A Columbia University student publicly complained about her professor using the word "Negro," even though he said it in a lesson about 1960s America.
The Columbia Daily Spector ran a storyThursday about what happens "when professors make racially insensitive remarks." The paper cited a complaint by student Maria Fernanda Martinez of a perceived "microagression." Martinez said her professor told the class it was appropriate to use the term "Negro" when discussing the 1960's, a time when that was the politically correct term for African-Americans.
"Martinez, troubled by these comments, sent her professor an email after class, including links to resources about why using the term is offensive, but said she saw no real change in her professor’s approach to teaching the material," the Spector reported.
"I didn’t pay attention in class after that," Martinez said.
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If you don't like the material covered in the class and find it to be offensive, micro-aggression ( lets just keep making up words to fit your narrative), racist or just plain dislike it then withdraw from the class...problem solved! If you don't like a book, movie, song, show, play, paint color etc. you don't stay, read, watch or look at it, etc. till the end do you? NO! You have the same option, walk away!
ReplyDeleteNo, let's just rewrite history so that no one will ever again be micro-offended.
ReplyDeleteLet me guess, a Hispanic female getting a free ride to a ivy league school because of race and gender?? Still not satisfied
ReplyDeleteThis would be utterly hilarious if it weren't true.
ReplyDeleteWTF?!?!
At some point the school administrations nationwide need to take back control of the classroom from radicalized Fascist students.
ReplyDeleteAgain, society going out of control with PC. This punk kid wasn't around when a person was referred to as negro and is still used not derogatory. I use a "person" because I don't know what that individual wants to be called without being offended (they don't either).
ReplyDeleteI would think if a person would leave home, go to work, school or wherever and do their business intended while keeping their nose clean, they would go home having had a good day without strife.
I am not offended by hearing honky, cracker, white trash, mother f' or anything else. The person saying those things don't know me, so they don't know who or what I am. If they do know me, I know they are carrying-on or whatever. It would be a more civilized place if people understood that and leave the thin skin to themselves. As long as you stir it, it will continue to smell....grow up punk kid.
Please, someone tell me the most recent description black people call themselves! I think I'm still called a cracker, but they change every decade.
ReplyDeleteLet's just give it a rest
ReplyDeleteOh for pete's sake. The other day it was "colored". What do they want to be called? They are colored. They are negro. They are black. I just don't get it.
ReplyDeleteWhat would you prefer we say ? Leeches, thugs, no gooders, democrats ?
ReplyDeleteTo be politically correct when teaching history is incorrect.Sad isn't it. How in the heck are these young people going to get along in this world?
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