Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who was India recently, got flak on Twitter for holding a sign which said ‘Smash Brahminical Patriarchy’.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who was India recently, got flak on Twitter for holding a sign which said ‘Smash Brahminical Patriarchy’.
Journalist Anna MM Vetticad had tweeted: “During Twitter CEO @jack's visit here, he & Twitter's Legal head @vijaya took part in a round table with some of us women journalists, activists, writers & @TwitterIndia's @amritat to discuss the Twitter experience in India. A very insightful, no-words-minced conversation.”
Reacting, Twitter India wrote: “Recently we hosted a closed door discussion with a group of women journalists and change makers from India to better understand their experience using Twitter. One of the participants, a Dalit activist, shared her personal experiences and gifted a poster to Jack. It is not a statement from Twitter or our CEO, but a tangible reflection of our company's efforts to see, hear, and understand all sides of important public conversations that happen on our service around the world.”
Mohandas Pai tweeted: “Shame on you for maligning an Indian community and being part of this Hate campaign of #brahminphobia with a foreigner! Your hatred comes out openly! How can you malign a peaceful community like this.”
Author Hindol Sengupta tweeted: “Dear @jack maybe your team didn't feel necessary to tell you this but the poster you are holding targets using the language of hate and violence people who constitute 5% or less of India's 1.3 bln ppl. If that's not hatred towards minorities, what is? Would you do this in the US?”
An official statement from Twitter stated: “Recently Twitter hosted a closed-door discussion with a group of women journalists and change makers from India to better understand their experience using Twitter. One of the participants shared her experience as a Dalit woman and at the conclusion of the session, gifted a poster to Jack. The sentiments expressed on the poster do not reflect the views of Twitter as a company or Jack as the CEO, and we regret that this picture has detracted from an otherwise insightful trip to India.”
It added: “We are proud of the fact that Twitter is a platform where marginalised voices can be seen and heard, but we also have a public commitment to being apolitical. We realise that this photo may not accurately represent that commitment. Twitter is a global platform that serves a global, public conversation and elevates a diversity of views, ideas, and perspectives. When our executives travel, they meet with a range of public figures from around the world that represent the diversity of the conversation on our platform. This recent trip to India was no exception and Jack and Vijaya met with leaders across the political spectrum, and from a range of religious and cultural backgrounds.”
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