NYU PROFESSORI Got Fired forGiving James Franco a 'D'
A former NYU professor claims he got the chop because he dared give James Francoa "D" -- this according to a new lawsuit.
José Angel Santana -- who taught Franco in his "Directing the Actor" class -- is now suing the University for his job back, claiming he was wrongfully terminated ... because he's an Hispanic man with the audacity to give Franco a low grade.
According to the lawsuit, Santana dropped the D on Franco for missing 12 of the 14 classes in the MFA course. No shocker, considering the pic TMZ posted back in 2009 ... showing Franco passed out at one of his Columbia classes.
James Franco is one of the reasons why lots of people think academia is filled with idiots. Because there actually are idiots that get phony degrees, and idiots that facilitate them.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention, it was a drama class and his career speaks for itself. He's kind of cute in a phoney-laid-back way, but Freaks & Geeks was the last thing he did that was worth the bandwidth.
ReplyDeleteAw c'mon...the movie where he got his arm stuck between the rocks was ok (so good apparently that I can't remember the name and am too lazy to look it up), and the stuff on Funny or Die with his family members is pretty good. But if he didn't go to all of those classes, I wouldn't give him a D...I'd give him an F.
ReplyDeleteYes, based on what I've read here on CM and on RYS, a lot of places have attendance policies where > 3 or 4 absences means an automatic fail. 12 out of 14 means a D? Talk about lenient...
ReplyDeleteYes, at Large Urban Community College, Snowflake Franco would either have been dropped from the course for failure to progress (missing more than two weeks) or earned an F. His D was generous, almost like a "professional" courtesy.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed that a lot of media outlets have failed to mention is that the class was not an acting class, but a directing class. There's almost an inferred statement something like, "The guy's an accomplished actor. He shouldn't be getting a D in acting."
ReplyDeleteAnother thing that has been missed in most stories about the situation is the multiple allegations of discrimination. The insults thrown at Dr. Santana would seem to be the last straw.