Opinion | What links the Atlanta shootings and Intel’s Chinese ad controversy: the silencing of women
- While Intel chose to pull a promotional video featuring a female stand-up comedian after a backlash from angry men, the murder of women in Atlanta shows the deadly consequences of misogyny
And so, for Yang, who has courted controversy before, to say that “Intel’s standards [for laptops] are too high, even higher than mine for choosing a boyfriend” seems pretty tame. But it resulted in such a social media backlash that Intel has taken the video down.
Look, whether Yang and the Intel ad is funny doesn’t matter now that the grotesquely sexist backlash has taken the spotlight. Many male social media users felt Yang was not qualified to promote what they consider a “male user-oriented” product. “Intel is mainly for male users, and women don’t understand electronic products,” says one post.
Wow. Just wow. Apart from the clear misogyny in that statement, it’s impressive how these fragile egos manage to project such confidence. But here’s the thing: the fridge? Invented by a woman in 1914. Women also invented the electric water heater, and plenty more.
