gisambards wrote:you seem to be taking issue with people criticising the student
Yes, I do think it is silly for people to be so upset about this.
gisambards wrote: and then questioned why, on a forum that you say is very "anti pc", that stance had been reversed in this case - implying that it's pro-PC to criticise the student. Surely it would be pro-PC to criticise the professor for telling a woman how to dress?
To be more clear about the pc-ness; I think it is wrong when people tell another person that their actions are making others uncomfortable due to cultural normality and societal expectations. I would like to clairify that, the presumptions you made are the opposite of what I intended. I do not think it would be acceptable to "criticize" the student. But would agree that the teacher was in the wrong.
Am I missing something here? I'd love to know. If I'm not understanding why something that shouldn't matter should matter I'd be happy to better understand why that thing that doesn't matter should matter even thought it shouldn't.