From the Rose Law Group Reporter Growlery
By Phil Riske, managing editor
An Open Letter to Parents of Arizona State University Coeds:
You took out a second mortgage to send your daughter to ASU.
You were aware of problems at the school with student drinking, and you urged your daughter to use common sense in having fun on weekends.
You encouraged her to study hard and get the degree that would enhance her chances of success in her chosen field.
She sends home letters, saying things at ASU are cool, and she looks forward to seeing you at Christmas.
Your daughter arrives home for the holidays, and you notice something odd, if not alarming: She has hairy legs and armpits.
“Have you been taking care of yourself?” you ask. “Are you OK?” “We notice you haven’t shaved your legs and armpits.”
She explains Professor Breanne Fahs offered female students extra-credit if they “stop shaving their legs and underarms for ten weeks during the semester while keeping a journal to document their experiences.” For Fahs, who teaches women and gender studies, the purpose is to get students thinking critically about societal norms and gender roles.
A similar opportunity is available to men in Fahs’ classes who receive extra credit for shaving all of their hair from the neck down.
Since we’re already heading down the academic slippery slope here, let’s take it two steps further. Let’s offer scholarships to coeds who agree to weekly testosterone therapy until they begin to grow beards and win arm wrestling contests with ASU football players.
For the men, estrogen therapy until they grow breasts and get catcalls from windows in women’s dorms.
One last thought, parents, tell your daughter to drop Fah’s class like a bad habit.
