Notices by Andrea's about to qualify (thiswomanswerk@blacktwitter.io)

the burden of fedi's whiteness should fall upon white shoulders.

but y'all make it everyone else's problem by avoiding the types of conversations that many of us have had to have since childhood--

then you have the nerve to act all high horse when other mainstream platforms show their oppressive hands as if you have not contributed to an equally inhospitable space, going so far as to ss the very ppl you chased off of this platform when they complain about others and going "i told you so"

/x

In search of a positive racial trauma response that is not labor-centered.

I don't know atp how many times I've read some variation of this: white/non-black person tells black person they're worthless bc they're black; black person then creates a new academic field and/or important creations/inventions and/or becomes an amazing educator and cites the trauma as one of their central motivations.

I'm tired. I don't want to work harder every time I face racial trauma. Doesn't make much sense

a misanthropic white man? groundbreaking

just some more thoughts on this. I have encountered many men, especially white ones, who have claimed some variation of "humanity sucks irreparably." Which is so very interesting, because our society writ large is constantly centering white men and capitulating to their needs, wants, and fragility.

yet you mfers are not satisfied and humanity sucks, in your eyes

not to say that i've never encountered women and/or poc with similar misanthropic views but ime the number is much lower. 1/2

@juergen_hubert @inkorrupt @endorama rather bold of someone who doesn't even know how many black servers there already are in this piece to be prescriptive over what Black people ought to do to avoid racism on this site. Precisely the type of thinking which is why there are so few people here on the first place. Spend more time listening and less time saying corny inappropriate shit like "refugees welcome :)" and coming off like the typical arrogant white men who make this place insufferable

Jimmy Kimmel Only Got His Job Back Because He is a White Man

-Shayna Conde

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8dmAYgscyQ

"What happens to the most marginalized of us will eventually happen to all of us."

Fascism is just colonialism at home. Who's been living that reality this whole time--before Trump was ever even thought of? Hm?

I think some of you are in love with hierarchy. That's why you're so willing to let others suffer so you can be comfortable again.

(1/?) I think it's important to note that among the Smithsonian Institutions that the authoritarians have a problem with, it is specifically the #NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCulture (NMAAHC).

Mostly just that one. Most of the other SI museums hold up narratives of white supremacy just fine. You don't see them decrying the #NationalMuseumofNaturalHistory as "woke."

If you want to support the Smithsonian during this time, it is imperative that you be specific.

(2/?) Having had personal experience working at the #NMNH and its museum support center, I can tell you that it is very much anti-Black and I have a whole documented saga wherein I am attempting to demand accountability from the white men in NMNH's anthropology department whose actions directly harmed me.

I will also say that when I visited the #NationalMuseumoftheAmericanIndian, I witnessed white people speaking over and even interrupting Indigenous people during our tour.

I am grateful for ppl like Merlin and others who did threads in my absence. For these last days of August I would like to put forward a #BlackAugust reparations thread geared toward supporting Black folks who use this platform. You may know in the current authoritarian presidential administration in the US, Black people and especially Black women have borne the brunt of job loss and job insecurity. It is, as our elders have said, a condition of being "the last hired and the first fired." (2/3)

It's been a long year, y'all. Earlier I wanted to and announced I would start another Juneteenth reparations thread, but, well, I was all but burnt out. I can't say that I'm back at 100% now, and I will likely never return to posting on this account with the frequency or amount of commentary that I have done in the past BUT acknowledging that there's a good number of followers on here, I still want to leverage that to help solidify mutual aid opportunities on this platform. (1/3)

(3/3) So, here goes! Let's have a #BlackAugust reparations thread.

Black folks, reply w/ your cashapp venmo ko-fi etc etc if you like. Also, please share a little bit about yourself, and how you have spent your August, especially if you have been observing Black August through your reading or some such method.

Other folks, donate if you got the means and *boost replies in the thread for circulation*

:)

*pls boost*

-meet with students and be aware of travel plans. Some departments are providing international students who must travel with departmental letters they can carry with them.

-compile resources available in your locality and provide this info to students.

-cover your ass bc this hostile administration is actively searching for reasons to punish empathy

Hoping this is helpful for someone

3/3

-as private citizen create a rainy-day fund for in case students need legal services. International students have largely been told as individuals to lawyer up but that is not financially feasible for many, if not most.

-inform yourself of the unique situation international students are in at your particular institution.

-offer clarity to your students: will your dept/institution be willing to step in if there's a visa revocation? Will there be online options to complete degree programs?

2/

If you are a progressive-minded US university prof looking to support students on visas but don't know where to start and/or feel hamstrung by your institution, here are some ideas

-Some international students feel completely unsupported by their departments rn. It is both relatively easy and immediately impactful to indicate to your students that you care about their circumstances, and to foster connections with them

-as a private citizen, tap into community organizations advocating
1/3

Ideas off the top of my head for "remotely useful"

Getting familiar/involved w the organizations in or near ur community that have been putting in work

Actually engaging with the politically disengaged with the intent to listen and understand instead of being so unpleasantly superior that they actively avoid u

Donating to and sharing someone's need asks; helping build a digital infrastructure of mutual aid

Participating in consumer blackout movements (like last Friday)

Etc. Not hard

Just saw another long ass blame-game thread regarding November and it really seems like a lot of ppl are more interested in their perceived correctness and other peoples' wrongness than anything remotely useful

blame and shame non-voters all you want but are you going to do something more beneficial to your community than making yourself feel right and good or are you gonna try out empathy for once. I held my nose and honestly some of y'all make me wish I hadn't, 92٪ be damned

It's the first Sunday of Black History Month in the US. How should you celebrate it?

By paying Black people. Yup.

Need help with that? Here's a Black-centered #MutualAid thread.

https://mastodon.social/@ashleyyrain/113909013144810693

https://blackqueer.life/@deliberately_me/113924192177103076

https://weirder.earth/@thief/113907565761959067

https://blackqueer.life/@binch/113851200709847267

*Please boost, and donate as your means allow. Black folks, add your mutual aid asks to this thread as you see fit. Peace, rest, and prosperity.*

With US Black History Month arriving soon and the generally sorry state of affairs in this cosmic joke of a nation, I want to start another Black‐centered #mutualaidthread.

If you are informed you may know that in the wake of the LA fires Black ppl's gofundmes have recieved less attention and fewer donations than white ppl's.

So if you're Black and interested, pls comment this thread with ur gofundmes/kofis/whichever fundraising method u use 🖤

Others, pls boost + donate.