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Re blog inquiry: @sciam is a publication for discovering science. The post was not appropriate for this area & was therefore removed.
— Mariette DiChristina (@mdichristina) October 12, 2013
This is not a post about discovering science. This is not a post about discovering science. This is not a post about discovering science. This is not a post about discovering science. This is not a post about discovering science. This is not a post about discovering science. This is not a post about discovering science. This is not a post about discovering science. This is not a post about discovering science. This is not a post about discovering science. This is not a post about discovering science.
If that is how Scientific American Blogs runs, of course, none of this random assortment of my recent posts should have been allowed either:
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I almost never write about discovering science, and in fact write frequently about oppression and privilege. But when a black woman writes about an oppressive experience, it is grounds for removal. Folks, this is Ally Work 101: it doesn't matter your intent, what matters is the impact. Silencing a black woman who just got called an "urban whore" is sexist, racist, silencing behavior. It is wrong, and it is shameful.
(See Dr. Isis for the back story on this.)