Whoever started the phrase "there is no such thing as a stupid question" clearly wasn't a WGST major. I've worked a couple of major fairs over the last two years and received a whole lot of the following questions.

1. That's a real major?

Nope. Totally fake, like a unicorn. I made it up.

2. Do you hate men?

I don't know, why don't you ask my boyfriend.

3. Are you a lesbian?

Please see previous response.

4. So are you a feminist?

I mean, duh. But I was a feminist long before I was ever a WGST major and I don't understand why more people aren't.

5. Don't feminists believe gender isn't real/how do you even study gender?

Gender is a social construct, therefore it isn't really real but it is because society believes it is. Since society believes in gender there are obvious consequences of such belief. That is what I study.

6. What do you even do?

We take classes just like everyone else.

7. What kind of classes do you take?

I don't really mind this question, it's the ones that follow it that bother me.

8. How come there aren't men's history classes?

That, good sir, is called a history class.

9. Why isn't there a Men's Studies?

10. Are all your classes related to gay people/sex?

NO! Are all of the classes you take related to the same thing? I'm pretty sure if you're a English major all your classes don't relate to the same book.

11. What can you do with that?

Anything I want to. Thanks for asking.

Half the time it really isn't the question I have an issue with but rather the way the question was asked. And also, if you're going to ask me a question about my major, the least you could do is actually listen to my answer.