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Book publishers, take notice. CampusReform.org, the new web site devoted to exposing “leftist abuse” in college classrooms and “smashing left-wing scum,” has also set its sights on student reading lists. 

A variety of books have already been nominated on the social-networking site, as prime examples of “ideologically-slanted texts.”

While one user complains that a book will “demonize men, praise homosexuals, [and] transvestites,” another reviewer has an objection to a text because it describes “how great working in the public sector can be.”

Here is a brief list of user critiques found on CampusReform:

 

Title: American Public Administration

Author: Robert A. Cropf 

 

"I give this book a Statism review because of the very pro work the the (sic) government attitude it portrays. It is the point of the course, but I disagree with strong bureaucracy and the push to work in the public sector. This class and book push bureaucracy, and how great working in the public sector can be." - Jason Hensley

 

Title: Gendered Lives

Author: Julia T. Wood

 

"Well, if you want to demonize men, praise homosexuals, transvestites... read this book. This is an excerpt from a paper I am writing in my class:

"I don’t hate women; I love them. I don’t want to emulate the characteristics I admire in them, however. Gendered Lives (Wood, 2007), did not seem to represent a true “men’s” movement. Rather, more of the men’s feminist movement. Listed throughout the pages are the wrongs of years past and real or perceived modern day injustices perpetrated on women, lesbians, homosexuals, metrosexuals, asexuals and effeminate men. Undoubtedly, if they find another “sexual” that has been “oppressed,” the next edition will make heroes of their struggle against white Anglo-Saxon protestant men (WASPM’s), too." - reclaimtherepublic

 

Title: The Political Brain

Author: Drew Westen

 

"The author of this books (sic) has no qualms in showing Republicans in as ill of light as possible. Westen repeatedly puts down all Republicans and President Bush especially as being idiotic and emotionally driven. According to Westen only Democrats deal in facts and figures and do not attempt to appeal to human emotions." - rroth1186

 


Reader Comments
  
Good ol' Fashioned Book Burning
By Estu Oct 20th 2009 at 5:08 pm EDT (Updated Oct 20th 2009 at 5:08 pm EDT)
Just as in the past, history gets changed by loud voices which are often wrong. Your voice is similarly wrong. Textbooks don't offer biased opinion in the guise of scholarly pursuit. Rather the contrary, the books I studied in college went out of their way to provide opposing opinions.

Maybe you simply want to promote an alternative opinion; fine, do so. Go write your own textbook. The shame is the skew you (collective) would offer would doubtlessly be wrong. The reason for the fallible information is the forced redefining of fact to fit your message.

Maybe you don't like the geology textbooks because they talk about metamorphic rock. Yeah, a rock that doesn't stand for the status-quo!

You know, I'll bet there a a dozen fundamentalist colleges you can attend that suppress fact and promotes fiction. Go there.
  
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