Today, I started a sport journalism degree. I was the only woman out of 60 students. The lecturer started talking about how we should all aspire to become sports editors of national newspapers. Later, he said women have no chance of ever becoming sports editors. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, my parents made me quit a school team that I absolutely loved, because women "aren't supposed to play sports." and were worried that if I stayed on the team, I'd develop a manly physique. FML
Today, after complaining that I had nothing to write about in my weekly journal for college, my professor suggested in front of everyone that I should get a girlfriend. FML
Today, I realised being the only female engineering student sucks. I have exactly one friend, because everyone else is too busy staring at my boobs to have a conversation. FML
Today, I went to go to an aerobics class. Shen the instructor walked in, she went up to me and told me it was a women only class. I am a woman. FML
Today, I was denied membership to an all-women's gym. Why? Because "men are not permitted to join". I am and have always been female. FML
Today, my teacher told me that unless I went into medicine, math, or engineering, I would never amount to anything in life. This wasn't even two minutes after I told him I want to be an author. FML
Today, I had to endure my father going on a sexist rant about how women shouldn't be allowed to go to university because it's "unrealistic" since "all women" become stay-at-home mums. This is the same man who threatened to kick me out if I dropped out of uni. FML
Today, I lost my job to a girl that graduated with the same bachelor's degree from the same college as me. She also got a master's in an unrelated field. I've been working there 7 months, and her master's in maths apparently makes her a better athletic trainer than me. FML
Today, I ran for editor-in-chief of a magazine. I spent hours working on my speech, and offered a bunch of new ideas to increase readership. My opponent just said that she, "loved the organization". I lost by a 4-1 margin. My opponent later announced her plans for next year. They were all of my ideas. FML
Today, I was in the newspaper for my soccer accomplishments. It was supposed to be my day in the spotlight. I went home to find out that my little sister had sprained her ankle in P.E. Not only did nobody in my family read the article in the paper, I'm now doing all of my sister's chores. FML
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enchantiful 2
Prove him wrong.
LightlyFalling 1
Well thats downright offensive. Tell him that he has no chance of getting laid with that attitude. Ever.
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kitsune3 20
Riiiight. Because we all know women are stupid and can't even understand sports, let alone enjoy them. Talk to a higher authority at your school and let them know about this. Hopefully they'll do something about it. If not, talk to him yourself and calmly explain to him that you found his comment offensive and request he be more considerate of you.
fabcade 14
Report him
princess2317 3
Kill the teacher right now! The man is crazy
merser 7
that's some BULL Shi*
KayleeT 9
Just turn to him and say "watch me." cuz the best thing you can do about it right now is to prove him wrong.
Rocky007 15
Sometimes it's good to get straightforward honest advice. You can fight it, and maybe succeed, but likely fail; or change to a career where your odds of success are greater.
demonkey_fml 4
Oh, to heck with him! There is a female sports journalist in the Northeast (of course I forgot her name...) who has been doing this for decades and whose sons think that all sports journalists are women. I tried to Wikipedia her, but of course I couldn't find her....His 1930s sports attitudes won't help him one bit. Maybe he didn't make it in sports writing, himself... Don't report him, just blow him off. Here is a journal of what kind of responses you will find in your future writing career (job wise): NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, YES! (and the "YES" is the only answer that matters!) ;) It is really hard to type all that after three glasses of Gruener Veltliner... What I am trying to say is, you will encounter many naysayers, however, if you love your craft and it is your calling, it will not matter. I know, because I used to be a banker and those dudes are REALLY TOTAL ASSHOLES! Good luck!
havocmike 3
is he senile? newspapers will be gone in five years. he's an idiot
havocmike 3
i should warn you.. you will not succeed as a female in this business unless you're hot. not attractive. hot. sorry.. it's sexist, but true
mgates27 3
Newspapers are dying out. You should be working toward degree on broadcast journalism