Dear Mate
The recent incident of a teacher hurling
abuses at a student and threatening her of physical violence for showing some ahem
purple love is doing the rounds these days. So is the half-hearted, not so well-meant
apology he attempted. Now to those who are saying BTS is way above these petty
attacks and ARMYs should just full on ignore this, the homophobic comments he
passed at BTS are not the problem here.
The much bigger problem is the
threats he tries to pass off as a mere scolding… Now a scolding would be along
the lines of:
Do this and I will throw you out
of the class or something like that which is perfectly acceptable since you are
supposedly a teacher(!).
But we were shocked to hear words
like:
Quote:
If you weren’t a girl, I
would’ve grabbed your collar and slapped you. Your cheeks would’ve been swollen
so much that you wouldn’t be able to say ‘BTS’…I would’ve punched you so hard
your nose would start bleeding.
The video is so problematic that
anyone with a sane mind would be uncomfortable and alarmed at the mental state
of this person.
It just gives a message that it
is wrong to have a successful, positive role model in your life if they do not
conform to the society norms about masculinity. Moreover, it emphasizes that
anything significant can only be achieved by doggedly pursuing academics and
ignoring all other active interests in your life.
It is the same as classifying
students who are passionate about their studies as nerds.
Speaking about the apology…,
It basically went like
I am stressed
Engaged all day in teaching
and when I am not teaching I am making PPTs
Could not see the doubts other
students were posting in the comment threads.
But my parents and wife
pointed out that I was wrong.
Ok so you did not arrive on this
conclusion on your own. You are saying sorry only because your family members
think you are wrong. That too only after the incident went viral and even the Korean
media took cognizance.
Some major a** saving there.
As a teacher, your job does not
end at teaching the subjects. You are equally responsible for teaching the
children the importance of having a well-balanced life. It is never wrong to
have and discuss active interests. I leave you with the question:
If it was a couple of students
discussing yesterday’s cricket match or world cup football for that matter,
would your reaction be the same?
I don't think so!
