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Rutgers University Says Grammar Is Racist, Gets Called Out For Assuming Minorities Can’t Write Correctly

Ashe Schow
Rutgers University Says Grammar Is Racist, Gets Called Out For Assuming Minorities Can’t Write Correctly
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Rutgers University has now jumped on the “grammar is racist” train, with the school’s English Department declaring proper grammar is part of white supremacy because students of “multilingual, non-standard ‘academic’ English backgrounds” are allegedly disadvantaged.

The Washington Free Beacon reported that the department “will change its standards of English instruction in an effort to ‘stand with and respond’ to the Black Lives Matter movement. In an email written by department chairwoman Rebecca Walkowitz, the Graduate Writing Program will emphasize ‘social justice’ and ‘critical grammar.’”

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