2/As an activist scholar, I will always credit my folks for their love &support, but I want to ensure they are safe. Apart from adoration & a few references, they are off limits & should never be the topic of conversations particularly by those who consider themselves "scholars."
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3/ Any BIPOC (& white) antiracist activist knows that you become targets of malicious racist aggression, and that your safety can be in jeopardy. We word things VERY carefully but ppl misread information. Being *born* having lived in or even working at X doesn't reveal one's
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4/ current location. BUT ppl obsessed w/ this info to attack you will misread/mishear. So, now let's get to this lie by Paul Halsall abt my Dad (creating a racist myth abt being a bully). This is aggressive anti-Blackness.https://twitter.com/ISASaxonists/status/1396965743070167042?s=20 …
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5/ Back in June 2020, universities were giving lip service for supporting Black lives. As an alumni of St. Andrews, I responded last year to lip service with this
@univofstandrews They responded and wanted to DMpic.twitter.com/DFRuzgF5FY
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6/ To their credit, an email from admin quickly followed & they didn't seem to be able to locate a record (they didn't have records submitted digitally in mid 2000s & I think data can only be kept so long now).pic.twitter.com/jRhpK1U83j
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7/ The onus was on them to look & find it, if they had it, so I let them sweat a bit. They asked me to look into things but it was interesting to see how records were kept. Often left to BIPOC to keep records &receipts when complaints are filed. Having us relive trauma isn't fun.pic.twitter.com/PSJiwi8oHY
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8/ I provided a name of a prof who could verify that I was on the receiving end of racial abuse/discrimination. After further investigation, they couldn't find the file & requested a copy if I had one.pic.twitter.com/XFEfkIy1o8
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9/ Ofc we keep records if we are paper hoarders, but espec so if we are BIPOC/BAME who know how these complaint procedures go. I finally sent the attachment. I clearly state in it that nothing was pursued beyond this report. Paul Halsall is a liar painting BIPOC as bulliespic.twitter.com/RJhBM3I8Wm
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10/ The crux of PH and alt-medievalist attacks such as those from S. Basdeo has made it that we BIPOC are just "mediocre." We didn't earn our titles. Paul cannot stand to admit that he as an openly gay, wyte man still has privileges over Blk/Brwn women whose familiespic.twitter.com/F81lYzixas
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11/ worked hard & no matter debt ensured I received an education. Paul trying to paint me & my family as privileged is right-ring garbage. Does Soros fund me now? Is every PoC who is lucky enough to attend uni "rich'? We are ALL privileged to attend no matter who.
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12/ So I explained in my email w/ attached complaint that I didn't have the antiracist vocab back then but BIPOC usually use coded language in complaints. There is also fear as students & imbalance of power & we know discrimination complaints usually go nowhere.pic.twitter.com/Vu7QomWuLH
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13/ Unless someone calls us n-word or slur, this isn't "overt" or "explicit" enough. I was gaslit & treated like shit. BIPOC know when we've experienced racism. The prof was intentionally cruel. Having interacted w/ them since, not much has changed.pic.twitter.com/RhjCB5IbsC
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14/ The prof who the uni reached out to to verify my info contacted me briefly & wanted to confirm it was me & ok to speak. I said yes and we agreed not to collaborate but I explained why their name was given. They already knew. I didn't have to say.pic.twitter.com/erUu9XZLSI
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15/ They remembered enough &we didn't want to jeopardize an investigation, so agreed not to speak until investigation was over. They admitted they should've been louder at the time, but could do right thing now. Never too late to be an ally, but wyte scholars need to do better.pic.twitter.com/OpGpNCIqVp
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16/ Official response last yr was wyte-washing. It was too late to do anything (I didn't ask for holding of acct now, I wanted to know why I never heard back) Racism wasn't mentioned overtly. This is how institutions continue to fail. They have complaint/discriminationpic.twitter.com/Ofut8eEt77
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17/ procedures, but often they fail. This was an example of that & I hope
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18/ The alt-medieval group continues to prove when one calls out racism, they'll double down & try to do extra damage to antiracist/BIPOC scholars' reputations, careers & endanger them/loved ones. Paul & his pals, created a lie, presented it as truth & claimed to be victims.
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19/ We know & see who bullies are. These sorts of antics work to silence BIPOC. They are to instill fear. I literally asked these ppl to leave us alone yrs ago. I've talked abt fear as a woman. As a WoC. And this is gross racial violence.https://twitter.com/ISASaxonists/status/1186646706739384323 …
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20/ I believe Paul Halsall may be in a precarious job situation, so I'm asking for public apology & retraction of his lies abt my "privileged" upbringing & "bully" father. These are unfounded & malicious. The docs above show racist prof got away w/ racism & my no grades were
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21/ changed on acct of anything. In the end, I still graduated with a 2.i (upper 2nd class honors). I worked for it. I didn't demand grades to be changed OR special treatment.
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22/ Bringing up that my pushback AFTER all you and other alt-medievalists have done for yrs (as records show) means nothing. Don't expect victims of abuse to stay silent forever. In doing this, you make us constantly relive trauma. That's how racism works.
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23/ My/my family's whereabouts shouldn't matter unless you are a stalker. When I list countries or places I've lived or been should roll off your back unless you intend harm. Why are these scholars even talking abt my whereabouts? Do you OBSESS about wyte scholars' whereabouts?pic.twitter.com/80skmZKl9K
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24/ Since Basdeo's hitpiece came out, sock puppet accts being created to disclose private info. They're scouring my TL & reposted a pic of a friend's kid who asked me to tweet to get b'day wishes during the pandemic. Trying to link my location to this kid. These ppl are sick.
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25/ Upon request I removed friend's pic. Not only my family is being targeted but friends. These ppl are malicious &that's thanks to a lie created by Paul (or someone in his circle). Perpetuated/endorsed by Stephen Basdeo. Timeline of racial violence:https://twitter.com/ISASaxonists/status/1396965660878647296?s=20 …
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26/ And one more thing, if you think this group doesn't work with nazi-lovers here's a thread:https://twitter.com/ISASaxonists/status/1396780836742213632?s=20 …
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27/ So don't think for a second that racists won't lash out, create false narratives, distort truth & target you. I am asking now for a retraction and public apology, but since this sort of violence escalated I'm pursuing other means.
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28/ Keep your rumors and whatever private -- not public. But also and more importantly, understand this is all "know-your-place" aggression as
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I've established that the alt-medieval fascist loving group has been targeting antiracist medievalists for yrs. Here's where I undo Paul Halsall's lie. This man besmirching my Dad's character (a man he doesn't know) & repeats these claims on several platforms. Racist wyte-lash.