Mr. T Responds to Double Standards/Pity Da Fool

Campus Podcast @ Metro State University · Oct 2, 2026 · 19m

Learning Objective (with example)

Objective: Students will be able to identify and explain a double standard presented in a comedic text about leadership behavior. Example: A student states, “The text shows a double standard because the mayor receives leniency that a man accused of similar conduct toward a woman would not receive.”

Learning Outcome (with example)

Outcome: Students will demonstrate understanding by citing one example of how humor is used to expose unequal treatment in the text. Example: A student writes, “The Mr. T line — ‘I pity the foo…’ — uses humor to highlight how a man…