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Did you watch the video of him using it? While it’s a very common phrase while speaking Mandarin, and while I do not think this is a fireable offense, the prof

by Nbox9 6y ago

Did you watch the video of him using it? While it’s a very common phrase while speaking Mandarin, and while I do not think this is a fireable offense, the professor could have chosen one of dozens of other examples in his lecture very easily.

jasonjei 6y ago
Are you an expert in Chinese? What, in your opinion, is a suitable alternative example in Mandarin Chinese, then, that is commonly used by speakers of Mandarin Chinese?
TechBro8615 6y ago
I think this is all a huge overreaction. But I also watched the video and honestly it looked like he was saying it because he knew he could get away with it. That's the most likely explanation for why he picked Chinese as an example of another language's "um" word. Just IMO though, no way to know for sure. It was at least tactless. He knew how it would sound.
- jiofih 6y ago
  Why the need to judge and condemn here? If it’s such a common word in Chinese speech, have you considered that it may be a common word for him?
  - TechBro8615 6y ago
    He's a white communications professor from USA, so no not really
    - augusto2112 6y ago
      From his CV[1]: - "Professor Patton primarily teaches in USC’s Full-Time MBA Program and its Executive MBA Programs in the U.S. and China" - "He has served as a key advisor to the Center for Asian-Pacific Leadership, a faculty member at the US-China Institute and a leader of MBA learning programs in China and Korea." [1]: https://www.marshall.usc.edu/sites/default/files/gpatton/pci/20%20Vita%20Dr.%20Gregory%20H.%20Patton%20USC-1.pdf https://www.marshall.usc.edu/sites/default/files/gpatton/pci...
- idrios 6y ago
  Or maybe he picked Chinese because it's the most well-known pause word of any non-Eurocentric language
jiofih 6y ago
So you agree with censoring foreign words based on your own culture sensitivities.
baby 6y ago
Dude I've lived in China and people just say it exactly like he said it in the video (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvnx1wcrbcg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvnx1wcrbcg)

by Nbox9 6y ago

jasonjei 6y ago

Are you an expert in Chinese? What, in your opinion, is a suitable alternative example in Mandarin Chinese, then, that is commonly used by speakers of Mandarin Chinese?

TechBro8615 6y ago

I think this is all a huge overreaction. But I also watched the video and honestly it looked like he was saying it because he knew he could get away with it. That's the most likely explanation for why he picked Chinese as an example of another language's "um" word. Just IMO though, no way to know for sure. It was at least tactless. He knew how it would sound.

jiofih 6y ago
Why the need to judge and condemn here? If it’s such a common word in Chinese speech, have you considered that it may be a common word for him?
- TechBro8615 6y ago
  He's a white communications professor from USA, so no not really
  - augusto2112 6y ago
    From his CV[1]: - "Professor Patton primarily teaches in USC’s Full-Time MBA Program and its Executive MBA Programs in the U.S. and China" - "He has served as a key advisor to the Center for Asian-Pacific Leadership, a faculty member at the US-China Institute and a leader of MBA learning programs in China and Korea." [1]: https://www.marshall.usc.edu/sites/default/files/gpatton/pci/20%20Vita%20Dr.%20Gregory%20H.%20Patton%20USC-1.pdf https://www.marshall.usc.edu/sites/default/files/gpatton/pci...
idrios 6y ago
Or maybe he picked Chinese because it's the most well-known pause word of any non-Eurocentric language

jiofih 6y ago

So you agree with censoring foreign words based on your own culture sensitivities.

baby 6y ago

Dude I've lived in China and people just say it exactly like he said it in the video (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvnx1wcrbcg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvnx1wcrbcg)