A Bro♑nx Latina wants to teach her professor a lesso𒊎n.
Tiffany Marti🤡nez says in a blog posting that sheꦦ was publicly humiliated when her sociology professor at Suffolk University in Boston accused her of plagiarizing her sociology essay simply because she used the transition word “hence.”
She said the professor rudely tossed the paper back to ওher in front of the class, saying loudly, “This is not your language.”
Martinez said the professor circled the word “hence” on her essay andജ wrote, “This is not your word” — underlining “not” several times.
The professor also wrote in blue pen, “Please go back and indicate where you cut and paste” — a not-so-subtle accusation that Martinez had plagiarized some of t🧸he essay straight from the Internet.
The 21-year-old’s version of what happened in the classroom went viral last week, and by the n♏ext day was trending on Twitter under the hashtag #hence.
, titled “Academia, Love Me Back,💯” the college senior said she felt “both dꦇisrespected and invalidated” by the teacher’s comments.
“My🦄 last name and appearance immediately instills 𒐪a set of biases before I have the chance to open my mouth,” she wrote.
“As a minority in my classrooms, I continuously hear my peers and professors use language that both covertly and overtly🔯 oppresses the communities I 🍸belong to.”
Martinez, who said she plans on entering a Master’s program in t⛄he fall aꦅnd hopes to eventually become a professor herself, concluded about the university:
“Therefore, I do not always feel safe when I attempt to advocate for my peopleౠ in theღse spaces.”
Suffolk University’s Sociology Department did not🦄 return ℱcalls seeking comment.
But the school’s newspaper, Suffolk Journal, reported that 💝the university’s ac🙈ting president and acting provost sent an e-mail to members of the community.
“As an institution that was founded on the highest principles of inclusivity and respect, we take this and any such concern extremely ser♏iously,” the e-mail said.
Martinez𝐆 seemed surprised at the fallout from her posting.
“Can’t believe #HENCE is a thing,” she tweeted Friday, in what appeared to be her last 𓄧social-media comment on the matter.
“I’m about to go speak to🗹 the professor now,” she added. “Wish me luck! “
When reached for comment, Martinez declined to elaborate on𒉰 her blog post but said: “ I am a little uneasy about returning to class but I know that I have the support of so many.”