All of the follow quotes were taken from college level essays that I graded for one of my professors. Many were written by Sophomores and Juniors. Should we start praying now!?
“I always thought japanese and Koreans were the same race.”
“This is the first time I heard about ‘womanhood.’ I though there was only manhood.”
“Brazilian women do not swim because big arms and shoulders are not acceptable in their culture. They avoid that because in their culture that is unattractive to men.”
“The American Cancer Society doesn’t seem like everyone’s first pick as the most fun group to be a member of.”
“Nowadays the number of less fortunate, lower class people are able to participate in golf due to the enormous amount of programs allowing them to play on actual courses.”
“Black history month is a time for people of African American or Black descent to come together and celebrate something as an ethnic group by themselves. Whites, Mexicans, and Asians, do not really celebrate this month because they are not black and do not share the experiences that people of African American race share such as oppression of slavery, discrimination, or having ancestors who have died because they were fighting for their freedom.”
“The kids are only in high school, they shouldn’t have their minds set on being gay that early in life.”
And, yes. The rest of the essays are as bad as you’re thinking. And, I’m sure you wouldn’t be at all surprised to know that one student quoted Lil’ Wayne as a means of demonstrating diversity.
I’d request hazard pay for all the brain cells I lost by grading them, but the budget cuts…
