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Sensitivity training assumes that the recipient is open to change, and unfortunately that is just not the case unless a negative personal cost is created. You canโt expect niceness. You just have to be the more belligerent party, until it makes sense for them to cut the crap.
It doesnโt have to be done alone, for instance I remember hearing of an instance where a prof passed a remark on a girl who wore shorts to class and thr next day the whole batch wore shorts to class.
This argument like many tiny shorts has holes and patches.
But yes sensitisation training is about what to SAY not think and in this the older ones need training. Mooh band rakhen dimaag nahin.
My friend, you're exactly what you hate. You just have a different voice but the same principal.
Boomers aren't hopeless, you are. And 50 year olds may retire soon, but the mentality of ignoring low life's like you isn't retiring.
And this why we're going down the gutters because you're infesting more corridors on a daily basis.
Mere papa bola karte the - beta, [...] nai hota, 1-2 idhar udhar milte rehte hai. Similarly, you will find racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, etc. people anywhere and of all ages.
Also, which ever prof. hurt you, if he/ she is an a-hole, then he/ she is an a-hole. But that should not trigger you into passing judgement on me. Understood?
You sound like someone who has literally never left the Colaba Woke Circus. Get out in the real world. Talk to people your age who are already working two or three jobs. Ask them what they think of liberalism.
Liberalism died in India cause India's liberals failed to deliver.
If you are discriminated against or face poverty, if you get into a decent law school you can break the shackles of poverty.
Going to a law school is about getting theoretical knowledge and practical training. Which way do you think your boss is going to look, when your excuses for inefficiency are discrimination, poverty or mental health issues?
With regards to problematic language, consider it a part of practical training because sooner or later this could be an integral part of your โlived experiencesโ.
This constant need for the world to change and be more sensitive needs to stop for your own sake!
Donโt expect your professors, colleagues, your seniors to mollycoddle you or your sensitivities because the harsh truth is they are there to do their job and earn a living and they cannot care less about anything other than that.
The sooner you stop looking for a moral guide or an ideal person, the better!
Most "professors" in law schools are hopelessly lacking in even the core knowledge of their disciplines and couldn't perform half as well in the real world practicing, as the students that they purport to teach.
You do realize that this is very much what the Hippies (today aka Boomers) felt about themselves? They were going to be a 'free' world - free of exactly these things.
1. I would have hoped for a better citation than Teenvogue.
2. We can have a conversation on this topic, but let's not dilute academic standards.
Grade:
C+
Sincerely,
Gen Y Prof.
In contrast, Gen Z/Gen Alpha students have grown up in the 2000s and 2010s, where there is a greater stress towards equality and more sensitivity towards minorities, marginalised groups, those with mental health issues etc. To quote Bernie Sanders:
What I will say is โ and I say this sincerely โ is that I think the younger generation today is probably the most progressive young generation in the history of this country. This is a generation which is profoundly anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-homophobic, anti-xenophobic, and antiโreligious bigotry. It is a generation of tolerance and decency. And that is no small thing. And that generation should be very proud of who they are.
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/bernie-sander-gen-z-generation-tolerance-decency-aoc-2020-revolution-interview
This is totally true for India as well. Thus, you have a situation where students cite problems such as discrimination, poverty and mental health, but teachers look the other way and think these problems are not "serious enough" and students are making "excuses". They use flawed quantitative metrics like grades and attendance to diminish qualitative factors and lived experiences. Another problem is in classroom teaching. A lot of very problematic language is being used by certain professors. this is further polluting the atmosphere.
Boomers are hopeless and anyaway retiring. But the Gen X/Gen Y professors still have at least 15 to 25 years of service left as teachers. So I think we must have compulsory sensitivity training for these people. What say?