Had a great day where I learned a lot, but reality of being a #WOC, is that I had a good day in spite of racial microaggressions. [Thread]pic.twitter.com/9JzWTl4r8T
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Replying to @OtherSociology
In a room full of professionals, 2 White women, in completely different conversations made fun of my name.
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Replying to @OtherSociology
I introduce myself. "What?!," White woman leans in close my chest where my name tag is. "I would never even know how to read that! [Laughs]"pic.twitter.com/QxwxFtxkFy
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Replying to @OtherSociology
You can ask me how to pronounce my name
- but making a show of your discomfort is just White people saying they don't know any #POC.pic.twitter.com/79HjXWjUPn3 replies 25 retweets 104 likes -
Replying to @OtherSociology
I meet new people all the time, so I am forced to watch White people act as if saying my name is an incredible imposition or feat. It isn't.pic.twitter.com/iMK7oRw9XY
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Replying to @OtherSociology
My neice
@joelieesp1386 wrote her doctorate on Maori names & naming where our people share these stories about the racism experienced daily1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes -
Replying to @kaupapamaori @joelieesp1386
This sounds great! If she has published findings, I'd love to read and cite. For me it's been teachers, employers, colleagues, strangers
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Replying to @OtherSociology @kaupapamaori
Kia ora. Thank you! I am currently working on a chapter for a book and a paper for a journal. I'll be in touch when they are published :)
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Kia ora. Just a quick note to say that my PhD thesis is now available to download online http://hdl.handle.net/10289/11310
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Thank you! Looking forward to reading.
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