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True story... back when my father was in engineering school there was a particularly "difficult" affirmative action female in the calculus 2 lecture hall, that kept interrupting the professor, demanding to know "Why we have to learn this". The professor stopped his lecture, entertained the young lady, and responded with a practical engineering example of the lecture topic being used.

This wasn't "good enough"... The girl just wanted to be difficult for the sake of being difficult, common behavior found in old-school feminists and modern millennial females.

The professor remained calm, and offered the class a different practical example, and worked out a solution on the chalkboard.

The girl interrupted the lecture a THIRD TIME, complaining that she saw no benefit in covering the mathematical operation/theory being discussed. The professor, who was at the chalkboard with his back to the lecture hall, stopped, set the chalk down at the bottom of the board, slowly turned around, and addressed the entire lecture hall.

"A few of you will grasp these concepts, move forward in your studies, graduate with bachelor degree in your chosen engineering discipline, and go forth into industry to become the designers, the makers, the producers and the drivers of our nation as Professional Engineers. Some of you, however, may want to consider that they would better serve society by MARRYING a Professional Engineer.

The lecture hall ERUPTED with laughter, the little twat, completely humiliated, put on a air of being offended, made a few snarky comments as she got up, and left the Hall in a huff.

I imagine if a college professor were to say something so absolutely SPOT ON these days, he would be fired.