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    Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

    THREAD co-written by @erik_kaars: When we think of racists we like to think of them as "out there" & forget that racists are in every profession, including Medieval Studies. 1/18 #medievaltwitter #shakerace #antiracism #racism #whitesupremacy #academicchatter #academictwitterpic.twitter.com/PvUBSw3571

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    • Iain MacGilleBhràth / John MacGill Jake Stefan Ferguson Peggy J Spoony Viking Doodlet Pooodlertoodler, MA, MSLS Laury Silvers 🕋 Author of The Sufi Mysteries smanny Critical Race Bandit Maxwell Gray
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      2. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        Response to antiracist activism in our field has by & large been positive, but some reactionary responses shockingly mimic white supremacist rhetoric. Pls note we aren't saying these scholars ARE white supremacists but they're repeating common white supremacist talking points. 2/pic.twitter.com/lZvNmwpOXv

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      3. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        Also note that some of these screenshots were provided to us, so thank you to those for bringing these to our attention. 3/18pic.twitter.com/rKRLyHVsuk

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      4. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        One of the most common misconceptions we have seen by white supremacist reactions to changes in our field implies that medieval studies is for white people. 4/18pic.twitter.com/REDaqsfLKM

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      5. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        That this even needs refuting is disturbing, but these arguments misunderstand the power &history of racism/colonization & instead imagine a level playing field where they think white ppl studying PoC is the same as PoC scholars studying Euro history (which was never all-white) 5pic.twitter.com/Fbm1QJJeGw

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      6. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        Another myth we see repeated in both circles is the idea that antiracists are claiming that you have to be a person of color to be able to speak in a discussion. Usually expressed as "your validity depends on your skin color." 6/18pic.twitter.com/60LapVsz8Y

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      7. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        We've also seen a great deal of discussion abt exactly 'what race' medievalists of color are &whether they're "appropriating" other races (a question exclusively expressed by white ppl, including 1 medievalist notorious for pretending to be a queern Syrian woman for years) 7/18pic.twitter.com/agvYRZTdNa

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      8. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe Retweeted Stewart J. Brookes

        You can see more in @Stewart_Brookes' thread here: https://twitter.com/Stewart_Brookes/status/1181273059333816320?s=20&fbclid=IwAR1bfk9u9ycxLIsunBj4bRNiS7tlLIbHgTs1I_atur1YXo-1caVg-4XvrGI … 8/18

        Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe added,

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        ISXX and racism 2: "Why must you join a study group of medieval *Anglo-Saxon* history and tear it apart because you're a so-called person of colour? […] It disgusts me. […] This should disgust you.” @ISASaxonists pic.twitter.com/cUbOxLrkct
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      9. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe Retweeted Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe

        And my other thread here about how these people are obsessed with where I may be from (because that disqualifies me from these discussions): https://twitter.com/ISASaxonists/status/1175823941740445700?s=20&fbclid=IwAR1bfk9u9ycxLIsunBj4bRNiS7tlLIbHgTs1I_atur1YXo-1caVg-4XvrGI … 9/18

        Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe added,

        Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe @ISASaxonists
        There were many comments abt Islam, Sharia Law, Iran, Saudi Arabia. Consider the black/brown targets in your countries who r imaginary threats. Support them. I'm not connected to any of those ideas/ places. Also disappointed no one spelled out "Shakira Law" in comments. 24/25 pic.twitter.com/u8Z6430MU1
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      10. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        There is a constant positioning of anti-racists, particularly PoC but not exclusively b/c this extends to allies, as bad scholars with "few publications" & no real authority, as opposed to senior white scholars they criticize who are presented as 'real scholars.' 10/18pic.twitter.com/GWGDkRWt9n

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      11. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        There is also the repeated claim that anti-racists, particularly PoC, are criticizing racism for attention/money/to further their careers (we all now how much money there is to be had in antiracist medieval studies). 11/18pic.twitter.com/zzyYfgrhDb

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      12. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        Astonishing that this has to be refuted, but one merely has to look at how heavily traditional journals & conferences criticize & gatekeep work on medieval race to see that there is little institutional power & prestige to be gained here. #medievaltwitter 12/18

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      13. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        This argument makes white men in particular arbitrators of what is "real" anti-racism &what is 'theater', as well as suggesting (or saying) PoC cry racism for attention. Some medievalists suggest that PoC/WoC especially, fake death threats & stalkers for attention. How cruel. 13/

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      14. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        Even in discussing a name-change. there is a lack of seriousness by scholars (as noted in the list of possible names for ISXX). The idea that this is a joke continues to harm marginalized communities & makes a mockery of racial justice. 14/18pic.twitter.com/TrkB99oJlt

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      15. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        Then there's the claim that antiracists, particularly scholars of color, are "terrorists" who want to "destroy" medieval studies or people' "heritage" or "history". 15/18pic.twitter.com/glgmzwarn9

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      16. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        When we make these claims as scholars or allow white supremacists to parrot us, we are doing a disservice to the field and to our colleagues, especially those in marginalized communities. This should alarm all of us. #medievaltwitter 16/18

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      17. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        If you claim to be antiracist in any way, you need to know how your words are being used &/or if you're mimicking white supremacists unconsciously or not w/ your own language. Disavowing what they say & not mimicking them is the least any decent person can do. #medievaltwitter 17pic.twitter.com/FOestz6JUk

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      18. Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe‏ @ISASaxonists 7 Nov 2019

        We are constantly tone policed or asked to speak "civilly", yet there seems to be less focus on the power of our words. We need to interrogate our language &understand how it is used &abused. All of us can do this if we are against racism. #commit2change #medievaltwitter 18/18pic.twitter.com/PILck23wXD

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