My Chinese teachers *taught* us to use this filler (nèi ge) rather than "um." It has nothing to do with race. I hope his leave is paid....
USC Communications Professor Placed On Leave after Using Chinese Phrase That Sounds Like Racial Slur https://www.nationalreview.com/news/usc-communications-professor-placed-on-leave-after-using-chinese-word-that-sounds-like-racial-slur/">https://www.nationalreview.com/news/usc-...
USC Communications Professor Placed On Leave after Using Chinese Word That Sounds Like Racial Slur

USC is now “offering supportive measures to any student, faculty, or staff member who requests assistance.”

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/usc-communications-professor-placed-on-leave-after-using-chinese-word-that-sounds-like-racial-slur/
Additional perspective: https://twitter.com/raykwong/status/1301919153465352192?s=20">https://twitter.com/raykwong/...
Context: I know African-American colleagues who did do a double-take the first time they heard this. That’s totally reasonable.
I can’t think of someone better qualified to assess this than @vicmarsh, Mandarin-speaking former Foreign Service Officer now doing a PhD on effective diversity promotion: https://twitter.com/vicmarsh/status/1301928063865729024?s=21">https://twitter.com/vicmarsh/... https://twitter.com/vicmarsh/status/1301928063865729024">https://twitter.com/vicmarsh/...
Black China Caucus @BLKChinaCaucus view:
https://twitter.com/blkchinacaucus/status/1301931390917840898?s=21">https://twitter.com/blkchinac... https://twitter.com/blkchinacaucus/status/1301931390917840898">https://twitter.com/blkchinac...
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