I have hesitated to tell this story, but today I will--this happened to me in 1992 in college....
My sociology professor spoke openly about his belief that pedophilia was a sexual orientation, and should not be punished...he believed sex with children was acceptable and should be normalized in society.
I was shocked and disgusted. I looked around the class, and it seemed no other student was offended. I stood up and declared the teacher a reprobate. His ideas were evil and wrong. I told the class he had no right to make those statements --he was trying to justify illegal activities. Children were under the age of consent and should be protected, not exploited.
I left class and went to the administration to withdraw and file a complaint against the professor. I heard a few other students also left the class, but that was it.
Five years later, the professor died from AIDS. What troubled me at the time was the lack of outrage --students just accepting his ideology as truth...and that was in 1992.
I have hesitated to tell this story, but today I will--this happened to me in 1992 in college....
My sociology professor spoke openly about his belief that pedophilia was a sexual orientation, and should not be punished...he believed sex with children was acceptable and should be normalized in society.
I was shocked and disgusted. I looked around the class, and it seemed no other student was offended. I stood up and declared the teacher a reprobate. His ideas were evil and wrong. I told the class he had no right to make those statements --he was trying to justify illegal activities. Children were under the age of consent and should be protected, not exploited.
I left class and went to the administration to withdraw and file a complaint against the professor. I heard a few other students also left the class, but that was it.
Five years later, the professor died from AIDS. What troubled me at the time was the lack of outrage --students just accepting his ideology as truth...and that was in 1992.
Kudos to you.
I have had some questionable dealings in schools far back that I often wonder why I didn't do more, or why I wasn't supported more to do something.