Textbook Describes Ronald Reagan as Sexist
Nothing to see here, folks. Just another textbook promoting a political agenda with lies and disinformation.
Robby Soave of the Daily Caller reports.
Textbook: Reagan was sexist, conservatives think people are evil and lazy
A textbook used in several University of South Carolina classes describes former President Ronald Reagan as an avowed sexist who refused to appoint women to government positions because he thought they belonged in the kitchen and bedroom.
In general, conservatives are pessimists who oppose charity and believe people are evil and lazy, according to the textbook.
The author of the textbook is Karen Kirst-Ashman. Her book, “Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare,” was used in an introductory social work class at USC.
The book’s thinly-veiled anti-conservative bias shocked Anna Chapman, a USC sophomore who was assigned to read it.
“I can not even tell you how angry I was when I read that,” she said in a statement to Campus Reform. “This is really outrageous, it’s so in your face and people need to know about it.”
Some highlights: A section titled “Conservative Extremes in the 1980s and Early 1990s,” discusses Reagan’s apparent sexism.
“He ascribed to women primarily ‘domestic functions’ and failed to appoint many women to significant positions of power during his presidency,” according to the textbook.
The passage runs counter to actual history; Reagan is known for appointing Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court Justice, and Jeane Kirkpatrick, the first female U.S. representative to the United Nations.
Textbook: Reagan was sexist, conservatives think people are evil and lazy (The Daily Caller)