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However, the fad for Crazy English has waned in recent years and the latest controversy is likely to have a damaging effect on his business. "Who would go to one of his schools or buy one of his books again?" asked one commentator on his blog. Others called for a boycott. "How could you do such a thing. I was inspired to learn English when you came to our school and I have been following you for years. Is this a case of saying one thing and doing another?" said another comment.
In the wake of the scandal, the Chinese government issued a short notice in the state media saying that it would create an anti-domestic violence law, a piece of legislation that many women's rights groups have spent years campaigning for.
originally posted by: bjarneorn
... and he goes on TV and shows everybody how he beats his wife, with pride may I add.
he "wholeheartedly" apologised to his US wife and three daughters for "committing domestic violence". He added: "This has caused them serious physical and mental damage".
While domestic violence is normal in China, that this guy is beating up his foreign wife is making him a celebrity in China.
Mr Li, 42, who has helped more than 20 million Chinese learn English with his books, tapes and stadium tours,
This is China ... hating foreigners is normal ...
Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44 in the United States, more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.
Three to four million women in the United States are beaten in their homes each year by their husbands, ex-husbands, or male lovers.
One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
Looks like China doesn't condone this behavior either.
originally posted by: bjarneorn
... this guy's business grew from "ok" to "fantastic" because of this. ... his "fame" grew from it
He was China's most famous English teacher, the "Crazy English" guru of China, who pioneered his own style of English teaching: pedagogy through shouted language, yelling to halls of thousands of students.
...
"Her admission she'd been abused allowed it to become a topic of public discussion because of media concern.