US professor who told student to ‘anglicize’ Vietnamese name placed on leave
A U.S. college professor who allegedly told a Vietnamese student she should anglicize her name because he thinks it sounds offensive in English has been placed on leave.
Matthew Hubbard, a mathematics instructor at Laney College in Oakland, told the student in an undated email exchange that she should “anglicize” her name, Phuc Bui Diem Nguyen, as it “sounds like an insult” in English, according to screenshots of the emails posted on social media.
“If I lived in Vietnam and my name in your language sounded like Eat a [censored], I would change it to avoid embarrassment both on my part and on the part of the people who had to say it,” the professor continued, using an English word referring to the male genitalia.
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“I understand you are offended, but you need to understand your name is an offensive sound in my language,” he added.
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kungfufighter wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:42 pmUS professor who told student to ‘anglicize’ Vietnamese name placed on leave
A U.S. college professor who allegedly told a Vietnamese student she should anglicize her name because he thinks it sounds offensive in English has been placed on leave.
Matthew Hubbard, a mathematics instructor at Laney College in Oakland, told the student in an undated email exchange that she should “anglicize” her name, Phuc Bui Diem Nguyen, as it “sounds like an insult” in English, according to screenshots of the emails posted on social media.
“If I lived in Vietnam and my name in your language sounded like Eat a [censored], I would change it to avoid embarrassment both on my part and on the part of the people who had to say it,” the professor continued, using an English word referring to the male genitalia.
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“I understand you are offended, but you need to understand your name is an offensive sound in my language,” he added.
https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/202 ... 55180.html
I'm surprised no one also told him that pronounced with the wrong tone, bui also means penis.
Phuc Bui is pronounced in a similar fashion to ‘Fook Buoy’ in Vietnamese.
Phuc isn't promouced llike fuck though is it? It's more like fup.
Geez how long has he been a Professor....surely by now he would realise the consequences ?
probably old man syndrome.
theres and old high court judge in australia being investigated for sexually harassing at least 6 female staffers but its been suggested that there is more.
theres and old high court judge in australia being investigated for sexually harassing at least 6 female staffers but its been suggested that there is more.
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What is "old man syndrome" and how does that judge's actions relate to this case?
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