It's not showing that you're weak, it's showing that you are curious and interested in the world around you and people who live other lives.
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That goes for cis, gay white guys like myself often as well. Taking the time to learn — affirmatively — about others' lives is so important.
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@chrisgeidner Perhaps considering deleting words two through eight. -
@SShackford That, too, is true, but this is speaking to a specific issue. -
@chrisgeidner And that makes you part of the problem. Turning it into identity politics means those you're trying to reach will ignore. -
@SShackford I'm not turning anything into "identity politics," it's talking about the reality that an assumption by the majority that a ... -
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@chrisgeidner That does not resemble the tweet I responded to in any recognizable way. -
@SShackford Then, you don't know what I am referring to and this tweet isn't for you. Have a great night! -
@chrisgeidner Sorry, I actually missed a tweet from your feed. I understand what you meant now. - 2 more replies
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@chrisgeidner@emily_esque "Could I ask you about X?" seems the most respectful. The person I ask might not want to educate me, & that's ok. -
@JeffHoover@emily_esque Well, yes, unless they're your teacher, no one has the responsibility to teach you. -
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@chrisgeidner@jeffhoover I want to frame this quote somewhere, because it's *so* *freaking* *true*. People should remember it.
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@chrisgeidner@dfreelon Because gender, sexual, and race identities are the only ones for which it is unwise to speak for others? -
@DrCJCarpenter@dfreelon No. Because those were the key attributes relevant to the discussion I was having. And that's my choice.
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@chrisgeidner@PatrickStrud That's just the sort of PC bollocks I'm talking about in my@spectator piece tomorrow.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@MartinJennerson@chrisgeidner literally the most negative person on the Internet.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@chrisgeidner what the hell did I miss the last few months? I thought CIS was a crime procedural on NBC.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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