Girls Who Code Founder to Ivanka Trump: Don't Use My Story

"With that being said, Saujani's tweet read a bit rude. Open-minded discussion is key to moving forward with understanding. We'll never get anywhere if we always shut down those that we don't agree with on certain issues."

Exactly. On top of it, the complicit thing is nonsense when talking about a daughter of an authoritarian, barely-negotiable father whose the President of the U.S.. She's better off trying to carefully reign him in behind closed doors while endorsing or funding good things he'd ignore. There's scenarios where a family member might turn up the heat to try to leverage out some concession. Maybe she could get those concessions. We don't see most of her critics taking risks that huge, though. It's always easier to ask someone else to take the Big Fall while making smaller, steady sacrifices if any at all given some activism feels very rewarding.

I imagine Girls Who Code is in the latter category of putting work in, getting some stress due to resistance, and with steady rewards (esp appreciation) from the Girls Who Code. Totally unlike pissing off a dictator in a quasi-police state regularly in public. Most people don't like anxiety or terror all day as payment for whatever popularity that might bring.