Racial Slur

[indago]

From The Associated Press 24 May 2016:
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A white University of Kansas assistant professor who used a racial slur during a class discussion on race said the school won't renew her contract after the next academic year. Andrea Quenette, who was cleared by a university investigation into complaints of discrimination, said Monday she was notified last week that she would not be reappointed to her job after the spring 2017 semester...

...A group of graduate students demanded in November that Quenette be fired after she used the slur in a class, which was held the day after a contentious forum on race and discrimination at the university. ...Quenette said she used the slur when comparing the University of Kansas to other campuses and did not direct it toward a specific person.
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So, don't nobody be hollerin' NIGG*R in a crowded theater...

An open letter calling for Quenette's dismissal says that she said: “As a white woman I just never have seen the racism. … It’s not like I see ‘nigg*r’ spray painted on walls. …” Via email Quenette said that she did use the slur, but did so in comparing the University of Kansas to the University of Missouri, where many students reported seeing and hearing the word -- and citing that as an example of the discrimination they face. Quenette stressed that she never directed the word at anyone and used it as an example of a slur, not to hurt anyone.

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[JakeStarkey]

The use of the term in a professional class on literature or sociology is perfectly acceptable.

 

[indago]

The use of the term in a professional class on literature or sociology is perfectly acceptable.

Apparently not!

 

[JakeStarkey]

The use of the term in a professional class on literature or sociology is perfectly acceptable.

Apparently not!

The full situation at Kansas and this incident is not clear yet. The prof may have used the term "n*gger knocking" in describing a pattern of white youth who harassed blacks.

From the article published last November, " An open letter calling for Quenette's dismissal says that she said: “As a white woman I just never have seen the racism. … It’s not like I see ‘******’ spray painted on walls. …” Via email Quenette said that she did use the slur, but did so in comparing the University of Kansas to the University of Missouri, where many students reported seeing and hearing the word -- and citing that as an example of the discrimination they face. Quenette stressed that she never directed the word at anyone and used it as an example of a slur, not to hurt anyone.

Quenette also raised questions about a complaint made by many black students at Kansas: that the discrimination they face is one reason why their graduation rates lag those of other groups. (According to the latest Education Department data, the six-year graduation rates at Kansas are 64 percent for Asian students, 61 percent for white students, 53 percent for Latino students and 45 percent for black students.)

While the exact phrasing is in dispute, Quenette and her critics agree that she questioned the discrimination explanation for the graduation rate variance, and said that academic preparedness might also be a cause.

Reaction to the class session was intense and immediate. Five students filed complaints with the university, charging Quenette with creating a hostile environment."

 

[Divine Wind]

The use of the term in a professional class on literature or sociology is perfectly acceptable.

Apparently not!

PC strikes again!

KU professor who said N-word in class will lose job at university

 

[indago]

It can't even be discussed here without the PC Police Censorship.

 

[Asclepias]

This is for all my Negus.

 

[Mudda]

The proper term is nignags.