As the first Black woman to earn tenure in particle theory or cosmology theory, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is breaking barriers in physics while achieving her lofty childhood dreams.

And, at the risk of crossing subLemmy boundaries, here’s Mekka Okereke (@[email protected]) on that achievement, and Mastadon’s loss:

"And when she tried to join the Fediverse, she was greeted with a barrage of hate, sexism, racism, and anti-semitism that should have never been allowed to happen.

"So now no one on Fediverse gets to interact with her directly about her work on here. Our loss. 😢

“Which is why we’ll make it so that this type of terrible welcome is unlikely to happen again. Allowing it to happen to her was a choice. We will make better ones.”

#BlackMastodon

https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/110793385293203842

  • dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Likely because he’s “one of the good ones”. He’s a name and face they know. That said, I’m sure plenty of people hate him because he’s viewed as an elite.