Sunday, May 1, 2011

I know I'm not the only one in North Eastern State System. Anyone else...

nervous about going to work tomorrow?  About a third of our students (and this is true at many of our campuses) are moderate Muslims.  About a 10th of our students are terrible stereotypes of Greek System douchebag cliquey bullies.  The Muslims are going to go on like any other day, I'm sure.  But the douchebags are going to be hung over or high on Red Bulls and looking to get into shit.  It's going to be like right after 9/11 when you couldn't be so much as Mexican and pumping gas, without having to worry some half cocked hormonal retard seeing the color of your skin and trying to kick the shit out of you. 

12 comments:

  1. Jonathan DresnerMay 2, 2011 at 12:44 AM

    My proportions are reversed from yours.... not sure that makes it better.

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  2. marginalia84May 2, 2011 at 12:54 AM

    I'm not sure exactly what the population proportions are at my school, but two of my closest colleagues are Turkish and Lebanese. Hoping that they will not be harassed this week.

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  3. Merely AcademicMay 2, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    Did something happen this weekend? I would google but I don't know what I'm looking for.

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  4. StrelnikovMay 2, 2011 at 1:36 AM

    Check my post on "An Academic Hit Man"; it will explain everything.

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  5. WandererMay 2, 2011 at 2:02 AM

    @Merely Academic just in case you've not found out yet.
    Osama bin Laden has been confirmed dead by President Obama and military sources.

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  6. StrelnikovMay 2, 2011 at 2:08 AM

    Now you gave it away!

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  7. Contingent CassandraMay 2, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    We've got a visible (though by no means 1/3) Muslim population, plus plenty of white suburban kids (and Hispanics, and Asians, and African-Americans, and Africans, and Europeans, and scattered representatives of other groups, and pretty much any combination of the above you can imagine). I haven't seen/heard of any signs of trouble, and really don't anticipate any, but I could be wrong.

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  8. Frog and ToadMay 2, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    I had that same thought -- hope all Muslims in this country are safe from jingoistic morons.

    Justice my arse.

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  9. Wombat of the CopierMay 2, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    None of my Muslim students came to class this morning. We'll see what happens this afternoon.

    There aren't actually any douchebags in my AM class (lazy whiners, but no fratty assholes) and I was pleasantly surprised by the air in the room. One of them started talking about the Phillies game and got choked up.

    I hope my students come back, the finally is fast approaching.

    I also had a student with a bonefide family emergency involving having to travel to Nigeria last week. She was to fly back lastnight, but didn't make it to class. I wonder if travel is being affected.

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  10. Emergency Mathematical HologramMay 2, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    'Mabus' then will soon die, there will come
    Of people and beasts a horrible rout:
    Then suddenly one will see vengeance,
    Hundred, hand, thirst, hunger when the comet will run.

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  11. Merely AcademicMay 2, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    There seems to be some doubt about who this "Mabus" is.

    So when's the comet?

    Didn't Nostradamus tell us the world was supposed to end in 1994? I've lost track.

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  12. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    I'm Muslim, I wear hijab, and I walk by Ground Zero on my way to work on Mondays. I decided to take an alternate route to work yesterday because I was afraid I'd be attacked or something. It was a good idea because from what I heard there were still revelers and others at the site. Yesterday morning I was shaking and crying about going to work, but nonetheless, my students needed a review for the final so I went. In the end, nothing happened and no one bothered me.

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