Complimenting foreign student’s English a microaggression , says Imperial College
Saying you’re so articulate also carries an assumption that white people are more intelligent, according to diversity training manuals
15 May 2021 • 5:00pm
Lecturers should not compliment a foreign student’s English because it is a potentially racist “microaggression”, leading universities have said.
Saying “you speak English so well” or “you’re so articulate” to an ethnic minority student carries an assumption that white people are more intelligent, according to Imperial College London, in an online training course made available to staff which included examples of microaggressions to avoid.
Microaggressions are subtle, invisible and insidious remarks that create an “internal conflict” for minorities who experience them, the university says in diversity training manuals, likening the impact to death by a thousand cuts .
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Governmentâs âOnline Safetyâ Bill Will Limit Free Speech, Lead To Massive âState-backed Censorshipâ Warn Watchdogs
Published: May 13, 2021
Free speech activists in the UK have warned that new government legislation aimed at social media companies is set to decimate free speech and bring in ‘state-backed censorship’ on an unprecedented scale.
The ‘Online Safety’ Bill is being introduced with the justification of forcing big tech to be more accountable for ‘harmful’ content on their websites.
However, activists have noted that it will could be used to remove any opinions and content that big tech or the state do not agree with, and could lead to more publishers being permanently banned from platforms.
Professor Peter Mathieson has created an intolerant and illiberal cancel culture
Lecturers at Edinburgh University are left feeling unable to speak out, staff claim
Comes after investigation into lecturer Neil Thin who students blasted as racist
One professor at Edinburgh university said countless others support Dr Thin
But they fear doing so publicly due to potential backlash from others at the uni
New Government plans to crack down on harmful content online risk stifling the free press, silencing marginalised voices and introducing state-backed censorship on a scale never seen in a liberal democracy , campaigners have warned.
The proposed Online Safety Bill is intended to make tech giants accountable for harmful content on their platforms.
But instead of just taking down illegal hate speech, campaigners warned that in its draft form it could also be used to target wider freedom of expression including from the media – and could even result in blanket bans for publishers.
The draft bill hands more power to Ofcom, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden and social media platforms to regulate what news users see on social media.
The Reverend Dr Bernard Randall delivered a sermon defending the right of pupils at independent Trent College near Nottingham to question the school s introduction of new LGBT policies.