When White people try to dismiss Indigenous & other #POC discussion of colonialism & present-day impact by focusing on "tone," that's racism
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1/ Kim there is so much wrong with your thinking and "advice." "Hostility" is a term White people use to police
#POC's expression.
2/ You're on thead where I'm discussing how White people characterise tone. Here you go labelling #POC as "hostile" for responding to racism
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3/ "Returning fire." Your language, which uses metaphors of violence to characterise
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4/ Do you know how many encounters of racism
#POC experience in a day? It's 3.30pm local time & this isn't my first. It won't be my last. -
5/ You've been following me for a long time Kim, & know much free service I give to STEM & to your discipline. This is disappointing.
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6/ Hope you reflect on this exchange & your unexplored assumptions about racism & the entitlement White people feel in framing POC responses
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I see. I'm sorry. Is there a better word that you recommend? Or should I delete the tweet?
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Rethink entirely. What do YOU mean when you say "hostility"? Consider why you came into this convo this way & work through your feelings
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1/2 I don't need you to verbalise this to me; I hope you'll just do the work for yourself.
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2/2 When White people express discomfort or anger over anti-racism, means haven't done enough work on themselves to understand privilege.
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