#Privilege

Heidi Li Feldman

HeidiLiFeldman

To answer this question, a little legal background is in order. 1/https://twitter.com/Stoneglo1/status/1303523078559936513 Carroll brought a state tort action against Trump, claiming he defamed her. Defamation is a matter of state

Arnab Ray

greatbong

Went through Chetan Bhagat’s comments on reviewers and critics. In terms of being contemptuous of critics, he is in august company, Satyajit Ray would write angry newspaper ripostes to bad

Rachael Hartley RD

RHartleyRD

Why the practice of dietetics MUST be political. A thread... As RDs, there's a lot we disagree on, but we all entered the field because we believe food can be

Nicky Endres

MxNickyE

I think maybe the people who believe so fervently in Trump are perhaps just desperate to believe someone is on their side. Maybe they don't see themselves as racist or

Batsu³ 🐉

batsumaniak

Le privilège blanc, mythe ou réalité ? On va essayer d’éclaircir ce concept ci-dessous pour savoir si oui ou non, il est pertinent de l’évoquer (spoiler alert : non) Premièrement,

Gomer

FullCommie

Why do Marxist Leninists talk about opportunism so much? A thread. Opportunism is a bigger threat to the left even than fascists, because we all know to fight fascists but

Hazel Southwell

HSouthwellFE

I think what's most ugh about this is it's not like this is new; groping and exploitation of, particularly young, women has been a paddock staple for ages and the

Bridled Scold

BridledScold

I see the neo-nationalist Matriots of Ireland are escalating their jingoism by shaming working class Irish women who don't have the privilege of being Gaelgoirí. In 2005 David McWilliams predicted

Jo Maugham

JolyonMaugham

There is powerful evidence from around the world that access to trans affirming health care is closely correlated with reduced suicide risk. Here is, eg, Canada. https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/media/4248 Here is an

ClassicActivist 📢🏺🧨

ClassicActivist

There’s been a lot of talk about equity & justice for Classics and Classics-adjacent subjects in recent years. Good work is being done by allies & activists. But EVEN if

Brett Koenig

koenibre

Just attended a meeting for @UBC Public Health students, having the opportunity to address concerns of Prof Peter Berman, as head of @ubcspph, who travelled to Hawaii over the holidays

Bratty Big Sister

MaxxyRaccoon

This is apropos of nothing, but it was on my mind yesterday. When you hear about some trans person who turns out to be shitty, lot of the time there's

Jens Larson

jensplarson

I have hope that 2021 is the year we stop using the word "elite" to describe some colleges. "Elite" does not describe the ability of students. It does not describe

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

1/ So important to acknowledge that when we tweet or share recommendations for how to stay safe or what to do at an individual level, these have drastically different implications

Kenan İnce (they/them) #BlackLivesMatter

kenandoesmath

"Our goal as mathematicians should be making the large majority of what we do antiracist." -Dr. Erica Graham in the Hrabowski-Gates-Tapia-McBay lecture #JMM2021 "The popular metrics [used to evaluate people

ฅ/ᐠ Lilu ᐟฅ

renminnation

Why I think renjun will use his pretty privilege to win the rooftop fightA thread: Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Exhibit C: Exhibit D: how could i forget this masterpiece of

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