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> I believe, it's a strong signaling that it was sexism No idea where you get that from, if not the wave of social media outrage. There's no evidence of sexism
by exodust 9y ago
> I believe, it's a strong signaling that it was sexism
No idea where you get that from, if not the wave of social media outrage. There's no evidence of sexism here at all.
The audience applauded because of the injustice taking place at that moment which the moderator was unaware of. He was being rude by not letting her speak at that point. Everyone saw and applauded when balance was restored.
Nothing to do with sexism, it was just a clumsy moderator moment that could have happened to anyone.
He could have handled it better by saying "let me talk for a moment about your theories, if I may, and then I'll hand over to you". That would have been acceptable, but he didn't do that, and she felt unable to speak. Audience was with her, and applauded.
At 27:05 he asks her a question and does not interrupt, so it's not like there are no examples of him being polite and treating her with the same respect as other members.