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Hard Times for Gender Studies Major

Posted on | August 30, 2013 | 341 Comments

Hilarity ensued Monday after @Andria_XX complained that social-media criticism of Miley Cyrus included “bodyshaming/slutshaming” and “heteropatriarchal crap.” Readers will recall that Andria has an “Honors BA in Social Justice and Peace Studies” and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Gender Studies. So . . . how’s that going?

“I have a honors BA and I’m defending my MA thesis
in two weeks. I am also apply for jobs and I can
only find stuff in the service industry. I applied
for a Hotel Front Desk Clerk job today.
My degrees mean NOTHING.
I am at the end of my rope.“

What? Being an advanced student of useless ideology doesn’t result in meaningful employment? That’s just really . . . unfair.

UPDATE: Linked by Tarpon’s Swamp and Rio Norte Line — thanks! — and welcome, Instapundit readers!

 

Category: Education, Feminism

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341 Responses to “Hard Times for Gender Studies Major”

  1. ghebert
    September 2nd, 2013 @ 9:23 am

    Her own fault for not taking the time to research the fact that other than gender studies professors there’s no demand for people with a gender studies degree.

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  3. Kristophr
    September 2nd, 2013 @ 12:42 pm

    Before taking a useless ideology degree, one should be sure that you have political pull for a government or foundation job.

    Or parents rich enough to buy you one.

  4. J.J. Sefton
    September 2nd, 2013 @ 2:31 pm

    Back in the Pleistocene Era of the late 70’s early 80’s, I took a metal sculpture class. On the first day, my instructor, an accomplished artist in his own right gave an impassioned description of the course, the history of the genre, its practitioners, etc. He wrapped it all up thusly:

    “…and at the very least, if you get nothing else out of taking this course, you’ll be fully qualified to get a job at an auto body shop.”

    Thank you, Murray Israel!

  5. Finrod Felagund
    September 2nd, 2013 @ 4:43 pm

    A good friend of mine used to refer to AIX and HP/UX as “aches and pukes”.

  6. David Davis
    September 2nd, 2013 @ 5:02 pm

    Your degree means nothing because of what you studied. Any degree title containing more than one word, or two at most – and especially the word “studies” – is death. You could have worked that out for yourself, even if all your teachers both at your school and your “uni” weren’t GramscoFabiaNazis.

    Also, I’d not have studied at “The University of Studies”, myself, if I’d thought about it, if I had been you.

  7. Mangan150
    September 2nd, 2013 @ 6:53 pm

    Hard Times for Gender Studies Major http://t.co/xcWiyxlpUx

  8. therajraj
    September 2nd, 2013 @ 6:59 pm

    RT @Mangan150: Hard Times for Gender Studies Major http://t.co/xcWiyxlpUx

  9. omega_paladin
    September 2nd, 2013 @ 9:34 pm

    Hard Times for Gender Studies Major http://t.co/EK1ILaHPZG

  10. allison
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 12:13 am

    Hope the thesis defense is more dramatically correct.

  11. MarkLenz15
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 3:29 am

    RT @rsmccain: Hard Times for Gender Studies Major http://t.co/vRHOVtsPjO cc @Malvenue @KurtSchlichter @SooperMexican @AmPowerBlog @ZillaSte…

  12. verbracity
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 3:36 am

    SHE’S SOOOO BLOND….
    Serves her just about right….
    I hear there are openings at the feminist clown college.
    So glad my two blond daughters were home schooled.

  13. HealthyAmerican
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 3:44 am

    Has she considered the front desk position with ‘Ghostbusters’?

    Too obscure?

  14. Edohiguma
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 3:49 am

    A hotel front desk job? Good hotels will take people who have finished training in schools that specialize in hotel staff.

    And what the heck is “social justice and peace” studies anyway? I live in a European country and there’s no such thing at college here. Not even remotely.

  15. Edohiguma
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 3:50 am

    http://t.co/HVo1bQotjU *snortgiggle* What the fuck is “social justice and peace studies” anyway. Even here we don’t have shit like that

  16. d1stewart
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 5:44 am

    You just don’t understand. Grammatical rules and so-called “correct spelling” are part of patriarchal oppression, class oppression, and white skin privilege. What matters is that when you read it, you know what she meant.

    It may take a little time to figure out what she meant, but wanting to save time and understand upon first reading is part of patriarchal oppression, class oppression, and white skin privilege.

  17. Howdy Dowdy
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 7:45 am

    She can’t make a sandwich but other government clowns will seek her input on policy and laws. We’re bleeped.

  18. zmortis
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 8:29 am

    Why did no one bother to tell her that her useless degree would be useless?

  19. Mike Power
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 9:24 am

    I see teaching in your future…………….Oh my God……….so more kids can go to uni and take the same useless degrees you did.

  20. bungopony
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 10:29 am

    If there are any typos in this post,it’s because my vision is blurred from the tears.Cry me a river,Adria,dear.Me.I’m laughing you one!Stupid cow

  21. HBDBibliography
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 11:30 am

    Hard Times for Gender Studies Major http://t.co/jWeYGF48pM RT: @Mangan150 @rsmccain

  22. heartiste
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 11:38 am

    RT @Mangan150: Hard Times for Gender Studies Major http://t.co/xcWiyxlpUx

  23. SmashNeoMarxism
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 11:42 am

    RT @HBDBibliography: Hard Times for Gender Studies Major http://t.co/jWeYGF48pM RT: @Mangan150 @rsmccain

  24. redtorytoday
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 11:43 am

    RT @Mangan150: Hard Times for Gender Studies Major http://t.co/xcWiyxlpUx

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  26. HenryMakow
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 12:47 pm

    Government cannot supply sufficent jobs for gender studies grads – http://t.co/WVL5ZriARV

  27. scottgtweets
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 1:07 pm

    RT @Mangan150: Hard Times for Gender Studies Major http://t.co/xcWiyxlpUx

  28. alphabachelor
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 1:26 pm

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  29. LordBromley
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 5:16 pm

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  30. BernardChapin
    September 3rd, 2013 @ 7:50 pm

    Moose w/a BA/MA in Womyn’s studies and is reduced to applying for “service industry” jobs, #injustice ! thx NicolasK
    http://t.co/6VXHsFrKZi

  31. Rogoraeck
    September 4th, 2013 @ 2:32 am

    Andria! Being a strong woman you should take responsibility for your own stupidity! Don’t blame the MCP for your idiotic decision to take a degree which is not worth the paper printed upon it! We only hope that you’ll qualify with your MBA to flip burgers at Macca!

  32. Rogoraeck
    September 4th, 2013 @ 2:34 am

    The only one which maybe told her about the useless degree were some MCP & of course being a feminazi she wouldn’t listen to them!

  33. dumb idiot
    September 4th, 2013 @ 11:59 pm

    Sad but true…

  34. dumb idiot
    September 5th, 2013 @ 12:08 am

    If she just had highschool and spent the last 7 years in prison that twit would have been better off. I’d higher a convict over a social justice monster because at least I know I won’t get sued or have to hear bitching about how some privelaged group oppressed all the victim groups (ie. white men oppress non-white women), ignoring actual history, science, common-sense. daily observation, nature, etc.

  35. dumb idiot
    September 5th, 2013 @ 12:13 am

    Strong woman? What kind of strong woman would have such a weak mind as to waste 7 years and thousands of dollars doing something with no hard transferable skills where any simpleton could teach themselves the same junk for the cost of the textbooks.

  36. Rogoraeck
    September 5th, 2013 @ 3:15 am

    I always call a stupid sheila, a strong woman!

  37. Lee Reynolds
    September 5th, 2013 @ 3:34 am

    Because those most aware of its uselessness were the most motivated to lie to her.

    Higher education has become a farce. Scholarship has been replaced with propaganda. The day will soon come when possessing a degree from one of these degraded fields will actually count against the person when it comes time to find a job. Would you hire a “women’s studies” major? For any position whatsoever? I would not want such a person around as they would be a negative influence.

  38. Lee Reynolds
    September 5th, 2013 @ 3:42 am

    Depends on whether the H is silent or not. I’ve seen words like historical used with both versions of the indefinite article.

    I’d cut her some slack on the a/an issue.

  39. Lee Reynolds
    September 5th, 2013 @ 3:50 am

    The value of any education comes from how much it enables the creation of economic surplus. Someone who studies facts and ideas that can be used to solve problems is valuable. Someone who studies leftist propaganda is actually LESS able to function than someone who has studied nothing at all (beyond high school) and is therefore unhirable.

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