Today, I excitedly started my first university psychology course. Enthusiastic and ready to learn, I listened as my teacher introduced himself. Turns out he's a major transphobe, who is in cahoots with the likes of Jordan Peterson and Ray Blanchard. Only 12 weeks to go. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, the guy who sits next to me in my psychology class openly admitted to torturing animals as a child. It's going to be a long semester. FML
Today, after some filing mistakes, and a lot of waiting on hold, I'm finally registered for Spring classes. I was ready to enjoy this term, until I found out that my ex, who was forced into therapy after he threatened to kill me, is in half of my classes. FML
Today, I went to online to find out why my midterm grade is for my least favorite class Psychology. After weeks upon weeks of studying and doing work for a class I hate I found out that I have a zero in the class. Turns out I've been going to the wrong psychology class all semester. FML
Today, I gathered the courage to participate in a class discussion. My professor laughed at me. FML
Today, I purpose woke up early so that I could be prepared for a class taught by a professor who thinks I'm an idiot. This professor was the first to tell me that I'm 2 hours early and asked very slowly if I know how schedules worked. She seriously sounded concerned. FML
Today, after all my years of teaching, I may have met the most ignorant sack of sentient excrement on the planet. A man came into the office demanding his son be transferred out of my class because he can’t be an "alpha" if he’s being taught by a woman (read that as "bitch"). FML
Today, and for a long time, I've had a phobia of schools. I'm extremely stressed out about starting in a new school. Normal, right? Yes, except that I'm the teacher. FML
Today, I moved into university residence, looking forward to finally being able to come out of the closet. I started chatting with the hot guy moving in next door to me. He said I was cool, and he was glad because he was afraid he'd be living next to a gay guy. FML
Today, my professor snapped and told me that I know nothing, that everything I've ever learned is wrong, and that all of my former teachers should be shot. FML
Today, I volunteered to be a "mentally stable" person in a psychology experiment at my university. Little did I know, they'd paired me with a psychology grad student who asked me a series of increasingly bizarre and personal questions about my life. I ended up questioning my own sanity. FML
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Chazz122 5
I will probably get downvoted to oblivion but here it goes… I feel like words ending in ist and phobe are thrown around a little too easily now-a-days but hey maybe they are a phobe. Regardless It might be enlightening to hear arguments and ideas from the other side of the aisle. It is up to you to refute them. I have had profs that I did not agree with (albeit less controversial topics) where we did not meet eye to eye on topics and did not after the course. I still managed to get the grades I wanted without being stifled on my topics to which they did not agree. One bad idea does not necessarily negate a persons whole catalogue of experience and knowledge. The worst people in history drank water too
Anderling 33
Does your university have a policy on hate speech? Does your lecturer indulge in it rather than wink-wink-nudge-nudge stuff? This seems worth reporting for creating a hostile atmosphere.
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Anderling 33
Does your university have a policy on hate speech? Does your lecturer indulge in it rather than wink-wink-nudge-nudge stuff? This seems worth reporting for creating a hostile atmosphere.
bnapier 18
hate speech isn't real, just because you don't like someone doesn't mean they're spreading hate.
SirEnigM0nk 22
Perhaps. Anyone comes to my home or place of business using derogatory language for any class of people, or acts negatively toward a class of people based on something like SOGI, gets the door.
Hangryko 32
Report him, why put up with it?
RichardPencil 32
Cancel him. Was that so hard?
Nazmazh 18
Any chance you could transfer to a different section for the same course? I know schedules can be a pain for things like that, but it sounds like it would almost certainly be worthwhile. And be sure to spell out his bigotry (and embrace of nonsense) as your reason for wanting to change sections.
Rozay333 36
Jordan Peterson isn’t all that bad, he has some conservative views and he’s logical. I’m even gay and I like some of his talking points, everyone is just so damn soft nowadays.
TwoBytesCarley 27
YLS for finding that out but YDI if you do nothing and stay in their class the entire semester.
Chazz122 5
I will probably get downvoted to oblivion but here it goes… I feel like words ending in ist and phobe are thrown around a little too easily now-a-days but hey maybe they are a phobe. Regardless It might be enlightening to hear arguments and ideas from the other side of the aisle. It is up to you to refute them. I have had profs that I did not agree with (albeit less controversial topics) where we did not meet eye to eye on topics and did not after the course. I still managed to get the grades I wanted without being stifled on my topics to which they did not agree. One bad idea does not necessarily negate a persons whole catalogue of experience and knowledge. The worst people in history drank water too
Brightside86 31
Jordan Peterson isn't transphobic he just doesn't think government should be able to legally force changes in language and hence culture. If your pych teacher is just emphasizing the power of words to change culture and questions the governments role in that process. Seems like a pretty reasonable topic for a psychology course.
TeacherTeem 21
Is your Psych professor a trained and licensed psychologist ? Maybe they know something about the psychology of transsexualism
John Paul West 4
This is the perfect chance for you to realize not everyone believes in your deluded worldview.