Sources detail meeting in India between Twitter's Jack Dorsey, Vijaya Gadde, and others, after photo of Dorsey holding sign criticizing caste system goes viral
#MyTrollOurTroll Barkha Dutt / @bdutt : While I had no knowledge of the poster, Brahminical Patriarchy is a fair & entirely mainstream phrase in the way that we now know the intersectionality of Feminism & the critique of upper caste hegemony. It is NOT an attack on Brahmins but on hierarchy much like White Privilege Barkha Dutt / @bdutt : Since @TwitterIndia reps cried & apologized to the Dalit activist for its platform enabling caste bias, I assume she gifted @jack the poster. But from everything I know now she never asked @jack to pose with it. That decision was his & his alone. Casey Newton / @caseynewton : This whole thing is such an episode of Veep http://twitter.com/... Clara Jeffery / @clarajeffery : At a Google News conference I heard a moving presentation by a Dalit man who pointed out that almost all US tech company hires of Indians were hires of Brahmin, in essence gaining diversity points in our country while perpetuating a caste system in theirs http://twitter.com/... Jim Waterson / @jimwaterson : Twitter's chief executive posed with a sign criticising the Indian caste system, a decision which angered some Hindu nationalists. Twitter then apologised for him holding the sign, a decision which angered everyone else. http://www.theguardian.com/... Ben Goggin / @benjamingoggin : In Secret Meeting, Twitter policy lead Vijaya Gadde broke down crying after being confronted by activists on policies against caste-based abuse https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... Beejoli Shah / @beejoli : Looking at how female deputies like Vijaya Gadde and Sheryl Sandberg are portrayed in the media during crisis while their CEOs get to take two weeks off to find themselves can tell us a lot about how much reckoning tech is really doing https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... Nishita Jha / @nishswish : So much about this Twitter meeting with influencers is so bizarre. Read @PranavDixit story for what really went down: In Secret Meeting, Top Twitter Execs “Blindsided” By Reports Of Caste-Based Abuse #SmashBrahminicalPatriarchy https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... via @PranavDixit Shoaib Daniyal / @shoaibdaniyal : This is some sort of cosmic Ambedkarite coincidence: as Indian Twitter has been caught up over a debate on the caste system, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has been insulated from it — by the Buddhist practise of Vipassana meditation. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... @opindia_com : It is indeed shameful that the CEO of a global tech giant used his authority to spread hate against a peaceful community https://goo.gl/tjBzsK Julia Carrie Wong / @juliacarriew : Only Jack Dorsey could go to India, get woke about Brahminism, and end up apologizing his way into an endorsement of the caste system and the patriarchy. Vijaya Gadde / @vijaya : A whirlwind 48 hours in India - valuable life lessons from the exuberant and wise @DalaiLama, visiting the grand palaces of Jaipur and the unbelievable Taj Mahal. pic.twitter.com/qa1N0zrx0X Vijaya Gadde / @vijaya : I'm very sorry for this. It's not relective of our views. We took a private photo with a gift just given to us - we should have been more thoughtful. Twitter strives to be an impartial platform for all. We failed to do that here & we must do better to serve our customers in India Chitra Subramaniam / @chitrasd : “If you were in China, would you hold up a poster asking Xi Jinping to hold free and fair elections?” My response to @Jack of @Twitter @TwitterIndia Smashing Brahminical Patriarchy. https://www.republicworld.com/ ... @republic #India Anna MM Vetticad / @annavetticad : Sad to see a lack of awareness & concern about caste issues in your tweet, @vijaya. On a separate note, this was not a “private photo” - it was shot by a @TwitterIndia rep & mailed to us to share if we wish. You are throwing us under the bus to save your skin. Unbelievable! @jack https://twitter.com/... @twitterindia : 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. Subrahmanyam Kvj / @sub8u : TIL The #1 criteria for being a Facebook India or Twitter India communications professional - give the singularly worst advice to HQ and top executives. http://twitter.com/... @jack : Thank you Prime Minister @narendramodi for having us today. I enjoyed our conversation about the importance of global conversation. Also: thanks for the ideas for Twitter! pic.twitter.com/aelfOEZ65v Thanks: @pranavdixit