consider what people said in regards to global warming 50 years ago, or abortion 30 years ago or gay marriages 40 years ago. How were they treated? Is that the way they should have been treated? If not, then how should they be treated?

 

Letter to an English professorDear Sir,Let me start by voicing my disappointment at the events that occurred in today?s lecture. I was asking a question after the presentation and some people in the audience started to boo me which showed disrespect. I felt offended and very upset. Tkind of mental bullying should be stopped immediately!I was born and raised in a country where democracy was not as mature as it is in tcountry, and even there, I was taught that people have the right to speak be heard regardless of whether the listener agrees or disagrees with the speaker.I have a high regard for the US and I think that it is the best country in the world because of the diversity and the freedom that it provides. It is the ideal model and a beacon of democracy. I was therefore very disappointed that the people here did not adhere to tbasic concept that requipeople to accord respect to others and recognize their inherent right and freedom to speech.I have been a tutor/ teacher for more than 8 years, teaching students from elementary to college level and in particular those preparing for MCAT in Biology and Calculus. I have always tried my level best to prevent tkind of verbal bullying happening in my classroom and had constantly and consistently dissuaded my students from it.I transferred from LSU and tis my 7th year in college. I am very upset to tell you that tis the very first time that I have felt tway in any level and school that I have been to and in all the speeches that I have attended.The female instructor was also very unprofessional in my opinion. I approached her on the case of Rostker v. Goldberg and on the sentiments by Gilles Simon saying that men should be paid more than women in tennis. She basically shrugged me off and rudely interjected that women should relegate themselves to the tasks of looking after babies and not place themselves on the same pedestal as men who earn more in endorsements. I feel that she should have allowed me to put my opinion forward for a healthy debate.I am not the very first person to challenge the social issue on the case of Rostker v. Goldberg that touched on the women in the military. Neither was I the first to voice my opinion regarding the remuneration of women athletes in tennis compared to their male counterparts. However, I felt that those people that showed me disrespect in class today were either ignorant on the topic or simply did not have a care of the merits and demerits of the discussion. Most of them, I feel, were trying to prove they were smarter while trying to seem cooler than their peers to a point of degrading tvery sensible and sensitive issue.Professor, I wish you would know how offended I feel. Tis the 21st century and I have been placed in the position of Alice Paul in the last century, or at least a male version of her, when she advocated for women suffrage and was persecuted for it. I feel like I was trying to fight for people?s rights where nobody caand everyone else laughs.We all know that 100 years ago, women brought up the idea of women rights and were humiliated by others for it; mostly men but also women. I would like you to consider what people said in regards to global warming 50 years ago, or abortion 30 years ago or gay marriages 40 years ago. How were they treated? Is that the way they should have been treated? If not, then how should they be treated?Today, I was simply sharing my idea about a social issue, and when students were booing me, I felt humiliated and lost every bit of respect I had for them. I felt that you somehow let me down as it is the responsibility of the host to moderate and require the audience show respect in the spirit of democracy that is at the heart of tbeautiful nation.Thank you for your time and for reading temail. I request that you keep temail confidential and discuss its content with neither student nor faculty.