[crc32]

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]

That 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]

> 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?

[baby]

Do you get upset when you learn the word for "black" in spanish?

[Kephael]

Leftists are trying to change the Spanish language because all nouns are gendered.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_neutrality_in_Spanish

[crc32]

No - 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.