I tend to think European economists have a ton of privilege yet I don't want to deny what happened on that flight.
-
-
Replying to @aurabogado
Anyway. The fact of the matter is that white woman was scared. And also apparently never even took calculus, I guess. Or heard of it.
1 reply 8 retweets 12 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
So. This white woman imagines he's middle eastern and is going to hijack a plane by scribbling on a piece of paper?pic.twitter.com/rCOuaiILWf
3 replies 17 retweets 26 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
What in the entire fuck went through her mind? Like she really thought you can, what, cast a spell on a piece of paper and down a plane?
2 replies 5 retweets 26 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
She must have thought "Fuck I'm on a plane with a middle eastern/Muslim/Arab Harry Potter please save me."
2 replies 6 retweets 12 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
That's the thing too: the tendency to group a whole bunch of different people together. Even an Italian with a suntan in the mix now too.
1 reply 3 retweets 8 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
And then there's the whole math thing. 2+2=4. Yes an equation's more complicated but... Everyone solves it for the same exact answer.
1 reply 3 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @aurabogado
Math. Straight up math. It's objective. You may have a subjective opinion that 2+2=5.8 but you'd be wrong. Except in this case.
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
In this case, a white woman's ignorance of math and fear of dark skin made it so that 2+2=plane hijacker.
1 reply 8 retweets 12 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
So this woman's ignorant, racist as fuck subjective opinion won. It won over objective as objective get mathematics.
1 reply 3 retweets 11 likes
Which goes to the broader point of objectivity. And whether anything can ever be objective if a person with darker skin is involved.
-
-
Replying to @aurabogado
And the answer is no. Whites never assume we can be objective about anything. It's an unconscious bias assumed against people of color.
2 replies 2 retweets 12 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
*slightly darker skinned man does math* "MUST be dangerous monster stop him please before he kills me is Guantanamo still taking them?"
0 replies 4 retweets 10 likes
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.