Recently, internet celebrity teacher Zhang Xuefeng has once again become a hot topic for saying “liberal arts are all service industries”.He said,All liberal arts are called service industry, which can be summed up as "licking".It triggered heated discussions among netizens and was opposed by some industry insiders, who believed that this statement was too extreme. Recently, during a live broadcast, some parents said that their children could score 140 points on the math test, but did not want to study science.
In response, Zhang Xuefeng asked: "Do you want to go to a low-level university or work in a low-level industry in the future? All liberal arts majors are service industries. Do you know what the service industry is? To sum it up in one word, it's licking. Party A is right. Let me give you a smile. This is called the service industry."
Later Zhang Xuefeng also said: "I am also engaged in the service industry. I use my professionalism to lick every parent in our live broadcast room, but there is no way. Don’t let yourself do this kind of licking business for the rest of your life just for the sake of temporarily recognizing the quality of the school. "
Supporters believe that in the current environment, what Zhang Xuefeng said is an objective fact, and liberal arts subjects are relatively disadvantaged in terms of employment compared with science subjects. Opponents believe that Zhang Xuefeng is too extreme in downplaying the liberal arts and classifying the service industry as a derogatory term.
Even Weibo CEO Wang Gaofei retweeted this topic and asked, "What happened to the service industry?"
对此，张雪峰接连发微博道歉: There is nothing wrong with being in the service industry, but some people feel that they cannot get over this hurdle. If I can get over it, I will work in the service industry. If you can't get over it, you are not suitable for the service industry. I would like to remind people who think they are high-level professionals to understand their nature before making a choice, especially in the early stages of their careers. . . To those of you who were saddened by my remarks, I apologize.
“俺们也是服务业啊，这咋还有人看不上服务业”，微博CEO王高飞称。
In the early morning of December 10, Zhang Xuefeng posted a second response, saying that a so-called Internet celebrity can only have two results, either it slowly disappears, or it is exposed for some reason. . . .
我能做的就是在这两种结果出现之前，多去让大家思考，没有谁一定是对的！ He said, including him, whether you are praised or scolded, congratulations, at least it proves that you still have the ability to think independently, which is the basis for progress! Hope everyone can get better and better!