r/AmIOverreacting • u/ellabirdbug • Apr 23 '25

🎓 academic/school AIO... Weird Professor

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So.... I've always got the feeling that my college history professor is a bit... strange. I have always noticed that he tries to appeal to male students through strange jokes and comments (usually about internet memes/culture), but acts oddly with some of the female students (I present myself as pretty alternative and he gives me strange/objectifying looks occasionally... this context will help). This is the first time I got genuinely uncomfortable in his class. We're learning about the Goths (a Germanic tribe) and this picture came up :(. He even said "big titty goth girls" and I have a recording of it because I'm allowed to record my lectures. He also kept grinning and glancing at me while he was making this "joke." People in the class laughed but I wanted to run away... is this worth bringing up with the school or am I overreacting? (If it helps, he has many STRANGE ratings/comments on his "rate my professor") (He even made a BDSM joke onetime...)

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '25

I saw the photo and was like "that's hilarious" but after reading what you wrote. His behavior is definitely not ok and you shouldn't feel uncomfortable in class I'd report him.

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u/Colby31045 Apr 23 '25

Initially I thought it was just pretty silly but then I really sat with it and looked at how the goths were depicted and yeah I won't lie it's demeaning asf and they are valid for feeling uncomfortable just based off that, let alone the other shit OP wrote. Sounds like a dude who fetishizes types of women and needs to take a step back from educating and examine himself before allowed to be back in what is supposed to be a safe space.