Penn State professor sues college after claiming 'race discrimination'
Zack De Piero, 40 - an English professor who worked at Pennsylvania State University - is suing the college on claims that they racially discriminated against him and other white staff.
CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THIS GO UP THE “food chain” of the appellate court system..ALL THE WAY TO SCOTUS 🇺🇸 💪 💪 🇺🇸
SCOTUS is on a roll.
He's suing two women, according to the article:
'Defendants' bigotry manifests itself in low expectations - they do not expect black or hispanic students to achieve the same mastery of academic subject matters as other students and therefore insist that deficient performance must be excused,' the lawsuit said.
'Second, Defendants' bigotry manifests itself in overt discrimination against students and faculty who do apply consistent standards, especially White faculty.'
In one exercise, a former equity officer named in the suit, Alina Wong, allegedly engaged staff in a breathing exercise suggesting white staff hold their breath longer than people of color to 'feel the pain that George Floyd endured,' the lawsuit claimed.
'De Piero and other faculty were thus singled out, caused to experience discomfort, and feel 'the pain' on the basis of their skin color,' the lawsuit said.
Wong no longer works at Penn State and is currently the vice president for institutional equity at Macalester College, according to her LinkedIn.
It was also claimed that Naydan 'instructed her writing faculty to teach that White supremacy exists in language itself.'
'Therefore, that the English language itself is 'racist' and, furthermore, that White supremacy exists in the teaching of writing of English, and therefore writing teachers are themselves racist white supremacists,' the suit said.
It was also claimed that Naydan 'endorsed a view that racism against white people isn't racism.'
The lawsuit continued: 'Penn State actively treated De Piero as the problem, suggesting mental health treatment and disciplining him for bullying when he dared to complain.
'As a result, De Piero's only option to escape the hostile environment was to leave Penn State. This constructive termination occurred on August 2, 2022.'
The other end of "ebonic's"
But it is the embodiment of white supremacy. Because English is the best language, bar none.
If you would like to join the whites in their supremacy, you'll need to speak English first.
I don't think English is the best language. We take from too many other languages, and it makes things fairly confusing to the point that even native English speakers end up being functionally illiterate.
But every language has its complexities that in a modern world is easy to criticize, but developing languages is not an easy feat.
But please, yes, let's force people to learn our language if they want to be here. There's nothing wrong with that. I wouldn't go to Japan and expect everything to be in 100% perfect English everywhere I go.
"...even native English speakers end up being functionally illiterate."
Only if you go by the majority of Internet postings.
Or our "inner cities."
Definitely untrue. Every day people everywhere misuse words or incorrect grammar. We also see it in press releases more than we used to, including our own press releases by Trump's teams.
You seen a chinese language keyboard?
Not understanding a different language doesn't make it easier or harder, but having roots of your words taken from all sorts of different languages makes things difficult.
For people who aren't taught our alphabet, our keyboards are weird too.
You'd be amazed to see how many of my fellow British expats here in Greece expect everyone to speak English.
To be fair, English has become more or less the de facto "universal language," spoken all over the world. So although your Brit friends are clearly suffering from cultural tunnel vision, the expectation that they can find at least someone who knows some basic English isn't so outrageous.
Have also heard that when traveling, keeping an ear out for people who speak English can be very beneficial in meeting new people who may know the area better than you, or offer interesting conversation. There's often someone who will speak it, even if not natively, and that is always fun.
You can see the smug in the 1/2 women faces.