In academia writing about subjective topics is a minefield at the minute. I was lucky enough that most of my lecturers were open minded, but I got a bare pass in one module for making a pro Putin argument. It wasn't even a general "Putin is great" thing, I simply argued that he may of had a point about western powers encroaching on Russia's neighbors, knowing that it would aggravate Russia. At that point, I honestly thought it was my best work, so I was shocked at the result. I seen the name of person who graded it, and decided to confirm my suspicions, that she was a leftist who hated Putin. I quickly found her Twitter account and literally every post what was available was pro EU, so my suspicion was right.
This sort of thing definitely happens. I think that in some cases, they can't even see how biased they are. They have been so long inside their bubble that other views sound "objectively" wrong to their ears.
In academia writing about subjective topics is a minefield at the minute. I was lucky enough that most of my lecturers were open minded, but I got a bare pass in one module for making a pro Putin argument. It wasn't even a general "Putin is great" thing, I simply argued that he may of had a point about western powers encroaching on Russia's neighbors, knowing that it would aggravate Russia. At that point, I honestly thought it was my best work, so I was shocked at the result. I seen the name of person who graded it, and decided to confirm my suspicions, that she was a leftist who hated Putin. I quickly found her Twitter account and literally every post what was available was pro EU, so my suspicion was right.
This sort of thing definitely happens. I think that in some cases, they can't even see how biased they are. They have been so long inside their bubble that other views sound "objectively" wrong to their ears.