Recently, Twitter India did host a panel discussion in a ‘closed door’ format with a group of women journalists and ‘change makers’ from India to better understand their experiences while using Twitter.
But this closed room discussion all together turned out to be spreading propaganda and hate amongst a particular group. Jack Dorsey on his visit to India met with some ‘eminent’ liberals and as soon as the discussion concluded, was seen holding a banner that read ‘SMASH BRAHMANICAL PATRIARCHY’!
What do we call this?
Plain and simple, this is HATE SPEECH. It is hate-mongering against a group which is repeatedly vilified and attacked simply for being Brahmins. It is hate-mongering against a group which has stood for long withstood the co-ordinated and state-sponsored vilification drive which has been going on for too long including vicious demonisation even in school text books.
There was an outrage that broke out on Dorsey’s act of promoting hatred towards a particular community and Twitter India finally had to come to rescue.
Twitter India tweeted, “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.” The statement seemed more to be a ‘justification’ rather than an ‘apology’ for hate-mongering.
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.
— X India (@XCorpIndia) November 19, 2018
After this statement, Twitter India brought themselves in the stockade and are facing questions on their credibility.
Q1 – If the company is putting in efforts to see, hear, and understand all sides of public conversation, why there were women only affiliated to certain ideological inclination?
Q2 – Why there weren’t women from all walks of life and just journalists and activists, do they only have the right to form the ideological pool of the society?
Q3 – The discussion as stated by Twitter India was supposed to ‘better understand their experience using twitter’, how did it escalated towards hate-mongering against Brahmins?
Q4 – Does Jack Dorsey know about the Indian culture, that he enthusiastically went on to participate in a sustained campaign of hate-mongering to vilify and demonize a group?
Q5 – When can we expect Dorsey apologizing for this despicable act?
Surprisingly, Twitter India stated to have ‘Dalit activist’ on their panel but in reality there was no dalit in the gathering rather a bunch of identity brokers were present who have made ‘activism’ their careers. An activism that is more focused towards spreading hatred amongst the countrymen thus, disturbing the sanctity of the country.
People’s take on this-
Furthermore, Jack’s endorsement of indirect violence against Brahmins should not have come as surprise. Twitter India’s Policy head, Mahima Kaul, herself follows the twitter handle ‘Ambedkar’s Caravan’ which has implicitly and explicitly incited violence against Brahmins and continues to spew venomous propaganda against the group.
The company with which Jack Dorsey is seen in the picture corroborates his stance and his platform, Twitter as well. One of the people in the picture is Anna MM Vetticad and a look at her twitter profile reveals her habitual Brahmin bashing and her deep-seated hatred for Brahmins. Another illustrious presence in the picture is that of Barkha Dutt, for whom the less is said the better.
There have been several reports regarding the poor conditions in which a particular group has dwindled for long. The Wall Street Journal too acknowledged the dwindling socio-economic status of the Brahmins and their marginalization in the Indian society.
The report states-
Seems that before landing in India, Jack Dorsey had made up his mind that Brahmins are the social evils and that must be ‘eradicated’ as overnight he became the messiah that would rid India of Brahmanical patriarchy ( no idea what that means). In the end, Twitter India should come out with an apology rather than a justification for their iniquitous act.
