Grad student in this scenario was only tweeting “shite,” as Guy puts it, if you think that expressing a desire for less racism is shite (or that not rolling over when a senior academic falls you a twat is shite). (Also he didn’t stop tweeting, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
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Threats and intimidation against BIPOC students/ECRs, like in Guy’s twat-tweet above, attempt to silence not only the specific target of the attack but all BIPOC students
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Also let me just be clear that white women are ABSOLUTELY a major part of this problem. There is a long long history of white women engaging in these practices and supporting men who do—and both senior and junior white women persistently help uphold white supremacy in this way
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“feminism” that “plays the game” / makes exceptions for the ppl we like or to whom we “owe” something / routinely centers white women over BIPOC overtly *or* behind the scenes is solidarity and feminism for white women only
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The silent senior scholar #2 in this scenario is SO OFTEN a senior white woman doing the gatekeeping. For many of us white junior scholars, these may be senior women scholars who have supported/mentored us.
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It is especially urgent that young white scholars—including myself—be critical of attachments to senior white women & queer scholars who are invested in reproducing oppressive structures of the academy. (Academic bullying is just one of many ways that this happens, ofc)
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