the implicit critique in the rest of the title. If we’re supposed to be working to correct misappropriations and false understandings beyond our classrooms & unis, then maybe not repeat a well-worn rapey phrase? Plus, original point... not apply double standards /end
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Replying to @ADMedievalist @AdmiralHip and
What this is really starting to show us here at the journal is that being asked to pay better attention to structural racism in the field as well as to how many are being harmed by misappropriations of medieval history causes a lot of defensiveness. It’s painful to watch.
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Replying to @postmedieval @ADMedievalist and
It’s also been disheartening & demoralizing to see how those who want to argue with the antiracist scholars are doing so by: questioning their credentials, calling them imbeciles, ridiculing their supppsed lack of knowledge — or, as here, looking for any shall thing to critique.
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Replying to @postmedieval @ADMedievalist and
shall = small Ultimately, this is pretty depressing to watch unfold. Everyone in these discussions are scholars & worthy of respect. But racism has no place in our field. If that’s something you want to argue about, it doesn’t really matter what your specialty is. We’re lost.
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Replying to @postmedieval @AdmiralHip and
I guess this is one of the problems I see with this entire long conversation. Are there people who say racism isn’t a problem? No one denies that. The disagreements are about degree, form, remedy, etc. — consistently mischaracterized as not caring about racism = being racists
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Replying to @ISASaxonists @ADMedievalist and
When all of the white medievalists who have been wanting to split hairs finally stop talking and say, we’re ready to stop being so defensive and will actually listen now, then we’ll be making progress.
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Replying to @postmedieval @ISASaxonists and
To be clear
@ADMedievalist: you & others could have called LOTS of titles into question if you wanted to but chose the one by@erik_kaars because you wanted to embarrass him & smear his reputation: are you at all asking yourself not only why you are doing this & digging in on it?3 replies 2 retweets 13 likes -
Replying to @postmedieval @ISASaxonists and
Of course I chose
@erik_kaars title on purpose. Not to smear him, but bc he’s one of several people who’ve repeatedly misread/misframed the tweets of others while encouraging dogpiles. His book title can easily be misread (& for me, kinda triggery). That is the point2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @ADMedievalist @postmedieval and
Encourages dog piles? Or do you actually mean calling out senior scholars who harass and attack BIPOC and LGBTQ+ and other vulnerable people in academia?
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Misreading tweets is also massively untrue. Erik has been attacked by white supremacists and senior scholars for standing up against racism and this is your response? Shame on you.
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