#MedievalTwitter I can say apologies to @KristenCarella for misrepresenting the state of transgender scholars in medieval. At the time myself & Gabby turned in the finalized intro. in May 2018 of the Medieval Trans Feminism issue, I could not think of anyone, nor had found 12/
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#MedievalTwitter also, please stop saying MRO etc. does not speak for all MOCs. MRO has done the most work in relation to ISXX, it's disrespectful of all the labor not to mention the abuse she had to deal with (the racial slurs, the constant "are you the help", antiblackness, 23/Show this thread -
#MedievalTwitter violent threats etc.) The Medievalists of Color is an organization, it's an activist & political org., they have already written their letter in support of leaving. Scholars of color are not the same as MOC. Stop tokening scholars of color as well as shields 24/Show this thread -
#MedievalTwitter Here is what a number of us expect, the ISXX org will just use this Exec. Dir. as a shield to continue white supremacist back-to-status quo procedure & do nothing. I expect a bunch of white women will run for the board & diversity will be about white women 25/Show this thread -
#MedievalTwitter and finally, I expect ISXX will try to use any minority scholars as shield, particularly ones they feel are the "good" & "acceptable" ones. This is respectability politics par excellence. MOC is not interested in violent respectability politics. END.Show this thread
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