A tenured academic from East Asia recounts a jaw-dropping moment at a US conference where they called out a senior American professor for mocking their Chinese PhD student’s English skills. This bold move ignited a fiery Avonetics discussion on language bias, power dynamics, and cultural sensitivity in academia. Commenters rallied behind the professor, sharing their own stories of standing up to discrimination and highlighting the challenges non-native English speakers face. Dive into this electrifying debate on how academia can do better—because respect knows no language barriers. For advertising opportunities, visit Avonetics.com.