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The misogynist trolls attacking Katie Bouman are the tip of the trashpile (theguardian.com)
3 points by radmuzom on April 18, 2019 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



It is unclear, at this point, how to respectfully push back against the narrative. In particular, in highlighting her work, effectively many other people's works were devalued. I want successful women scientists to get credit, but even the PR folks who promoted her aggressively had to recant and acknowledge the contributions of others.

I don't support misogynist trolls attacking people, but ultimately, there has to be a mechanism for pushing back against overly progressive PR.




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