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Just to make it clear, this story is about higher education. Absolutely. The University of Moncton wanted to catch student interest of course and inspire the minds of young people who might like to attend. So, Moncton U authorized a new promotional video that includes a scene showing two students making out in the library. The university posted the promotional video online emphasizing that the French language is a reason to go there. “Notre langue c’est une fierté. Une force. C’est la langue du progres,” is the message at one point in the video. But in French, the word for “language” — langue — is also the word for “tongue.” And with the video including a brief scene in which two students are kissing between rows of books, the video is drawing criticism from some at the university. Marie-Noëlle Ryan, the president of the university’s professors’ and librarians’ association, calls the video “pathetic.” It sells the university like beer, Ryan opined. CBC story contains YouTube video of the commercial.
