Academics are not immune to disinformation campaigns. White academics must consider how to research evidence, evaluate their sources, and do what we ask our students to do in relation to digital literacy before they go w/ the racist/gendered stereotypes as the explanation. 7/
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If U know how the far right doxxes & goes after people (read Zoe Quinn’s Crash Override or Femtechnet) then you do not post a c.v. so that these far-right swarms come for you, your info, & your collaborators. But yes, you can find what I have published by doing a search. 18/
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Point 2. I am a “bully and harasser.” This is a classic racist/gendered tactic that has been discussed regularly here. If WOC say, let’s be antifascist & work on antiracism, critique white women suddenly they are called “bullies and harassers.” 19/
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You can read Mikki Kendall’s book here for a whole discussion of this that started online w/
#SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen in 2013 20/: https://www.amazon.com/Hood-Feminism-Notes-Movement-Forgot/dp/0525560548/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mikki+kendall&qid=1605904153&sr=8-1 …Show this thread -
This is a regularly happens in my life especially w/ white women. I say nothing, do nothing, respond not at all (the advice that senior folk give me) but I am still roped into some “issue” and called a “bully” or “harasser” even when it has nothing to do w/ me. 21/
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Point 3. “She is a white supremacist.” I am a regular target of violent white supremacists. But apparently this does not matter b/c I must be a white supremacist even though these folks hang out w/ ppl who say Milo is her best friend, podcast violent white supremacists. 22/
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So we have come to this point because of Disinformation issues. I want folks to read this and understand the 3Ds of Disinformation: Detect, Document, and Debunk.
@BostonJoan's piece 23/:https://medium.com/political-pandemonium-2020/how-civil-society-can-combat-misinformation-and-hate-speech-without-making-it-worse-887a16b8b9b6 …Show this thread -
OK. I need to add a second thread to this, so coming back soon. 24/
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Unfortunately we are going to have to do this b/c the disinformation about me in this case is not going away & apparently M*stress Sn*w has now intersected w/ the “alt-medieval” folks which means this will mushroom & I will have to deal with potential security issues. 25/
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I am doing this as a form of 3. “Pre-Bunking”. I am the “wedge issue” in this disinfo. campaign b/c “In order for a lie to take hold in public discussion, audiences usually have to encounter it numerous times.” As I have said the alt-medieval have been at this since 2017. 26/
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So M*stress Sn*w is using me as “wedge issue” & upholding the white supremacist disinformation. In this instance, b/c M*stress Sn*w seems to have now intersected w/ the alt-medieval, 27/
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we have reached a stage where I cannot ignore it & it is affected others who have are public about antiracism in medieval studies since this usually triggers some potential violent targeting. It’s been a week, and M*stress Sn*w seems to want to continue to fuel this fire. 28/
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“Media manipulators & disinformation agents are not as numerous as once thought. However, manipulators are having an outsized impact on the news media b/c they employ a diverse set of tactics & do whatever it takes to keep their campaign alive.” 29/
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Disinformation: I am attacking M*stress Sn*w, “bullying and harassing” her, and am a “white supremacist.” 30/pic.twitter.com/seg7i9ybPX
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Document: In this instance, I have not even said anything. I have not tweeted, responded, said a thing about this on here. But apparently M*stress Sn*w decided that I was “harassing” her even when there is no evidence at all & everyone can find that by looking at my TL. 31/
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Also, let's debunk more disinformation. I have not "reported her tweets" (she can ask Twitter, though I doubt they will tell her) & "called up people's employees." The medieval white supremacists targeting me can't show evidence that I have done this b/c there is no evidence. 32/
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Debunk:There are no “receipts” anywhere. But apparently you should go ahead & believe the disinformation b/c it’s easier than doing the digital literacy work to check or wonder why this terminology & what it says @ how much racialized/gendered stereotypes are easier to repeat.33/
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As she seems to be happy to share screen shots, there is no evidence of me doing this & erasing either b/c someone would have screen shot it. But I am the “harasser” on here even though I have not tweeted, said, responded to a thing. 34/
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“She is a white supremacist.” I expect by now by watching our politics for the last 4 years, we’ve seen the moves to this particular play. It’s the same move as the “antifascists are the violent ones, not the white supremacists w/ guns” etc. 35/pic.twitter.com/donWFMz8gZ
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I hope this “Pre-Bunk” is enough & this will stop, b/c the intersection of this ARVO (no D in this since I had not said anything to her or accused her of anything before she waved all this disinformation) w/ the alt-medieval means issues w/ my security. Alt-med talking here 36/:pic.twitter.com/fYRdYqxwBz
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People can disagree w/ me, critique me & also ask for accountability, people can also dislike me. I can also disagree w/ others, critique & ask for accountability, & also dislike other people. I can also try to make amends, work on accountability, fix my mistakes, etc. 37/
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But this is none of that. If she is happy to use me as a weapon to stoke some digital misinformation fire, what this does is just put me & others in harm’s way. Medieval is an academic ecosystem where we have a built-in white supremacist/fascist supporting group. 38/
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The Disinformation that they use & that you repeat, mainstream, & wave around has consequences & already stochastic violent ones in this field. 39/
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We tell students that digital literacy requires that they ask if they trust their online information source. No, I do not trust her as a reliable source of information b/c in regards to me, I have “documented(ing) a pattern of malicious behavior.” 40/ https://webliteracy.pressbooks.com
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As for the premodern ecosystem, you have to ask why the BIPOC scholars who work on CRT & antiracism did not jump on this “unmasking” & run w/ it. And not like anyone checked w/
#RaceBeforeRace but our work is @ CRT & we have had white scholars present at our events. 41/ FIN.Show this thread
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