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Math professor claims equation 2+2=4 ‘reeks of white supremacist patriarchy’

By Emma Colton
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Math professor claims equation 2+2=4 ‘reeks of white supremacist patriarchy’

A math education professor in New York City claimed that the equation 2+2=4 “reeks of white supremacist patriarchy.”

“The idea that math (or data) is culturally neutral or in any way objective is a MYTH. i’m ready to move on with that understanding. who’s coming with me?” Brooklyn College professor of math education Laurie Rubel tweeted last week to her roughly 1,200 followers.

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