Hot take: #bropenscience *is* sexist...and alienates the very people that we want on our side. Science is, objectively, dominated by men, but I'm not sure this is the right approach. It feels a little bit like if we got called "lady scientists". Dismissed by gender.
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Please don't do the same to me or Jade here.
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The simplest response is: No, you are wrong. Interestingly, you are wrong so often, one might use stronger terms than "wrong." But there is no "racist storm." There are just wild, toxic, unjustified accusations. Like "you have unleashed a racist storm." Like
#bropenscience.pic.twitter.com/MWaagpBoAp
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I got more DMs than replies, mostly from women, and mostly along the lines of "thank you, I've been too scared to speak up".
You can't fight exclusion with exclusion, and then expect inclusion.