Amy Chua, author of “Tiger Mother,” said Monday that the wake culture at America's elite universities has gotten so out of control during President Trump's first term that it has become reminiscent of China's Cultural Revolution. .
Chua, who has been a professor at Yale Law School for nearly a quarter of a century, faced immense pressure to denounce his longtime friend, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, ahead of his 2018 Senate confirmation hearing. did.
Chua was not among the signatures of 47 faculty members on an open letter asking the Senate to effectively halt the confirmation process pending an FBI investigation.
“This is exactly what they did during the Cultural Revolution,” Chua said. “The terminology was very similar, it was like 'blame.' I could see everyone blaming the faculty. It was like lemmings. We all have to sign this. “I don't like signing anything,'' Chua said. free press.
“I wasn't trying to be brave, I wasn't trying to stand out. For me, it was a very personal decision. I just don't antagonize my friends. 'Did you think that was going to happen?' Did you think otherwise?’ I was like, ‘I don’t blame him. ”
The original “tiger mom” says she “regrets” being too hard on her children, but believes they are still good.
On Monday, April 22, 2024, anti-Israel agitators block the road outside Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Protests continue after a week of demonstrations calling for the university to withdraw from its role as a military weapons manufacturer. (Michael Lewis/Fox News Digital)
Ms. Chua is the author of the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, which popularized her highly involved and academically rigorous Chinese-style education, along with several other books. Her book immediately sparked controversy. some critics criticize her “Reinforcement of stereotypes.”
Chua confessed to having been in a “long fight for survival” during a turbulent time when the uproar surrounding Kavanaugh's confirmation gripped Yale Law School students and faculty.
Mr. Kavanaugh was accused by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford of sexually assaulting him as a teenager at Georgetown Preparatory School.
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American author Amy Chua spoke about her experience of being canceled at Yale University. (Prakash Singh/AFP via Getty Images)
guardian At the time, the newspaper reported that Chua told female students who wanted to work for Kavanaugh to dress well and said it was “no coincidence” that the female clerks “looked like models.”
The author of “Triple Package'' vehemently denied the allegations, calling them a “totally false'' spin.
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“Dressing like a model to a conservative interview is stupid advice I would never give,” she said.
Media coverage of the allegations against Kavanaugh has drawn intense scrutiny. In a recent exchange with Mark Judge, a childhood friend of Kavanaugh's, New York Times reporter David Enrich confessed that he intended to cover the case “differently” today.
David Specter is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected].