#BlackintheIvory finally started breaking out in hives, have asthma now and need to see a doctor to get tested for an autoimmune something or other cause this racism in the field is literally killing me.
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#BlackintheIvory called a bully, witch-hunter, c***, bitch, liar, and more by academics (let alone the public) because I call for equity in my field.1 reply 11 retweets 113 likesShow this thread -
#BlackintheIvory being gaslit as a student by particular profs who made it clear that this field was not mine. Grades suffered but any attempts to seek reviews or justice were stopped by colleagues or bureaucracy.1 reply 11 retweets 113 likesShow this thread -
#BlackintheIvory being mistaken as the waitstaff at several conferences even though I was wearing a dress, nametag had a computer bag each time.2 replies 16 retweets 125 likesShow this thread -
#BlackintheIvory being told I have MORE opportunities in a predominantly all-white field because I am a woman of color.1 reply 13 retweets 115 likesShow this thread -
#BlackintheIvory being gaslit and told that we *do* have diversity in the field. Look at all the [white] women in it.1 reply 14 retweets 118 likesShow this thread -
#BlackintheIvory being called racial slurs as "jokes" and colleagues did not mean it. From N-word to P-word depending on how they read me.1 reply 12 retweets 100 likesShow this thread -
#BlackintheIvory watching my Black colleagues leave the field (or die early) and not wanting Black students to have to deal with this, but want them so badly to succeed.1 reply 17 retweets 111 likesShow this thread -
#BlackintheIvory I was quiet for a long time. I played by the rules of "proper academia" and I was still erased. When I began to speak up I was vilified and tone policed. Not calm enough, not polite enough, etc. Damned if I do, damned if I don't.1 reply 19 retweets 127 likesShow this thread -
#BlackintheIvory having your work sabotaged and/or stolen by stealth racists who masquerade as progressives. Let me just tell you they are all white women.3 replies 14 retweets 134 likesShow this thread
Thank you for sharing all this. You are brilliant and amazing, and it's bullshit that you had to deal with any of this.
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