[SpicyLemonZest]

It was, yes. Public statements she made before getting fired include:

> A Black woman can't survive around here doing any type of research let alone research thats designed to make those in the majority uncomfortable. And guess who can apparently unilaterally order you to do things without even thinking you're someone they should converse with. (https://twitter.com/timnitGebru/status/1331757629996109824)

> [The VPs in her org] are very useful for gaslighting and marginalizing Black women to eternity. They're very useful for blocking any upstream work that needs to be done to change the status quo. (https://twitter.com/timnitGebru/status/1331772727615602690)

[ergocoder]

While we are at it, she also called out Jeff Dean 6 months ago to have Jeff Dean say "personal attacks are not okay".

https://twitter.com/JeffDean/status/1278571537776271360

The whole interaction is so cringey and screams toxicity.

[scotth]

To be clear, he wasn't saying that to her. He was weighing in on the "saga".