Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey gets flak for holding sign that says '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.”

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?”

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  pic.twitter.com/LqtJQEABgV

— Anna MM Vetticad (@annavetticad) November 18, 2018

Anna Vetticad "mincing no words" probably means that Hindu hate was the meeting agenda. The poster simply confirms it. Meeting soon with Neo-nazis in the US @jack and holding up an anti-Semite poster next?

— Sankrant Sanu सानु (@sankrant) November 19, 2018

What a shame; How can people put such a hate poster and malign a community: @jack How can you as ceo of @twitter be party to this kind of hate? Shocking; this is @brahminphobia of the worst kind https://t.co/bWU0eBo9yG

— Mohandas Pai (@TVMohandasPai) November 19, 2018

Explains why people like me are shadowbanned by @TwitterIndia and out reach is restricted!! https://t.co/bbNhXA3HUM

— Shefali Vaidya (@ShefVaidya) November 19, 2018

Pl see the poster Jack is holding up with you there in the photo? Is this not shameful when you are there, a party to this poster, is this not hate against a community,did you protest against this hate by a foreigner too? @BDUTT @sardesairajdeep @ShekharGupta https://t.co/8MdUVnT4DP

— Mohandas Pai (@TVMohandasPai) November 19, 2018

That is an absolutely appalling poster. This is bigotry is to say the least. Legal and public affairs department of Twitter should know better. An apology is due to all Indians for linking our religious orders to Patriarchy and misogyny. Shameful.

— Sameer Kochhar (@SkochSameer) November 19, 2018

Dear @jack ,
Even after discarding the bigots around u in this frame, I would have lauded the voice against patriarchy had u not subscribed to the not so veiled Hinduphobic prefix. I am deeply disappointed as much as u should be ashamed of this.
PS: Not a Brahmin pic.twitter.com/Xinz7eAMQX

— Kah ke loonga (@legolas_7777) November 19, 2018

By holding that offensive poster #Twitter head @jack just proclaimed he is a Brahmin hating, racist, bigot, masquerading as a woke Feminist. And he came to India to play politics. At least the pretence is over. pic.twitter.com/5FlFHMsIxp

— Smita Barooah (@smitabarooah) November 19, 2018

Not to forget @jack recently visitors @PMOIndia too. Hope and wished @narendramodi ji had advised him be neutral and don't get involved politically, further Leftists agendahttps://t.co/7uabXkMvx4

— Sanjay (@Sanjaypro) November 19, 2018

 Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the importance of global conversations on social media platforms.

After his meeting, Dorsey tweeted pictures from his meeting and said: "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!" In response, Modi said: "Delighted to meet you @jack! Happy to see the passion with which you're leading @Twitter. I enjoy being on this medium, where I've made great friends and see everyday the creativity of people." Dorsey, who is on his maiden trip to India, has already met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and Congress President Rahul Gandhi. 
Twitter, which counts India among its priority markets, has a large number of politicians in the country on its platform who engage with residents and extensively use it around elections.
 

The company has also launched its #PowerOf18' initiative aimed at encouraging Indian youth to contribute to public debate and participate in civic engagement in the upcoming election season.

Addressing a townhall at IIT-Delhi Monday, Dorsey vowed to check spread of fake news but said there is no one fix solution for the multi-variable problem. Social media firms have been facing the menace of rumours and fake news floating on their platforms. Organisations like Facebook and WhatsApp have taken a number of steps, including sensitisation programmes among users across the country.

"In a number of conversations, it's become more important that we scope the problem as tightly as possible because fake news or misinformation as a category is way too big," Dorsey had said Monday.

He had added that if certain content is found to be misleading, it is the company's job to ensure that such information is picked out and prevented from spreading. 

With inputs from PTI