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I wanted to tweet about this many months ago when I saw numerous anthros share it without raising concern. 
To protect my mental health that week, I didn’t. BIPOC have sooo much to deal with on and offline. It’s just too much sometimes.
But here’s what I have to say.
https://twitter.com/drkillgrove/status/1275905101987807233
To protect my mental health that week, I didn’t. BIPOC have sooo much to deal with on and offline. It’s just too much sometimes.
But here’s what I have to say.
https://twitter.com/drkillgrove/status/1275905101987807233
When I saw @DrKillgrove, @johnhawks and replies to them, it was great to wake up to. Great to see attempts to prevent the misuse and risks of ‘white gaze imagery’.
They would’ve succeeded, but the pic is still there and an ‘explanation’ came instead of an image retraction.
They would’ve succeeded, but the pic is still there and an ‘explanation’ came instead of an image retraction.
It baffles me how any academic doesn’t realize *NOT* all who see a thumbnail is going to look for nuance in the depths of an academic article.
I mean, I would be lucky to get my own mother to read the *title* of my podcast episodes or webinar talks.
I mean, I would be lucky to get my own mother to read the *title* of my podcast episodes or webinar talks.
To make matters worse, this explanation misses the ethical points of concern.
This is not something to debate. This irresponsible use of imagery risks harm to non-white people, and furthers colonial thinking, practices and power dynamics in and outside our field.
This is not something to debate. This irresponsible use of imagery risks harm to non-white people, and furthers colonial thinking, practices and power dynamics in and outside our field.
As an Asian bioanthro who had his morning ruined on this sunny day in Hong Kong, the only words my confidantes and I need for my labor/burden are ‘thank you’.
No apologies, no explanations, no ‘commitments to do better’ which can’t be met in a day.
Enough of that, right?
No apologies, no explanations, no ‘commitments to do better’ which can’t be met in a day.
Enough of that, right?
Obviously, @AmAnthroJournal should do their utmost to stop the image’s display online.
And I want all colleagues to diversify their teams, include ethicists and BIPOC in their editorial decisions, and… keep pushing our discipline to do the bare minimum of not hurting anyone?
And I want all colleagues to diversify their teams, include ethicists and BIPOC in their editorial decisions, and… keep pushing our discipline to do the bare minimum of not hurting anyone?
A ‘thank you’ may be dropped here or in my DMs (though history shows me that people so rarely thank BIPOCs for their time, energy or expertise). 
And I’m going to go back to serving my communities in Hong Kong and the aspiring anthros across the ‘Global South’. Good day.
And I’m going to go back to serving my communities in Hong Kong and the aspiring anthros across the ‘Global South’. Good day.
