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Rutgers English Department to deemphasize traditional grammar ‘in solidarity with Black Lives Matter’
College Fix ^ | July 20, 2020 | Alex Frank

Posted on 07/20/2020 5:39:52 AM PDT by C19fan

The English Department at Rutgers University recently announced a list of “anti-racist” directives and initiatives for the upcoming fall and spring semesters, including an effort to deemphasize traditional grammar rules. The initiatives were spelled out by Rebecca Walkowitz, the English Department chair at Rutgers University, and sent to faculty, staff and students in an email, a copy of which was obtained by The College Fix.

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TOPICS: Education; Society
KEYWORDS: blm; college; ebonics; english; language; pidgin
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So I guess one can write a paper in Jive.
1 posted on 07/20/2020 5:39:52 AM PDT by C19fan
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Kill My Landlord
Kill My Landlord
C-I-L-L My Landlord


2 posted on 07/20/2020 5:41:38 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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You destroy the language, you destroy the culture..................


3 posted on 07/20/2020 5:41:39 AM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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You can talk sh!t.


4 posted on 07/20/2020 5:41:54 AM PDT by aspasia
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The rapid destruction of the nation continues.


5 posted on 07/20/2020 5:42:12 AM PDT by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America!)
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Fo Shizzle.


6 posted on 07/20/2020 5:42:13 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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Time to change the name of the department from ‘English’ to something else.


7 posted on 07/20/2020 5:42:40 AM PDT by Bitman
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Not just ‘jive’ but plain regular engish. Ya dontt ned t wolly bout T’s and Q’s. Dummp dose engish depurtments.


8 posted on 07/20/2020 5:43:18 AM PDT by pepsionice
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9 posted on 07/20/2020 5:43:36 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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In a very short time the ability to string words together will make you a rock star.


10 posted on 07/20/2020 5:43:51 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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They are bringing back ebonics because destroying words like marriage and he/she and they as plural hasn’t been enough.


11 posted on 07/20/2020 5:44:28 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
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Is this satire?


12 posted on 07/20/2020 5:44:38 AM PDT by mikeandike
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13 posted on 07/20/2020 5:44:41 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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The woke insanity is on autopilot now.


14 posted on 07/20/2020 5:44:55 AM PDT by windsorknot
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Affirmation action leads to blacks in way over their heads in college.

The solution. Get rid of standards.

Hopefully, jobs get rid of standards too. Who needs to make a profit?

Or maybe they all go to work for the government.


15 posted on 07/20/2020 5:44:56 AM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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“The rapid destruction of the nation continues.”

Not long ago the establishment thought the mostly peaceful protesters only wanted to destroy monuments to “traitors.”

It looks like the mostly peaceful protesters had something else in mind.


16 posted on 07/20/2020 5:46:20 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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>>In a very short time the ability to string words together will make you a rock star.

In Cambodia if you wore glasses they killed you. Either you were smart and read books or you were physically impaired. Either way you didn’t adequately serve the Communist cause.


17 posted on 07/20/2020 5:46:24 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
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I find this very condescending towards blacks.

18 posted on 07/20/2020 5:46:26 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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Rutgers new "english" professor...cursive writing is forbidden


19 posted on 07/20/2020 5:46:40 AM PDT by newfreep
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Certainly wouldn’t want anyone “acting” white.

And things digress to where decent people are forced to emulate the manners, music and morals of the feral “teens.”


20 posted on 07/20/2020 5:46:42 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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