Students Call Tuition Teachers ‘Daddy’ And Made Fangirl Videos, Netizens Repulsed

The tuition centre MC Plus acknowledged the issue raised and said an investigation is underway.

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A video recently courted controversy when it went viral. The video showed a group of tutors from the popular tuition centre MC Plus being treated like Kpop idols.

Even one of the students could be seen jumping up and down excitedly as if she just caught a glimpse of her Kpop idol.

Videos showing the students welcoming the tutors like celebrities can be easily found in Tiktok under the hashtag #megatourmcplus

Dh mcm bts nyah 💀 pic.twitter.com/MRmFA3Gios
— Selenophile 🌑✨ (@khaaaairyh) December 8, 2021

But that’s not even the weirdest thing. What’s strange and uncomfortable is that the students actually call some of the tutors ‘abah’ or ‘daddy.’

In contemporary terms, ‘daddy’ has sexual connotations. It’s usually used by a younger girl to address an older guy that they have a sexual interest in or sexual relations with.

Is it an innocent term?

When criticisms started trickling in, some MC Plus students defended the term and claimed that those who disagreed with them were sexualising an innocent term.

yeah people over sexualised the word daddy and it’s an issues but when these minors are using it we know they’re using it in what context…
— M⁷ 🏴 (@marisamusa_) December 8, 2021

A few netizens pointed out that people are able to differentiate when the term is used in a sexual or non-sexual context.

They pointed how some students made a video edit of marrying their tutors too, implying that the term ‘abah’ or ‘daddy’ weren’t used in an innocent way at all.

im muting this tweet,y’all can stay mad but what he joke about is unprofessional and u students need to stop with the edits marrying them. Such a weirdo who tf do thirst edit iver their teachers.
— machi ; (@MASYlTAH) December 9, 2021

At this point I think mc plus teachers should address this issue , students making edit about kahwin cikgu, simping calling them daddy..minors plk tu kinda weird also would lead the students into thinking it’s okay to sexualized their teacherss
— PotatoSayLawan 🏴 stressed out (@potatogirlie_) December 8, 2021

it depends on the context, if you’re trying to form a family enviroment and want your students to be comfortable then it’s fine but these students going “a-abah oops abah” are clearly using it in a non-family way. at that, these teachers are condoning that behaviour too
— 🏹 (@pearlybin) December 8, 2021

Another netizen said the adults are supposed to be their teachers and not parents or friends.

That said, it’s not unheard of for some students to have a crush on their teachers but using calling their teachers ‘abah’ and ‘daddy’ definitely raises some eyebrows and it’s concerning.

Response from MC Plus

MC Plus has acknowledged the issue raised and said an investigation is underway. An official statement will be released soon too.

Hi everyone. Thank you for raising concern regarding one of our tutor. Our team takes the issue seriously and investigation is underway. We will be releasing official statement and taking appropriate action very soon. Rest assured, we always put the well-being of our students 1st
— mcplus_my (@mcplus_my) December 8, 2021

One of the tutors in question, Uzairi Taib, also issued an apology on his personal Twitter account.

He acknowledged that as an educator, he has to adhere to the code of ethics and apologized for his negligence.

He also announced his resignation to spare his colleagues from further harassment and to take full responsibility for the matter.

we are supposed to be educators, but it seems this time around i am the one who have something to learn.

it has been brought to my attention that the video has raised major concern amongst the public. i apologize for the disturbance caused by the video.
— Uzairi Taib (@uzairitaib) December 8, 2021

Some of the netizens, believed to be mostly MC Plus students, were sad to see him go.

A few asked him to stay and said he only needed to apologize.