Yes, they know of my objections. One of the event’s MC’s is a good friend of mine and she has heard me gripe about this already.

Honestly, I do not think it is even intentional (in that they consciously say “Let’s be elitist”), but they do not seem to be very familiar with social activism. Their background is in business, after all.

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