The feminist philosophy journal Hypatia became involved in a dispute in April 2017 that led to the online shaming of one of its authors.[107] The journal published an article about transracialism by Rebecca Tuvel, an assistant professor of philosophy, comparing the situation of Caitlyn Jenner, a trans woman, to that of Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who identifies as black. The article was criticized on Facebook and Twitter as a source of "epistemic violence", and the author became the subject of personal attacks.[108] Academics associated with Hypatia joined in the criticism.[109] A member of the journal's editorial board became the point of contact for an open letter demanding that the article be retracted, and the journal's board of associate editors issued an unauthorized apology, saying the article should never have been published.[108][110] Rogers Brubaker described the episode in the New York Times as an example of "internet shaming".[107]