"That" in Chinese language is racism against black

[Song Hong]

A US university investigation into one of its professors has ignited a debate over the use of a seemingly innocuous Chinese word.

Professor Greg Patton at the University of Southern California (USC) was telling students in a communications lecture last month about filler, or pause words, such as 'err', 'umm' or 'you know' in English.

Footage of his lecture, which has now gone viral, shows Prof Patton saying: "In China, the common pause word is 'that, that, that'. So in China, it might be na-ge, na-ge, na-ge."

Enunciated, na-ge sounds like the N-word, which led several of the professor's students to complain to the university. Responding to the complaint, the dean of the university, Geoffrey Garrett, told students that Prof Patton would no longer be teaching the course.

"It is simply unacceptable for the faculty to use words in class that can marginalize, hurt and harm the psychological safety of our students," he said.

The university says that Prof Patton "volunteered to step away" from his role amid the investigation into complaints made against him.

Investigation into US professor sparks debate over Chinese word

News of an investigation into a US university professor for using a Mandarin word reaches China.

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[Leishangthem]

So what's offensive under US political history and the US local language will now affect Chinese language, a totally different language of a nation with no history with Africans similar to that US ?

 

[Beast]

They think the whole world revolve around US and US is the one who set the law for rest to follow?

 

[Song Hong]

Racism, LGBT, female rights, CO2, methane, child rights are now weaponized against the rest of the world.

 

[Beast]

Racism, LGBT, female rights, CO2, methane, child rights are now weaponized against the rest of the world.

Root of all evil (USA)

 

[STREANH]

Reminded me of this video xD

 

[Dungeness]

“Cultural Revolution" with American Characteristics, CRAC for short.

 

[MH.Yang]

"那个 (that)" and "nigger" do sound the same. But this is our language, not English, 那个 doesn't mean any racial discrimination. If blacks can't accept it, please leave China and don't come into contact with Chinese word.

BTW, China have never colonized africa, we don't owe blacks, we have no original sin. Don't talk about racial discrimination with us.

 

[Han-Tang]

Black people don't oppose discrimination，they just oppose discrimination against black.

 

[大汉奸柳传志]

white people should be blamed for this. they want the Chinese to carry the same guilt as they do

 

[Isotope]

Black people don't oppose discrimination，they just oppose discrimination against black.

Actually that is a very profound statement

 

[lcloo]

"That" or nage has been used by Chinese for thousands of years before the Americans used the word "nigger" for African slaves.

Just another attempt to stir hatre against Chinese.