Her College Classmates Said The Only Reason She Has Good Grades Is Because Of Her “Pretty Privilege,” So She Reported Them
Can you imagine being a young woman in college and working really hard to get outstanding grades in your courses, to eventually be told that you only succeeded because of your good looks?
One student is dealing with this issue after she had to report some of her classmates after they accused her of having “pretty privilege” and it being the reason behind her good grades.
She’s a 23-year-old student at a prestigious university. She’s studying in a heavily male-dominated department and is enrolled in multiple courses where the majority of students are men.
Unfortunately, she’s had difficulty getting along with her peers, as they’ve treated her differently from day one.
“They are all very competitive, and I just don’t really enjoy their company,” she said. “They definitely take me less seriously because I’m a woman. I stopped interacting with them beyond the mere minimum and chose to hang out with other people.”
Her university recently finished an exam period, and she did quite well. In fact, she had the top grades in two out of her four exams.
A professor of hers pointed this out to her class without telling her in advance, and she could immediately feel the adversity from some of the guys in her class.
One particular clique of them won’t leave her alone, constantly challenging and getting aggressive with her in class.
Recently, some of them chose to do a presentation on “pretty privilege,” a term that describes how very good-looking people tend to get more opportunities in life.
Volodymyr – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
They presented the class with two papers that suggested attractive female students tend to get better grades than the rest of their peers.
She felt super alienated during this presentation, especially since another group of guys was smirking and winking at her throughout it.
Things got worse when this group started teasing her right in front of her professors. She’s been casually seeing a Ph.D. student in the department for about a month. Once she was seen with him by one of her class bullies, they would not stop talking about it.
In class, one of them asked her in front of their professor loudly if her “boyfriend” had helped her with the exams.
Another said the Ph.D. student’s name loudly and noted that he had seen them together. Then, they continued to talk about her personal life, heavily suggesting that she got tutoring from another male student right in earshot of their professor.
“I didn’t confront them, but this has been causing me so much anxiety,” she explained. “Even without the exam accusations, I worked hard to get here, and I don’t want to be known among the faculty for my dating life.”
She finally decided to bring this issue to her academic supervisor, needing advice from another female scholar.
Her supervisor emailed her professors and told them to remind their students of proper conduct due to concerns raised by an “unnamed female student.”
Although she wasn’t named in the email, her bullies discovered it was her. They’re now complaining that they’re getting the cold shoulder from their supervisors because of the email.
One even said that his supervisor is responsible for his financial aid and that her complaint email could affect his status.
These guys are most likely trying to intimidate her and make her feel bad.
Do you think she should feel remorse for bringing the issue to her supervisor?
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