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> would've anticipated the problem, and been more sensitive to it. People who aren't racist don't anticipate that kind of "problems" because we don't obsess ab
by himinlomax 6y ago
> would've anticipated the problem, and been more sensitive to it.
People who aren't racist don't anticipate that kind of "problems" because we don't obsess about race. Furthermore, while the words may sound "problematic" to a non Chinese speaker, anyone with some fluency would probably not even notice the similarity.
Let's do an experiment. Read the following aloud (the louder the better), preferably to another person:
I AM SOFA KING! WE TADD DEED!
- neilv 6y agoThe person who uttered it is a professor lecturing on language and culture. So it's unfortunate if they weren't aware of that aspect of cultural sensitivity in language, or accidentally missed it this time. As I said, I think this could be a constructive learning moment for a lot of people. (Though it might not be, if all dialogue is shouted&voted down by a team rivalry: between those who want to cancel everything they disagree with, and those who presume to understand the situations of everyone else and are the better arbiter of what everyone else has a right to care about.)
- himinlomax 6y ago> I think this could be a constructive learning moment for a lot of people Please.