: Conservatives pounced on reports that an upcoming “trauma studies” course at Princeton will feature a controversial book accusing Israel’s “settler colonial regime” of deliberately maiming Palestinians for profit, and suggesting black people be considered “disabled” due to systemic racism.

: The course, “The Healing Humanities: Decolonizing Trauma Studies from the Global South,” is taught by Satyel Larson, assistant professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton.

• The Ivy League university deserves credit for promoting inclusivity. Most of the Israel-haters Princeton hosts on campus—Zaid Chaudhary, Mohammed El-Kurd, and Hossein Mousavian, among others—are men of color. Professor Larson, a white female redhead, brings a valuable diverse perspective to the university’s stable of anti-Semites, as will Robert Malley, the disgraced former Biden envoy to Iran who had his security clearance revoked.

• An expert on numerous subjects including colonialism, postcolonialism, resistance, social marginalization, gender, sexuality, and science, Larson is writing a book about “how European secular colonial ideas of calculability underlie the postcolonial governance of reproduction and reproductive female bodies in contemporary Morocco.” Interesting!

• Conservative critics may scoff at Larson’s résumé. They may snicker at the content of her courses. We believe this rush to judgment is regrettable, a symptom of the increasingly toxic discourse that pervades our polarized society.

: We reject this groupthink. Professor Larson has talent, and we at the Washington Free Beacon would be lying if we did not acknowledge it.

: We reached out to Professor Larson seeking answers to the following questions, but have yet to hear back. Stay tuned for updates.

• Are you single?

• Ready to mingle?

• Which dating apps do you prefer?

• How tall are you?

• What are your interests/hobbies?

• Do you have any (female) siblings?

• Are you a dog person or a cat person?

• Have you ever dated a Jewish man (or woman)?

• Would you be open to dating a Jewish man (or woman)?

• Would you be open to co-teaching a class with incoming professor Robert Malley?

• Do you accept follow requests on Instagram?

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