蒋方舟、贾浅浅接连"塌房"：两位才女，为什么被撤销学位？

Today we're talking about two Chinese writers.

In the past few days, they've both been in the news, over something not so flattering.

The two of them: one is called Jiang Fangzhou, one is called Jia Qianqian.

First, Jiang Fangzhou.

As a child, she was a famous "genius girl."

She started writing at seven and published a book at nine.

Later, she got into a very good university, too.

Still, her getting into such a good school back then was itself a bit controversial.

Second, Jia Qianqian.

Her father is Jia Pingwa, a very famous senior writer in China.

Jia Qianqian herself is a teacher at a university, an associate professor.

You could say both women have strong backing, and both are famous.

So what exactly happened recently?

Simply put, their academic papers were both found to have problems.

Their papers copied other people's work.

This kind of thing, we call "academic plagiarism."

At a university, plagiarism is a very serious matter.

Actually, as early as last year, someone publicly said Jiang Fangzhou's thesis had problems.

At first, the school said: no problem found.

But later, new things came to light.

The school carefully examined Jiang Fangzhou's master's thesis.

It found many parts nearly identical to a foreign paper, but she hadn't noted it.

In the end, the school ruled: she really did plagiarize.

Jia Qianqian's case was similar — many of her papers had plagiarism issues.

What's more, Jia Qianqian had been controversial before.

A few years ago, some of her writing was mocked by many people.

Some also said she became a writer thanks to her famous father.

So the two universities took action, one after the other.

On July 13, one university revoked Jiang Fangzhou's master's degree.

On July 15, another university revoked Jia Qianqian's degree, plus her associate-professor title.

"Revoke" means: what was once given to you no longer counts and is taken back.

Jiang Fangzhou later apologized publicly online.

She said she accepts the school's handling, and said sorry to everyone.

The two events were just two days apart, so people discussed them together.

Many said: this is a good thing.

Because whether you're a genius or have a famous father, if you plagiarize, you'll be dealt with.

Everyone is watching — and that is a kind of oversight.

Of course, some also find it a pity.

Two such smart, famous people who could have written well.

But because of plagiarism, their reputations were ruined in an instant.

Okay, today we talked about these two writers.

Their story also makes many people start to wonder: what, really, is true fairness.