if you have a story to tell that helps makes sense of the world right now, please get in touch (my email’s in bio)https://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelysanders/how-to-pitch-essays-to-buzzfeed-reader …
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Oy, did you clear that with your compliance attorney? bc you just opened your company to lawsuitspic.twitter.com/bc881aZHFp
by asking people to consider what they say before they send it?
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By showing actual prejudice based on race, sex & country of origin.pic.twitter.com/NlbAozLWhr
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If you're black, or female or foreign, you presume they have something of value to say. White male Americans? Not so much.pic.twitter.com/DIIJUOYWi2
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Now, any time a person who says they were discriminated against based on being white, male or American, they have Exhibit Apic.twitter.com/8d0S3M5A4W
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And that puts aside the immorality of your racism, sexism & anti-Americanism
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It would've too easy to show how myopic that view is by referring to my life story. I was born w 3 learning disabilities.
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Before the ADA, I dropped out of high school. After the ADA, I got my GED, undergrad degree, and graduated from Yale Law
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I am probably the only person alive who is a GED degree holder and Yale Law graduate. But white male American so you denigrate me
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But truth is demographics has zero to do with whether you have to say anything of importance. Wisdom does & anyone can get it
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It's not that you asked people to consider what they say, it's that you singled out a race.
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Rachel you're a racist.
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There are very smart ppl who don't know that anti-discrimination law protects white ppl, males & often citizens
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correct! Too bad buzzfeed ignores them and thinks they are above the law on this one. Excellent points!
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Rachel you didn't ask all people you made a racist & discriminatory statement. lol You laid your bigotry out for all to see
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THIS IS WHY NO ONE TAKES YOU SERIOUSLY
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You didn't ask "people" you asked that only a particular race do so.
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Nice try but you know exactly what you meant and now are doing a semi-good job of walking it back. Own it.
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I'm sure she hates anyone that's a veteran too.
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You only directed WHITE PEOPLE to "consider what they say" before they send it. You read your own tweet??
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