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I can’t believe the reactionary comments to this. Of course, we have no idea of the context. But if it was anything like the linked video - and it could have b
by crc32 6y ago
I can’t believe the reactionary comments to this.
Of course, we have no idea of the context. But if it was anything like the linked video - and it could have been worse - it’s perfectly understandable why students would be surprised and perhaps upset.
If you disagree, its worth asking yourself, what reaction would you expect if you were a chinese professor enunciating the word “cunt” during a lecture, with no prior warning?
- sudosteph 6y agoThat video IS the context. It's Covid era - everything is streamed. We are all watching the same thing the students saw. And if a Chinese professor prefaced the use of that word with an explanation about that word's usage in another language, I would find that a very memorable educational experience. That's it. I don't need to be warned about a sound because a similar sound with a different meaning is used in negative ways.
- crc32 6y ago> I don't need to be warned about a sound because a similar sound with a different meaning is used in negative ways. Perhaps you don’t - that’s fine. But can you see why other people might need such a warning? If you were teaching a foreign language word with a similar sound to “motherfucker” what reaction would you expect from your class of 18-21 year olds?
- sudosteph 6y agoNo, I really can't see why. And like many other women in this world, I've actually experienced being called that word in a threatening way. Sound alone does not make a word scary. Context and intent matter. As far as saying "motherfucker" - I'd expect chuckles from any students paying attention. Then class would continue. It's not like students haven't heard all of these words before.
- cik2e 6y agoI would expect them to use their brains and understand that this is a word in a foreign language that has a completely different meaning than the offensive word in their own. Is that too much to ask for?
- baby 6y agoDo you get upset when you learn the word for "black" in spanish?
- crc32 6y agoNo - I can’t remember when i learnt that; possibly because I’m English and due to geographical proximity. I was surprised by the linked video though, it could have done with a prior warning in my opinion.
- baby 6y agoI disagree, I think not acknowledging it is better, because there is no freaking relation with the word I'm not supposed to write
- Kephael 6y agoLeftists are trying to change the Spanish language because all nouns are gendered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_neutrality_in_Spanish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_neutrality_in_Spanish
- baby 6y agothis "leftists are doing that" bullshit is usually an extreme right way of dismissing everything