So my teacher called me sexist in front of the whole class..

billyjex · #1 01-25-2005, 07:51 PM

during the first day of school. Here's the story:

I am a senior, and this is a class pretty far into my major. Journalism w/ an option in public relations. This class is an elective class in the major and it's with a teacher I've heard about but never had. He's gay. Like, really gay. About 60 years old. Very cocky, he likes to be in control of his class. The chicks love him though, because he knows everything about pop culture and basically all the tabloid stuff chicks are into.

So the class is about 15 people, 3 guys and 12 girls, and he writes four questions on the board to sort of "introduce" us to him. They'll lame questions like what's your pig out food, what would you never be seen buying dead, etc.

So when it comes to me, and it comes to the "what would you never be seen buying dead?", I say tampons. Because I don't think I'd ever want to buy them for a GF. Just trying to be funny.

He says "I can't believe you said that! You are sexist! There is no shame in buying tampons for your girlfriends or daughters. You have a lot to learn!"

He goes on to say how he always bought tampons for his nieces, etc. And then he asks me if I plan on having kids.

I say yeah. He says, well then you better get used to buying tampons. I am somewhat shocked by how up in arms he is about this whole situation (I really just meant it as a joke,) but now since we're this far I say "That's what the wife is for. She can buy them."

He didn't like that comment either.

"You were rude from the first day you were born."

Needless to say, I don't like this guy, and he doesn't like me. Thank god I kept myself from saying anything derogatory towards gays, because trust me, my politically incorrect insensitive self had many things I'd like to say.

School sucks.

BusterStacks · #2 01-25-2005, 07:59 PM

You should have said this:

gaming_mouse · #3 01-25-2005, 08:02 PM

Objectively, I'd have to say:

1. Your original tampon joke wasn't very funny, so you shouldn't have made it for that reason.
2. No reason he should have got angry, but once you saw he was a much better response would have been to explain that you were just kidding.

The wife comment is even more un-funny than the original joke -- in fact, it's pretty lame -- and because of it you have now become the bad guy, where originally I would have said he was.

If you plan to stay in the class, you should probably go up to him during office hours and apologize and explain yourself.

gm

daryn · #4 01-25-2005, 08:07 PM

why does it have to be a joke?

i would answer both questions the same and be serious.

why wouldn't your wife buy them???

stabn · #5 01-25-2005, 08:08 PM

The wife comment is even more un-funny than the original joke -- in fact, it's pretty lame -- and because of it you have now become the bad guy, where originally I would have said he was.

No, he hasn't become the bad guy.

If you plan to stay in the class, you should probably go up to him during office hours and apologize and explain yourself.

No, he doesn't need to do this.

Also, P.S.

The first was topical, funny, and a pretty valid answer to the question.

jdl22 · #6 01-25-2005, 08:08 PM

I agree with the mouse. What you said was neither funny nor offensive. On another note I've bought tampons before, it's not such a big deal and scores you points (which are obviously redeemable only after waiting a few days).

stabn · #7 01-25-2005, 08:09 PM

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On another note I've bought tampons before

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Sure, but never buying them is perfectly valid as well.

Tyler Durden · #8 01-25-2005, 08:11 PM

You have every right to give him hell after he got all worked up. F him (not literally, tho he'd like that).

jdl22 · #9 01-25-2005, 08:11 PM

Indeed. Like I said there wasn't anything wrong with the statements save a lack of humor. Most people probably haven't, even for the willing it doesn't occur that often that you need to since they should be prepared anyway.

Ed Miller · #10 01-25-2005, 08:18 PM

I'd suggest that you pick your battles a little more carefully. I don't see why it's worth going to war with your prof when there isn't anything more to your side than, "I can say whatever I want to."

While you CAN say whatever you want to, that doesn't mean you SHOULD say everything you want to.