This BethAnn McLaughlin/sciencing_bi shit is bonkers (if you're confused then search sciencing_bi or look through my RTs from yesterday). I'm not in STEM but the tweets made it into my TL that a prof at ASU had passed away from COVID.
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I have to say that it certainly spurred my fears about teaching in the fall (in person). I'm still very afraid, but now I am upset and angry that what this ended up being was some absurd hoax.
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I do not know who all was behind sciencing_bi but it is clear the account did not follow the life of a real person.
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However, it seems pretty clear that BethAnn McLaughlin, who I didn't know about until only a few days ago, has a history of sidelining WOC in MeTooSTEM, and many people resigned from the org because of her terrible racist and bullying behaviour.
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This sciencing_bi seemed to attack those who spoke out against BethAnn as well, targeting young WOC online.
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Anyway, the whole thing is sick. It is STEM's version of Gay Girl in Damascus, as
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I don't think STEM twitter is having a good time since apparently in June a med student faked her own death on twitter from COVID also. Weird shit.
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