#BIPOC

Openly Black Mikki Kendall

Karnythia

I don't know why people think the racism in the classics made them enjoyable for BIPOC readers. But, fun fact spending years immersed in lit that says your communities didn't

marina

amakeshiftlib

I mean this with the utmost respect, love, and appreciation for the hard work that engaged readers, influencers, and authors bring to the table to change and improve the publishing

Diary 🤎 (This 🐒 supposed to be on break...)

mikudiary2

Okay, then. Let's talk about why racism specifically aspects of misogynoir are disturbingly present in fanpol circles. If you are new around here I highly recommend you read this doc

EE Ottoman

acosmistmachine

last night @campkilkare had some really smart things to day about the temptation among trans authors of setting yourself up as the One True Trans Voice. Mostly because there are

Lilia Rubin

LiliaTheRubin

Yes, @TheFleaTheater is terrible, but it’s not just the Flea. It’s every business turning a profit on the backs of unpaid (or worse, paying to be there) early-career actors, taking

Lauren Melissa

autienelle

Given that autistics are consistently told that our thoughts, actions, and percpetions differ from the "norm," we are very susceptible to the psychological manipulation of gaslighting. A definition (http://thrivetalk.com ) of

banchan🍥

kimchiandfries

the government not giving people money during a pandemic with unprecedented unemployment rates is an act of political violence, plain and simple. Americans and by design with our media and

Lady V crashing into 2021

valkyrie_art

Western based fandom in general is mostly white so it stands to reason that shipping which is a subset of fandom will also mostly be white so the argument "most

EddieLouise will fight fascists!

EddieLouise

So I am still pondering things from the discussion this afternoon and here is what I have so far: a feature of American society is a liberal fear of 'stepping

Tori Dunlap — Her First $100K

herfirst100K

If you’re shocked by Dave Ramsey hosting a Christmas party with no masks — and now you’re saying something like, “This makes me rethink following him” — I need you

zucchini ☭🌲

riotslutt

Surprisingly I've seen a few people prioritize themselves as anarchists over continuing to support the Kinney family thru their negotiations with city and police. They seem to be arguing that

Alden Diaz 🎙

AD_Strider

We need to draw a line in the sand. Sites like @Twitter, @YouTube, & @wordpressdotcom MUST deplatform the racist, misogynistic, hateful assholes who spend their days harassing people in this

Anthony Tordillos

artordillos

Much has been said over the past month on the need for Biden to choose a VP who "meets this moment". Unfortunately, I fear many in the party—particularly white moderates—fundamentally

Megan McArdle

asymmetricinfo

I understand why cities and states are desperate to get BIPOC vaccinated--on average, they have more exposure AND more comorbidities, and vaccination rates lag.https://twitter.com/Yascha_Mounk/status/1353754487819808768 In DC, people in aff

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disco_socialist

it's a trip seeing this stuff as a Black guy who lives in Portland. The material conditions of Black people in democrat run cities (deteriorating infrastructure, unequal schooling)The violent over

Yasmine 🍊 ياسمين | ⵢⴰⵙⵎⵉⵏ

YasmineJibril

Okay, I was informed that there was some debate about the 1889 Exposition Universelle, and as someone who’s been researching French colonial history for three years, I have a little

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