Chairman Mao

USC Alumni Compare School to Chairman Mao for Suspending Prof. Who Said ‘Um’ in Chinese

A group of alumni sent an open letter to the USC this week criticizing its decision to suspend Professor Greg Patton. Patton was suspended at the beginning of September when he used the Chinese word that for “um,” which sounds to some like a racial slur. The alumni compared the university’s decision to the leadership of China’s Chairman Mao, who frequently accused innocent people of crimes.

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