My experience isn’t as much as a problem but it could show it goes back several decades. I was in grad school for my MSSW. I was born with a hearing loss but in those days hearing aid’s didn’t help, no one knew. I grew up teaching myself to lip read. I was one of the few in the class who weren’t ultra liberal. I positioned myself in class to see the prof talk in order to “hear” & would follow with my eyes. Her son was in my class. At a party I heard him joking about a student who wanted to get in on his mom’s good side by following her every word.

Another prof gave me C’s on everything. Not bragging but I know I didn’t do C work. Teacher’s pet would come in late EVERY day, prof would start the lecture from the beginning when she arrived - that student got A’s. Maybe she deserved them? Later the prof gave a party; I went. Walked around the house, I dabbled in art, noticed some lovely art work on walls so started looking - another woman joined me & we hung out the rest of the evening talking art. She was the artist. Prof came in, saw us talking… later I learned the 2 were a gay couple, living together - didn’t phase me in the least. I started getting straight A’s.

Judgemental hypocrites