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Originally posted by _Opi_
Here's a new Idea:
How about discussing the content of a post, rather than nitpicking on simple spelling errors.
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then i'll spell it out more clearly:
It may or may not be indicative of a 'liberal bias' (which I'm taking literally, meaning 'the professors are teaching with a bent toward Democratic policies, beliefs, and actions') to have professors in areas such as history, politics, and journalism (which have all been mentioned in this thread) making 'sly jokes about the current [Republican] President' (as you mentioned). You make the call, sport.
I tend to agree with XOMichelle (and to a lesser extent, only b/c her obtuse tactics were probably misinterpreted by some, GP) in that this might actually be beneficial to some conservative students, and it seems like you started down that path (although there was very little content in your post to discuss). However, I wanted to point out that this is exactly the kind of behavior that some are taking to task.
Is this a problem? I don't think so. Do some people think so? Obviously. It seems innocuous, but there is a fine line between making fun of the President (which is par for the course) and teaching a curriculum in, say, history or journalism that walks clearly on the left side. Can you see the obvious problem with such teaching?
I'll spell it out again: it is simply not complete in any way, shape, or form, just as a completely right-leaning curriculum would be incomplete. With studies showing an increasingly liberal faculty at many schools nationwide (not to contradict everyone's lovely anecdotal evidence), this is more of a concern for many, and not just the far right.
It would be a shame for people to choose their University based primarily on whether the teachings agree with their political beliefs.
That wasn't such a long journey now, was it?
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