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Replying to @michaelbd @dandrezner
zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci
More amazing: that claim is 100% false (nonsense, in fact) and that's an alt-right account using that lie to promulgate "high-IQ Asian protesters" fetishization. This spread so widely that it needs a study: geek fantasies as fake news vectors? My thread:https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1168731678392504320 …
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zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynepI'm seeing a lot of nonsense like this. Hong Kong protesters are tenacious and brave. They use water against tear gas canisters just like protesters in Tahrir Square, Cairo—not liquid nitrogen ffs. So many comments about how "Asian protesters" are smart, high-IQ—alt-right themes. pic.twitter.com/cPvl1pcLsNShow this thread1 reply 3 retweets 19 likes -
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@nytdavidbrooks who also RT'ed it. There are at least two versions of this lie now, one that is alt-right and one that is "Bernie" tinged. Approaching eight million+ views. Both play on Asians/chemistry grads/high-tech blah blah mythmaking. Aka racism/geek fantasy.3 replies 0 retweets 4 likes -
So, just water?
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Yep. Just like protesters in Tahrir or Gezi. Standard fare. It may have sand in that thermos to absorb heat but it's water that does the work. I watched them fill jugs with water for weeks. Liquid nitrogen would not work, would be very dangerous, and hard to obtain/transport.
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Okay. FWIW, I still not need a social science degree to understand the appeal of stereotypes that were deconstructed in popular entertainment aimed at primary school kids.
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Ah, I didn't mean you needed that. Just that I found it ironic that a tweet that has gone viral on the basis of how geeky/STEMy Asian protesters allegedly are is actually a sociological phenomenon. It's been fascinating (not happy but fascinating) to see it go so viral.
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Finally, difficult part for me is these young protesters are quite vulnerable—like many movements. They're putting their bodies on the line and getting the crap beaten out of them—right now by batons.If mainland China steps in, it will get worse. Wish this was better understood.
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