2/ #TonePolicing: delegitimises valid emotional reactions using privileged value judgements on which emotions are "rational" or "irrational"
1/ How To Be A Good Ally. Problem: #TonePolicing: this is telling someone their responses (perceived emotion or language) are inappropriate.
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#TonePolicing is used on POC there is inherent power dynamic: intentional or "unconscious bias" judging emotions used to denigrate.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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#TonePolicing POC reinforces racialised power hierarchies. Don't do it. Here's an academic paper w/ solutions https://dlib.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/bitstream/handle/1773/33314/LRA2015_BurwellChen.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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5/ Noting that
#intersectionality compounds other oppressions "#Tonepolicing is a tool for protecting male power" In STEMM that's status quoThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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#Tonepolicing: "No matter what a woman’s communication style is, someone will focus on style..to ignore substance of what she is saying"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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#TonePolicing in STEMM: don't do it. Be an ally against oppression instead. Here's a tech view: https://geekfeminism.org/2013/09/05/tone-policing-a-tool-for-protecting-male-power/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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#TonePolicing: "Take all that energy that you’re wasting being so concerned with how people are responding to their own oppression..."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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9/ "...and channel it into fighting oppression."
#TonePolicing. Don't do it. Be a proactive ally instead! http://tooyoungforthelivingdead.tumblr.com/tone-policing /FIN! - 1 more reply
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