Anti-Woke Activist Linked To “Scientific Racism” Outlet

The Guardian reports:

Rightwing activist Christopher Rufo has links to a self-styled “sociobiology magazine” that is focused on the supposed relationships between race, intelligence and criminality, and which experts have characterized as an outlet for scientific racism.

At the time of reporting, Aporia was one of 19 Substack newsletters Rufo links to in the “recommended” section on his own newsletter, which according to Substack has more than 50,000 subscribers. Rufo also appeared on Aporia’s podcast, which has published flattering interviews with proponents of scientific racism and eugenics.

The Guardian emailed Rufo with questions on his apparent endorsement of Aporia, and how he reconciled that with his professed “colorblindness”. He did not respond directly to any questions put to him but instead made a crude sexual insult to a Guardian reporter.

Read the full article.

Christopher Rufo, who led the campaign to oust Harvard President Claudine Gay, claims he believes in “colorblind equality,” but he has ties to a magazine that promotes white supremacist propaganda that Black people are less intelligent than white people.https://t.co/sAo55pOfqY

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) January 31, 2024

“Anti-Grooming” Activist’s Harvard Degree Questioned – https://t.co/UVl6hZwT83 pic.twitter.com/ZNDcp3Ak9l

— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) February 18, 2023

Christopher Rufo is leading a major political party around by the nose…a guy who lied about graduating from Harvard wants to eliminate DEI?

You mean a mediocre white dude lying about his own credentials wants to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion? Weird. pic.twitter.com/hqwxq4kLkx

— Jess Piper (@piper4missouri) January 31, 2024

I have a bill to abolish DEI Offices throughout the federal government. https://t.co/2vTVYxnV8I

— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) January 30, 2024