When a professor at the University of Southern California in the United States was in class, he was complained by the students and was suspended by the school because he said a Chinese word “that” that sounds like the racially discriminatory word “Nigger” (meaning “Nigga”) in English. .
The professor’s is Greg Barton, who is the professor of communication at the school. At that time he was teaching about “fillers” in different languages. He talked about a common “filler word” in Chinese-“that”. However, the Chinese pronunciation of “that” resembles the English word “Nigger” and was complained by students.
According to the American education website “Campus Reform”, the University of Southern California stated in a statement to the website on September 1, local time: “Professor Barton has agreed to take a temporary vacation during the investigation.” The University of Southern California also stated in a statement that “the school is ‘committed to building a culture of respect and dignity so that all members of our community can feel safe, supportive and prosperous.’