A group of Resident Assistants has slammed Western Carolina University for being 'hijacked by wokeness' after they were subjected to mandatory racial and gender sensitivity training where they were told not to refer to America as a 'melting pot'.
During the training courses, the RAs were shown a series of slides that told them to avoid using certain phrases while working at the North Carolina school and were shown a 'gender unicorn' to highlight transgender identities.
In one example, they were told to stop referring to America as a 'melting pot' because it emphasized the idea that people should assimilate to the country's 'dominant' culture.
'It really pisses me off how what should be the one of the premier leadership positions on campus, being an RA, has been hijacked by wokeness,' one of the students told Fox News.
'I took the job because I wanted to help people in their college experience, not be told that men and women don't exist and that everyone has their own gender unicorn.'
As part of the training, the group was taught the type of language to avoid using in racially sensitive environments along with a graphic illustrating concepts related to gender identity and expression.
In the presentation, one of the slides discussed language that could be deemed offensive to a person of a different race.
They were told not to use phrases like 'When I look at you I don't see color' and 'Gender (or race) does not affect the way I treat you' because it denied the experiences of people with different identities.
The school also hold segregated RA 'support spaces' - one of which is designated for black, indigenous or people of color, while another is referred to as a 'general' support space.
DailyMail.com reached out to Western Carolina University for comment.
Resident Assistants at Western Carolina University have revealed to have undergone mandatory racial and gender sensitivity training courses
In one of the presentations, the RA's were taught phrases to avoid using to people of different races that could be deemed offensive
They were also briefed on the concepts of gender expression and identity using a 'Gender Unicorn' graphic
As part of the racial discussion in the
