Critics lambaste MIT’s vice president for equity and inclusion over ‘race baiting’ social media post

Critics are calling out Karl Reid — the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s new vice president for equity and inclusion — over comments he made on social media Sunday that critics are calling, among other things, “race baiting.”

Here’s the post:

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“Just boarded an early morning flight wearing my @MIT gear. A seat mate looked at me and asked, ‘Basketball?’ I said, ‘No. Engineering!’ What about me prompted him to think I was playing or coaching basketball?” Reid asked in his post, which was accompanied by a what appears to be a selfie aboard the plane.

Reid’s post has received, as of Monday afternoon, 7.7 million views, 29,000 likes, and 14,000 comments.

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