Dr Zuleyka Zevallos

Please consider why you're *really* tagging #POC & how unfair it is to ask us to see & respond more violence that costs us more than you.

I was tagged by a White person on TWO threads last night about a previous abuser & have just received vile racism & transphobia on my blog.

Even though I'm exhausted, I have deal with that on top of other abuse. It's unfair for White people to compound what #POC go through. Think

Same style of writing & same themes: irate specificallly about sociology; it's a personal attack; angry about gender; etc. #socmoderation

That White male writer was tagged by one of my White followers on 2 threads & others are sharing his original attacks.Likely this is revenge

This is the worst, but I have another two abuse comments & four other passive aggressive comments. That's just my blog. #socmoderation

Then there's my various social media, my personal accounts & NFP groups I run. I don't accept that abuse is the cost of public science.

So please, White people, understand that despite your "good intentions" your need to have #POC rescue/validate/notice you impacts our health

*Do* call out racism. Do the work! But think about the fact that #POC carry a huge burden, greater for WOC esp from multiple minority groups

BTW multiple abuse is just today. Every time #POC writes, it's heaped abuse PER THREAD/POST. Most of us write multiple things any given time

There's racism/sexism/homophobia/transphobia/ableism on street/going school/work/shopping/etc. #POC face abuse ALL THE TIME online & offline