i'm sorry men being forced to answer for themselves is so painful. you know what's more painful? the level of intimate partner violence in this country. the baseline disrespect and humiliation that women are forced to take in order to survive.
Full offense, but we shouldn't have to stop, hold your hand, and say, "That was a sad choice, wasn't it? Can you help think of a better one?" when writing for adults
I specifically requested no more metaphors
A friend of mine who was TA’ing for an AmLit course found a copy of Moby Dick a student had left behind. It had only one marginal annotation, around page 100, that simply said “whale is important.”