I'm a nursing student who was accepted into a nursing program that has a 98% hiring rate straight out of university. Successful candidates basically get their resumes sent right to the top for employers. But the program requires you to basically get straight A's to remain in it. I'm taking enough credit hours to match a double major, and I get A's in ALL my courses except for my math class, which is a pass-or-fail course that doesn't have a weighted GPA. I have to take an English Composition course for my degree, and for the last 3/4ths of the quarter, I've gotten 95% and up on ALL my papers. But for a previous essay, I had to do a rhetorical analysis on a feminist's paper and I was extremely critical of her writing style and opinion that men can not be raped. After this, my professor began giving all my essays C-'s. When I confronted her, she just said that she doesn't grade politically and I'm probably burning out with my courseload. I get it, I'm taking a lot of credit hours, but it's just weird to me that shes a VERY outspoken feminist and the second that I criticize feminism, my essay grades drop from constant 95-100%'s to 70-75%'s. I hate the thought that I may miss out on an amazing program because of a creepy fucking vagina cult. Also, I'm a woman and an ethnic minority. I'm sorry, I'm just venting. It just doesn't seem fair to watch all my hard work get fucked because of politics. Oh and edit: if she is right and I'm just burning out, than why do I have A's in all my other classes?
Double edit: yeah I should have known better, and I let a lot of things go. But the author literally said men can not be raped because of systems of power. I feel like my future is at stake because I said men CAN be raped. This whole thing is so fucking insane
Triple edit: inb4 "it's not feminism, it's just one feminist". The reason I'm not a feminist is because the movement has become horrifically toxic and lynch-mob-y. This isnt a one off example, this is an everyday kind of occurrence in the movement now, and I'm at the receiving end of it. I don't know why I thought it would end differently for me, but I'm depressed and disappointed
[–]VestigialHead 2 points3 points4 points (0 children) | Copy Link
Is it possible to go over her head and have your papers graded by another impartial professor? Maybe leave out the one calling out the feminist and then if you are getting A's from the other prof I would take the entire case to the president of the uni for review.