Scientist whose photo became an inflection point on Reddit, sparking both sexist backlash questioning her scientific ability and excessive white-knighting.
"I think the Katie Bouman picture was an inflection point in that regard. You had a bunch of idiots thinking there's no way a woman could do science and that she's only there as a diversity hire, and then on the opposite end of the spectrum you had a bunch of white knights simping for her in the most"
"I think the Katie Bouman picture was an inflection point in that regard. You had a bunch of idiots thinking there's no way a woman could do science and that she's only there as a diversity hire"