Penny Nance was excited to send her son to Virginia Tech. He had been accepted to the University’s Engineering program, and made the decision to join the Army ROTC program.
She also appreciated Tech’s rich military history, specifically the military parade field with the memorial to all known cadets who have lost their lives in military service.
But Nance’s high esteem for the school was crushed during something she describes as “extreme overtly leftist propaganda”.1
Virginia Tech Parents Fuming Over Liberal Sexuality Lectures
The University’s first orientation event separated students from parents in the auditorium. Nance then thought the program would begin with a memorial to the fallen cadets, or possibly recognition of the school’s values.
Nance was taken aback by the school’s choice to open with the implication that the University was built on land stolen from Native American tribes.
From there, Nance describes everything going downhill from “slightly bothersome to downright alarming”.
Two hours worth of speakers introduced themselves with gender fluid language. Speakers would introduce themselves and the pronouns they identified with, followed by heavy-handed diversity lectures. Nance explained that by this time the parents in the audience were getting more than annoyed.
Then Nance noticed that the orientation badges for the students also printed gender identity pronouns.
“The rest of the day followed the same two-track program, parents versus children, allowing the college to share different sets of information with each.” Nance explained.
Tech Pitches Two Different Orientation Speeches
For parents, the school described a hard-line policy against underage and excessive drinking. But for the students, they implied “wayward” behavior is normal in college, and that they would help students along the way. The prevailing line was “Be open to new experiences”.
“Parents, don’t be shocked if your kid comes home changed,” they intoned in the other room — this to the hundreds of parents, including myself, who had saved and sacrificed to send our children to this “top educational institution.” The attitude they conveyed was one of how “privileged” we should feel that they selected our children to attend such a fine and prestigious university. Lucky us.”
After dinner, parents were dismissed while the students sat through gender and sexuality lectures.
“Were they suggesting students ought to be fluidly ‘exploring’ their gender and sexuality, as if it were some expected adventure?” Nance stated. For a conservative mother this was a nightmare.
Another strong theme was the importance of identity politics for minorities, women, vegans, transgender persons, and non Juedo-Christian religious students.
“It’s apparently way cooler to be a minority trans woman with food allergies than simply to be an American college student” explained Nance.
And although the university took pains to order Halal and vegan food, they provided no certified kosher meals for Jewish students.
Nance Wants Virginians to Act Against Liberal Indoctrination
Virginia Tech is not the only university quick to embrace the language and practices of the political Left. Tech, and many other of the large schools adopting liberal ideals are public universities run on taxpayer dollars.
Nance explains that all taxpayers have a stake in what takes place at public universities. And alumni, and especially active students, have an even greater stake in the reputation of their school.
The forced display of pronouns, Nance says, is a gross violation of privacy rights as well.
“Why should a public university force a young man or woman struggling with identity issues, for example, to disclose those personal details and prominently display them on a name badge? Gender dysphoria is real, and the small number of students struggling deserve to be treated with dignity and kindness.”
Nance also questions why the First Amendment rights of students and staff are being violated by bullying them into using made-up pronouns. Nance stated “it bullies Christians, Muslims, and other students into violating their consciences to appease a small group of nonsensical identity politics warriors. “
The bottom line, Nance says, is that taxpayers should not foot the bill for liberal indoctrination.
What do you think?
Should Universities reject liberal policies and practices?
Or should schools focus more on gender identity language and diversity issues?
Let us know in the comments section below!
You need to mention everything she is doing now!
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I have called out Virginia Tech in this op-ed, but other schools in Virginia and around the nation exhibit the identical issue. It is rampant.
Parents, donors, and alumni, if you identify with this experience, it’s up to you. Our institutions have gotten this out of hand because most people are silent, too afraid of the social media harassment and bullying tactics of liberal activists and professors. Speak up.
First, send screen shots, video, or your story to Concerned Women for America at UniversityWhistleBlower@CWFA.org. We won’t disclose your name without permission, but we will tell your story.
Second, contact your state legislators and demand legislation prohibiting the forced use of speech codes. The state controls most of the funds for public universities and can prohibit the use of those funds for nefarious means. Finally, contact the president of the offending institution or complain on social media while tagging the institution.”””
I can 100% confirm this report, as my wife and I sat through the same nonsense last summer. We were amused by our son’s reaction; “that woman (the dean of student affairs) was so far left, she almost fell off the stage. “
Anarchy and anti-Christian bigotry is the new racism and they should be ashamed that they are promoting and agenda that could and probably will explode worst that the previous tragedy at VPISU. You just gave us THE reason to go looking for another college in the state. The amazing thing is the people talking to each other in the communities are so horribly shocked that the news in a negative way is spreading fast.
Just down the road is Liberty University. I can guarantee this propaganda thought policing does not exist there.
It is appalling that anyone would allow this kind of propaganda to be brought into our state colleges and universities. How long will it be before honest Americans rise up and refuse to tolerate the indoctrination of our children into this bigotry and racism? It seems that everything that Americans hold dear is being called into question. It is frightening to see what is happening.
ALL public colleges and universities should stay away from any kind in indoctrination . Let our kids form their own opinions about issues. The schools need to stay OUT of it…completely. Maybe this issue needs a legislative response, i.e., federal legislation making it illegal for public colleges and universities to use propaganda to indoctrinate students. Just teach the courses and stop the professorial opinions.
YOU are exactly what is wrong with our country….separate & divide people by scaring them into submission of Conservative values.
HATE is taught by people like you.
YOU need to attend a university to teach you about ALL of God’s people and acceptance without discrimination & prejudice.
I hope your son, and/or other family members, tell you that they think you are wrong.
Our Universities have been being hijacked by the left since the sixties. People are now starting to notice, but at this point they are taken over along with our elementary, middle and high schools. They have been working to indoctrinate our children for years .
Saddens me to know that the leftist agenda is being pushed at VA Tech. I knew the liberal agenda was front and center at UVA, but never expected Tech would allow such as part of orientation. Actually, I’m disgusted! My son attended VA Tech from 1999-2004…things have certainly changed since then and definitely not for the better!
As an alumni of Va Tech I find this type of behavior unacceptable. My brother and my entire family graduated from the University. We are all entitled to our personal opinions and to express them in appropriate situations and conditions.
If a hint of the post is true I highly recommend that all Hokies contact members of the Board of Visitors and ask for an explanation and express your dissatisfaction with the orientation practices. I hate to suggest reducing or eliminating alumni financial support however it may have to take place if concerns are not addressed.
I graduated and was commissioned an officer from an all male Military University. I felt it was my patriotic duty to provide sacrificially to their various funds until … A lady general was an alumnus of my university, they had Muslim cadets and celebrated a “Coming out” day.
Read my Bio in http://www.godauthoredbible.com for the rest of the story..
One has to wonder how men and women reached adulthood with out a school talking about gender…We have a $23 trillion debt; $469 billion a year interest on the debt; our dollar has devalued, graduates today are going to be swamped by the idiots in congress and the debt they are passing on and they want to discuss gender….Stupidity is what it is. If you don’t know by the age of 12 if you are a boy or a girl nobody else can tell you.
Awww…poor widdle bigots.
Look, folks, diversity and inclusion are not anti-Christian or anything else. You’re not being persecuted. You’re being told, “Scoot your white privileged ass over to make room for everyone at the table.”
I am in the process of revising my estate plan. VA Tech is coming off the list of charities. who will be the beneficiaries.
LISA LUCAS GARDNER and AMBER – The present university leadership is immoral. There IS such a thing a morality, and sin. God exists, and will judge those who refuse his commands. It is morally wrong for any organization to teach people specifically that immorality is as good as righteous living.
It is also stupid to teach that trans-sex or other sexual confusion is normal and should be accepted as normal. The fact is that men and women are different, and no medical operation or government proclamation can change that. We do have a problem that some are too rigid in saying that (only) men do this and (only) women do that, while many of these activities are universal to people and are enjoyed by some and refused by others. Many of these trans people have been caught in these false messages and falsely believe the cannot do what they enjoy without somehow changing their sex, which cannot really happen. As a leading university of science, I would think Va. Tech would understand that.
There are also far too many people who have difficulty with normal sexual functioning because of some kind of sexual abuse done to them by others. I feel sorry for such people, but attempting to change their sexual identity and using weird pronouns will not solve their problems. I hope some of them can find actual solutions, which will be different for each individual.
University leaders that promote nonsensical immorality should be removed from the university.
– Benjamin McLeod – Va. Tech BSEE 1972