There are multiple research papers on the relationship between oil and gas and white supremacist culture.
Instead of acknowledging and disputing this research, Exxon says the fact that
@HirokoTabuchi
talked about it makes her “biased.”
The
@nytimes
article misrepresenting our relationship with trade and other associations is a biased report and illustrates why we refused to work with the author. Our requested statement was also ignored by her editors who refused to print it in full.
@emorwee
@HirokoTabuchi
Do you have a list of things that aren’t racist? Given today’s culture, I suspect it’s a very small list.
But it’s the political right that is racist? Not the people who constantly harp on race?
@emorwee
@Pistachio
@HirokoTabuchi
Not to mention you can literally browse through Facebook and LinkedIn profiles of Proud Boys members and see plain-as-day the many who work or have worked in the oil & gas industry.
Yes, really.
@emorwee
@HirokoTabuchi
also! nobody quotes statements in full! Doesn't matter if it's from an oil company or an environmental group or The Association to Protect Fluffy Creatures*, most statements are too long and boring or mostly irrelevant
Anyway, the story is 💯
(*please let this be a real thing)
@emorwee
@350
@HirokoTabuchi
If they removed the phrase "White Supremacy" from language, many people couldn't form a complete sentence. I believe that unicorns and white supremacists almost have one thing in common, they are fantasy creatures. People who see them everywhere should reconsider the definition