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Demovictory9

(33,663 posts)
Fri Jul 19, 2024, 05:53 PM Jul 2024

California biology teacher's test question begins: "In African Americans, they have a gene for the pimp walk..."

https://www.theroot.com/sacramento-science-teacher-suspended-for-asking-this-ra-1851585759

Sacramento Science Teacher Suspended For Asking This Racist Question on Biology Test
Teacher Alex Nguyen has been a teacher at Luther Burbank for at least a decade.


Teacher Alex Nguyen at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif. is under fire for including what’s perceived as inappropriate and racist questions on a biology final exam given last month.

According to The Sacramento Bee, several students in the class were identified by first and last name on the test. Nguyen chose to describe the students by their ethnicities and physical appearances. Then, he paired them up and asked questions about what traits a possible child of these two students would have.

“For some reason, the African American culture has influenced most of the student body. How? In African Americans, they have a gene for the pimp walk, which is dominant,” the question began. “What is the result if you cross (student name) homozygous dominant Latina with a homozygous recessive Hmong like (student name)?”

The question stated that the dominant trait was walking with a limp and the recessive trait was normal. Nguyen also made fun of another student and included their full name in the question: “In high school, there are individuals who are cross-eyed like (the name of a fellow student) and (the name of the student previously mentioned), which is a dominant trait.
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California biology teacher's test question begins: "In African Americans, they have a gene for the pimp walk..." (Original Post) Demovictory9 Jul 2024 OP
Wtaf GPV Jul 2024 #1
This guy is homozygous for a complete deletion of the self-preservation gene. RockRaven Jul 2024 #2
Who will hire him after this? BigmanPigman Jul 2024 #3
Any Gulf Coast state? Magoo48 Jul 2024 #4
Fox, Breitbart... keithbvadu2 Jul 2024 #5
If you are going to be blatantly racist Aussie105 Jul 2024 #6
That guy shouldn't be suspended karin_sj Jul 2024 #7
plus!! riversedge Jul 2024 #10
The Moron gene must be dominant in his family. Permanut Jul 2024 #8
perceived? Skittles Jul 2024 #9

RockRaven

(16,181 posts)
2. This guy is homozygous for a complete deletion of the self-preservation gene.
Fri Jul 19, 2024, 06:06 PM
Jul 2024

How is it that people can be so fucking stupid?

Aussie105

(6,193 posts)
6. If you are going to be blatantly racist
Fri Jul 19, 2024, 07:48 PM
Jul 2024

you shouldn't be so blatant about it!

Good way to terminate your racist teaching job!

Lots of ways to ask questions about dominant and recessive gene inheritance.
That ain't the way.

karin_sj

(1,053 posts)
7. That guy shouldn't be suspended
Fri Jul 19, 2024, 08:06 PM
Jul 2024

He should be fired and banned from ever having a teaching job again. What a disgraceful POS!

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