one of the things I loved about my law school was how hard my professors worked to avoid making gender/race/orientation generalizations.
eta: which is me trying to say that I think educators owe more of a duty than most at avoiding that sort of thing since they are shaping minds and all that.
That's so messed up, vw. Sorry you have to deal with that.
He wanted to rile people up
great. Your class has a troll.
Oh sj, how scary!
Sean, I'm glad your stomach is feeling better.
I'm sorry you're dealing with an ignorant prof and troll, vw.
MM definitely has to write a Pratchett/Gaiman/Addams-esque novel. I so decree.
Cave troll should go back to his cave.
Laura, come to DC in the winter! We go nuts as though we should be in Florida when the first flake hits the ground. Actually, before - with the first hint that there will be snow, people rush to the stores and stock up as though they won't be able to get more supplies until spring thaw (two weeks later).
And Sean, speaking for myself, I don't mind the detailed bulletins on your getting well - just don't go into that much detail on being sick, 'kay?
The prof isn't really ignorant. She just phrased things really badly. And every time she tried to fix it, it just got worse. I actually really like this prof, which is why I will be completely honest and lengthy in my reflection on today's class.
Oh, that's too bad. Makes it even more painful when it stems from an honest mistake.