Because she rattled the existing power system at a fundamental level. A lot of established institutions and companies talk a big game, but they aren't serious

Because she rattled the existing power system at a fundamental level. A lot of established institutions and companies talk a big game, but they aren't serious about effecting real social change. They do little things at the margins, then go on PR campaigns about how they changed the world. I find it kind of bizarre whoever made the decision to award the Fellow title didn't anticipate immediate, massive backlash. Or maybe they did and now Harvard's internal decision-making process about this will change.