Abstract:
On the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 21, I scrambled to finish a midterm essay in the library.
I was positioned next to a talkative man and his friend while they worked on a group project.
I listened to them discussing the details of the assignment as they proceeded to refer to their teacher using the derogatory word "c***," as if sexual orientation has anything to do with an instructor's grading process....
Karla Fonner, Bridge Project
posted 11/06/09 @ 10:58 AM EST
thanks for your article. My name is Karla and I work at the Women's Center on campus. You're right we all do have a stake in this. We all should speak up anytime someone is disrespecting us or we see someone being disrespectful of another person. Sometimes that's easier said than done. I'm working on creating some bystander intervention programming and I'd love to chat with other women or men who have had this same kind of experience.