It also said there had been other instances of the word being used in online Zoom classes in the faculty of law by students without a professor present.
“It was created for the express purpose to demean and reduce human beings. It has no other use in the English language.” Notably, a Black student skateboarding on campus in June 2019 was stopped by campus security who demanded his identification and, when he refused, called Ottawa police who briefly arrested him.Article content continued
“My personal position is the professor had the right to use the word but was unwise to do so. There’s a difference between what rights one has and what rights are wise to exercise. This clearly went too far for our students.” Attaran said. But Frémont’s response didn’t satisfy Faye of the student union, who noted the sociology professor “doubled down” on the issue by inviting students to discuss her use of the N-word in another online session. The argument of academic freedom diverts attention for the need to discuss racism on campus, he said.Article content continued
Those students should leave school since they know everything. They are wasting their parents' money
What a sad time . Students want to ban free speech! No hard to guess students union leader was elected based on political correctness and victimhood, not on merit! Previous one was black and transgender without any deep intellectual leader aspects. Just go popular!
University student unions across Canada need to realize that Canada universities & collages are not madrasa that brainwash & indoctrinate students into Marxism, PC woke, left liberal progressive rhetoric along with intolerance, hated & racism against those that disagree with them
Multiculturalism doesnt work. Diversity is not a strength
Stop using settler or colonialists in 2020!
acoyne Of course they do. Victim mindset at every turn.
“When you’re using the N-word or presenting the N-word … you have a responsibility to know the weight of the word,” said Babacar Faye, UOSU president. So no rap music on campus.
Is there a list that will be circulated that contains all the words that can no longer be used in academic discourse? Or is there only one word on that list, despite hundreds of words in english being 'offensive, hurtful and reprehensible'?
University is for the free flow of information and ideas, even repugnant ideas.
I don’t t like the word broad when used to describe a woman. Ban it please
Idiotic