Reminder of what your favorite now so-called tech critic who was in the "singularity summit" mix for years, and was defending his advisor, race scientist Steven Pinker, was saying to me when I raised these issues.
First, he said I "can't call everything I disagree with eugenics."
Then, he attacked me, unsummoned, when I came to the defense of my colleague at UCLA who were being smeared by Judea Pearl for being against genocide.
Then, when I reminded people of what he said, he called me a liar and "deceitful," and went to my collaborator who he quote tweets up there, to tell him that he will consider suing me if I don't stop the so-called lies.
Its incredible how many people normalize this type of treatment by your favorite white male so-called critics.
I have self respect even when other people don't respect me. I don't normalize this type of blatant racist and sexist acts.
People can join in at the point in which they lose credibility for criticizing us because every one else is protesting against said people. That's fine. But don't let them erase Black people's works, those who actually pay prices for raising said issues.
Don't let them threaten us and then get a following for pretending to be on the right side of the issues they threatened us for raising.
Timnit Gebru (she/her).
mempko