American professors use this gesture? According to the New York Post and the Pennsylvania Daily, after a brief dispute with a speaker at a national archaeological online conference on the 6th, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania used Nazi phrases and salute gestures, which caused public anger.
The report also mentioned that the professor later regretted his remarks and did not support Nazism.
The person involved in the incident is Robert Schuller, who teaches anthropology. According to the report, Schuller is also the deputy curator of the Historical Archaeology Department of the Pennsylvania Museum.
At the online meeting that day, after believing that a speaker interrupted his speech, Schuller said, “I’m sorry, but I have freedom of speech.”
Later, he also raised his arm and used Nazi salute gestures, and said, “Sieg heil to you”.
According to the report, Schuler said at that time, “Long live victory”, a slogan widely used by the German Nazi Party.
The report also mentions that the phrase was adopted by white supremacists in North America and elsewhere after World War II.
According to the report, Schuller later confirmed that he used Nazi gestures and words at that time, and said that his use of the gestures refers to Nazi restrictions on freedom of expression.
Schuller added that after a few minutes, he began to regret his practice because he received emails from other archaeologists saying that he should be censored.
The report mentions that the Pennsylvania Museum condemned Schuler’s behavior, but refused to say whether he would face any consequences.
Neither did the University of Pennsylvania spokeswoman Stephen McCarthy and his college dean Steven Forhardy to respond whether Schuler’s remarks at the meeting would face disciplinary action.
