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Controversial professor sparks outrage with

racist comments on Indians

OuR BuREAu According to Philadelphia In-
quirer, the university declined to com-
New York, NY
ment on her latest remarks, and the
my Wax, a professor at the law school reiterated that her “views
University of Pennsylvania do not reflect our values or practices.”
ACarey Law School, attacked Her remarks not only drew flak
immigrants for being critical of the from people in India but also from her
US. She claimed during Tucker Carl- peers and colleagues. “We are Amer-
son’s show that “Blacks” and other ica. And we’re committed to disman-
“non-western” groups harbor “re- tling the systems that give your racist,
sentment, shame, and envy” against moronic ideas a platform to spread,”
western people for their “outsized Neil Makhija, another Penn Law
achievements and contributions.” School lecturer, wrote on Twitter.
Wax, who is also a neurologist, Aseem Shukla, a pediatric urolo-
then went on to attack Indian immi- gist and professor at Penn Medicine,
grants by saying that they were crit- min women from India) are taught went viral on Twitter garnering over too joined the conversation. Tagging
ical of everything in the US while that they are better than everybody a million views. Penn Law, he wrote: “Some of us
“their own country is a sh**hole”. else because they are Brahmin elites While most were annoyed, they Indian American docs @PennMed-
Wax criticized Asians and and yet, on so1zme level, their coun- added that her remarks don’t come icine do our part to make America
South Asians, particularly Indian try is a sh**hole.” “They’ve realized as a shock as she has a history of the great healthcare system you de-
doctors at Penn Medicine, who she that we’ve outgunned and outclassed making racist remarks. scribe. So, yeah, we have the right to
said: “are on the ramparts for the them in every way… They feel anger. In January, she had said the US criticize it too.”
antiracism initiative for dump on They feel envy. They feel shame… It is “better off with fewer Asians”. Many wondered if she can be so
America.” creates ingratitude of the most mon- Penn Law School dean Theodore comfortable with displaying her bla-
She also singled out Brah- strous kind,” the 69-year-old profes- Ruger at the time had addressed the tant racism on air, how much Asian
min women from India. Wax said: sor said on air. controversy, calling Wax’s comments or Black students who study under
“Here’s the problem. They (Brah- Soon, the obnoxious segment “anti-intellectual” and “racist.” her must suffer.

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