Perils of traveling as #WOC: I'm travelling non stop for 2 months; different city every other day. Stopped for "random" search most times
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Replying to @OtherSociology
@OtherSociology very sorry to hear though unsurprised. in Aus 3 yrs,never been "randomly searched" as many times anywhere else in the West2 replies 2 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @Teesmarkahn
@OtherSociology like yourself, every airport. Once when I looked unimpressed, official got stroppy & asked "do we have a problem then?"2 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @Teesmarkahn
@Teesmarkahn That's awful. I've same experience: travelling through non-Western airports I've yet to be searched or humiliated by staff. :/1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @OtherSociology
@OtherSociology agreed.Also the performance of power at airports-Goffman would be proud!(Trying to make light of a unpleasant situation :) )1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @Teesmarkahn
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@Teesmarkahn Yes! Been told to smile many times by awful airport staff during "random" checks. Tough#EmotionWork suffering racism calmly1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @OtherSociology
@OtherSociology agreed! Somewhere in me there's an auto-ethnographic exposition waiting to be written2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
@Teesmarkahn Want to read this - do it!
Also how do you heal? Sibling & I invented a drinking game: drink when I'm NOT stopped for search..
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