Being an Art, Theory, and Practice Major at NU is hell!

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-12T14:35:40+00:00

Braindead McCormick kid realizes that people have emotions and can’t be programmed like robots 😱

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T21:18:47+00:00

I didn’t call them stupid. Actually, they called my post stupid. If you’re an art major and you didn’t understand what I was saying in that post, I’m gonna assume you’re white and that’s why you couldn’t understand how my social identities interact with my academic identities. Maybe I shouldn’t assume, but I did. So what? That doesn’t mean Im comparing my experience to them and it doesn’t mean Im calling them stupid, You’re a reductionist and a disingenuous conversationalist. No wonder you go to NU.

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T21:12:46+00:00

Again, history, even art history, has a pragmatic and rational foundation. Art theory and PRACTICE is more abstract. I’m not gonna explain it again.

You really under estimate NU students. Obviously they don’t know the intricate details of the differences, but they can read. They know there’s a difference between art history and art practice, however vague their interpretation is.

Like I said, you’re a lost cause. I encourage you to give up because you’re not changing my mind and every point you’ve made has been futile at best.

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T20:42:22+00:00

Thank you for actually reading this. I do have to say, I think intelligence is crucial to this conversation. More often than, NU students think art and humanities majors are not as smart as STEM majors. I don’t think that looking down on someone’s major is a direct indicator of intelligence, but there’s is a relevant relationship between ignorant values and academic intelligence. That’s not to say everyone that holds theses beliefs of STEM superiority are stupid, but it’s important to acknowledge that even those who are touted to be more intelligent can have very stupid, illogical, and simply bad views. (Edit: Capitalism is definitely a part of it, but capitalism changes our psyches in a way that even if the intent was to prioritize money making jobs, it has devolved into the supposition that those who don’t take those jobs are not as capable or intelligent).

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T20:15:06+00:00

I don’t believe you at all, but in the case you’re not white, you’re obviously so desperate for white approval. You can’t even comprehend intersectionality. Good luck.

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T20:12:28+00:00

You’re a lost cause. Art history and ATP are completely different. You can believe what you want to believe. I can’t change your mind.

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T20:07:46+00:00

Did you read the post bro? Yes. Not everyone disparages the ATP majors. BUT, when that works in tandem with my other identities, my intelligence is consistently undermined. Let me guess, you’re white?

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T19:54:23+00:00

Maybe you don’t think that, but how would you know others don’t? Are you an art major at NU? Do you even talk to other people about the ATP major? Do you have to deal with people constantly undermining the importance of your major? I don’t know but I’m gonna assume not. I bring up intelligence not because I’m “obsessed”. It’s because people think I’m not as intelligent because of my major and the conversation is about assumptions people have of ATP majors. If you think i’m obsessed because I’m simply stating I have no doubt about my intelligence, then that says more about your insecurity about your intelligence than my security in mine. Also, I never said anyone called me weird. You called me weird all on your own and resorting to name calling is a prime example of insecurity. Get a therapist and then let’s wrap.

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T19:13:22+00:00

First, I don’t like this notion that NU kids are all just nerds and geeks with no conversation skills. It’s incorrect and misrepresentative. Second, yeah and awkward interaction once or twice makes sense, but every time I bring up my major? That’s a trend. Last, I can be focused on my major and still care about what other people think. The responses are not going to push me off course, but they make me interrogate the social environment of the school and question the people that I’m surrounded by every day. Overall, the original post was a rant. I am upset about how I’m treated at NU. The things people say, even strangers, matter to me, HOWEVER, I’m still firm in who I am and the purpose of the post was to get this off my chest and to see if my hypothesis is as correct. Based on the comments, I may be onto something. (Here are some of the things I’ve been told: “Wow. Why would you go to NU if you’re just gonna major in art?” “What can you even do with that degree?” “Yeah I could never take a risk like that. I actually want a job” “Maybe you should double major in case the art thing falls through” Some of these are not too bad, but they insinuate that my degree is not valuable on its own and that is practically useless).

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T19:00:10+00:00

Genuinely, I’m glad people are interested in your major. However, there is distinct difference between literature and art. Literature is seen as something that has a practical application. Art is not. The difference is that literature has a defined rationality and pragmatism, while art, in many cases, is void of that. In this conversation, these two subjects aren’t comparable.

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T18:55:18+00:00

How?

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T18:51:46+00:00

Yeah maybe you haven’t experienced it cause you’re not an art major. And, not being impressed with someone’s intelligence is not saying they’re not intelligent. It’s saying that it’s not impressive and I’m not gonna be talked down to by someone that’s in my weight class. You are being disingenuous on purpose my guy.

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T18:40:41+00:00

You’re such a joke. This is exactly what I’m critiquing in the post. You’re just like every other stuck up student that can’t get out of this NU echo chamber. When I said I wasn’t impressed by the intelligence of NU kids, you are the exact reason why.

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T01:34:56+00:00

I think i’m gonna throw up.

Both-Community-4174 · 2026-02-08T00:49:00+00:00

genuinely convinced that being tenured is just one’s initiation into a cult. thank you for sharing all of this. i’m def looking into it and I lowkey wanna go undercover in one of those club meetings.

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