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To think that making fun of/ deliberately mispronouncing a foreign name is a form of racism?

77 replies

Bushmillsbabe · 26/07/2024 08:44

My daughter told me yesterday how her teacher kept referring to Rishi Sunak as Wiff -fee Sunak when talking to her year 3 class. (Not quite sure how to type it, but Wiffey as in a word people would use for smelly, rather than like a wife or like WiFi Internet). Regardless of anyone's opinions of him, I don't feel that an appropriate example for a teacher to set. AIBU? She apparently laughed when doing it, and she doesn't have a lisp.

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Mrsjayy · 26/07/2024 08:48

I don't understand I mean it's an R surely a teacher can pronounce and R? Was she saying Whiffy ? If so that's ridiculous immature and probably racist.

CurlewKate · 26/07/2024 08:46

I don't think it's racist in isolation. I do think it's inappropriate for a teacher.