For me, this attack is not the afterthought but the starting point. It was hard to differentiate between the mobs. It wasn& #39;t about mathematics, but sure as hell was loaded sexism & racism, not to mention vitriol. These attacks can be terrifying to those on the receiving end. https://twitter.com/z_cress/status/1283228415991185411">https://twitter.com/z_cress/s...

Debating whether math is created or discovered is of interest (to me, and I& #39;m guessing others too), but that& #39;s not what this was. The sparks of actual conversation (there were some) were interesting. I& #39;m thinking of some of my dialogue with @hotdogontology & @matthematician

My talk is abt how math is used, how we think about math, and how we organize our systems of education. I can& #39;t think about it separate from humans and social systems (I know, the pineapples...). There is math to be created (& discovered) everywhere, that is a sideline debate IMO

In today& #39;s particular political context, the mobbing of our friends & colleagues by the likes of Infowars et al -- especially of teachers, but also math ed grad students or faculty -- demands our solidarity. That& #39;s what one could see in all of this.

The fact that the alt-right jumped on this to galvanize their minions itself is significant. Shouldn& #39;t one be introspective about this very convergence? (and why this "objectivity" movement is so overwhelmingly supported by WM?)

It is a kind of "which side are you on" moment. Only I don& #39;t really believe that for (math) teachers there is a viable second option, other than social justice, other than Black lives mattering. My goal for math ed is that ppl learn to use mathematics as a liberatory force, AND

for ppl to push back against the myriad ways that math is used by others to uphold and fortify white supremacy & patriarchal domination