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after initial shock seeing a senior MSU VP
- appear alongside a noted white supremacist
- dismiss systemic racism as an “unscientific hypothesis”
- insinuate genetic differences in intelligence between racial groups
... I was left with the question, “So what?”
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- appear alongside a noted white supremacist
- dismiss systemic racism as an “unscientific hypothesis”
- insinuate genetic differences in intelligence between racial groups
... I was left with the question, “So what?”
cont.
restated, “What harm has Steven Hsu’s role as a senior Vice President at Michigan State University caused & who has been harmed?”
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we're conditioned to understand racism & sexism as explicit, hateful acts intentionally perpetrated on individual targets
the #FireStephenHsu grievance runs counter to this trope: it did not arise from stories of direct harm befalling a particular victim
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the #FireStephenHsu grievance runs counter to this trope: it did not arise from stories of direct harm befalling a particular victim
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beyond his position as faculty in the physics dept., Hsu also plays a prominent & powerful administrative role @michiganstateu
in this role, Hsu espouses fringe beliefs on the genetics of race that are widely discredited
see, for example, https://altrightorigins.com/2020/06/13/hsu-ethical-responsibility/
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in this role, Hsu espouses fringe beliefs on the genetics of race that are widely discredited
see, for example, https://altrightorigins.com/2020/06/13/hsu-ethical-responsibility/
cont.
#FireStephenHsu arises over how Hsu’s role in @michiganstateu‘s administration produces dispersed, generalized harm by perpetuating structural racism & sexism both within our institution and w/in society more broadly
https://twitter.com/GradEmpUnion/status/1270829003130261504
how? let’s name the harm
https://twitter.com/GradEmpUnion/status/1270829003130261504
how? let’s name the harm
Hsu’s prestigious position within a major R1 university elevates the status of the fringe scientific beliefs he holds
these same fringe scientific beliefs underpin repugnant ideologies of racist, sexist, & anti-semetic extremists, such as Molyneux & Unz
½ even if driven purely neglect & ignorance, Hsu’s own actions (such as appearing with Molyneux in his role as Senior VP) have further exacerbated this problem, directly lending the credibility of our institution to such extremists https://twitter.com/lkshumaine/status/1272529658505056256
due to his leadership position @michiganstateu, Hsu’s fringe scientific beliefs and appearances with repugnant extremists associates MSU with those beliefs & actors
this damages our credibility as a research institution
Hsu’s fringe beliefs raise concerns he may permit questionable institutional support for fringe research, bringing into question his capacity to effectively allocate university resources
because of his stature & influence within our institution, Hsu’s own fringe beliefs makes pursuit of conflicting mainstream research needlessly fraught & political https://twitter.com/JWProkop/status/1273383565296893952
Hsu’s fringe beliefs imply assumptions about the intellectual merit of female & minority scholars that threaten to cloud his judgement with respect their funding & promotion decisions https://twitter.com/Lkshumaine/status/1273245841713700864
because of his prominence & influence, Hsu’s beliefs contribute to making vulnerable populations feel threatened, unwelcome, or less than within our community
@michiganstateu‘s tacit consent to Hsu’s beliefs furthers this effect
(cont.)a female colleague has pointed out to me the particularly insidious personal toll of being represented & overseen by someone who is making such comments about your race or gender
Hsu’s fringe beliefs cast serious doubt on his commitment to combat racism & sexism within our institution
his VPship denies our community an administrator who we can be confident will vigorously & actively pursue our diversity & inclusion goals
https://trustees.msu.edu/about/statement-diversity-inclusion.html
(cont.)progress on diversity & inclusion @michiganstateu will require better than just pro forma statements
progress will require proactive effort https://twitter.com/alackles/status/1273329396666040323
finally, with respect to the nature of the harm caused by Hsu’s leadership role @michiganstateu, I would like to end by asserting
the dispersed & generalized nature of harm does not make that harm any less real
https://twitter.com/alackles/status/1273368864756203522
#FireStrephenHsu
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the dispersed & generalized nature of harm does not make that harm any less real
https://twitter.com/alackles/status/1273368864756203522
#FireStrephenHsu
Fin.
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