the quiet part out loud: DEI is about applying feminist methods not simply “how to get along and treat people with respect” like we are told by administrators].

“Connect your communities to your feminist action, or your hobbies with issues presented in your learnings. You are the connection between what you experience and what you are influenced by, and that is only strengthened through the care you put into your work.” [was taught by ASU to 1) believe feminist philosophy is true and 2) force it on everyone else]

“I would love to tackle issues around food accessibility and food justice, which also relates to the climate crisis, eco-feminism, gender, racism and labor rights. I would also be interested in recreating a health care system that is women-centered, where women are believed and not discriminated against, while also having appropriate access to contraceptive care.” [was taught by ASU to relate everything, even nutrition, to “justice,” climate-crisis, eco-feminism, gender, racism, and labor rights. This one really hit all the words!]

“I would spread it around to all the grassroots (the most basic foundations of activism) organizations and individuals working hard today across the country to give voice to the voiceless so that they may be heard as well.” [was taught at ASU to be an “activist” for radical left causes. Translation, “voiceless” = oppressed/marginalized = “anti-whiteness and heteronormativity”]

“probably would invest in alleviating homelessness for the Los Angeles communities, especially those impacted by the Eaton fires in Altadena, California, home to a historic Black neighborhood greatly impacted by the natural disaster we faced this year.” [was taught at ASU to make natural disasters about race, even though people from all backgrounds lost homes in those fires].

If you’re wondering what ASU graduates are actually being taught, here it is—straight from the source. I’m forwarding this to Secretary McMahon. She has already made it clear: universities will not continue receiving federal funding if they are using classrooms to push this kind of ideological tyranny.