You are correct about the 'quote', as it does not seem Gebru ever wrote that. I am surprised none of these sibling comments have affirmed that. While personally I presume that parent poster meant the 'quote' only as an illustrative pharaphrase, it is clearly very easy to misinterpret. (Of course, if one assigns less charitable intent it is intentionally misleading, but I generally assume the best of people.) Either way, it feels intellectually dishonest that no one else has conceded this.
As an aside: I wish English had some more elegant method for forming compound words than just-concatenate-words-with-hyphens. Compounding of phrases and use of imagined quotes as compound words is one of those common flourishes of verbal communication that is difficult to express in written English.
As a note: I believe it is primarily the "dogwhistle" reference is what is earning you down-votes, as it subtly implies — whether intended or not — that parent poster is somehow racist. I presume the best intentions and up-voted you, but keep in mind how it can be interpreted.
"why are YOU too dumb to understand this?" is not a quote and was not meant to be; it's a paraphrase/interpretation of what she wrote. I think this is fairly obvious in the context of my comment.
I'm glad there are a few people who looked at what I said objectively. I only asked for citations and noted my reason for asking. Had not seen one citation but sensationalism and perceived attitude from text.
I've had people call my behavior "unprofessional" in the past because they had a very narrow set of expectations for "professional." Whatever that seemed to fit them per person. Always glad to have a third party to sort it out with them. I regard unprofessional as a potential dogwhistle these days since the only people who understand what it really means are the ones who knows it is being used in a narrow subjective manner. They are just loaded terms.
As an aside: I wish English had some more elegant method for forming compound words than just-concatenate-words-with-hyphens. Compounding of phrases and use of imagined quotes as compound words is one of those common flourishes of verbal communication that is difficult to express in written English.
As a note: I believe it is primarily the "dogwhistle" reference is what is earning you down-votes, as it subtly implies — whether intended or not — that parent poster is somehow racist. I presume the best intentions and up-voted you, but keep in mind how it can be interpreted.