#Language

Myth

neurowonderful

I happened to see the trailer for Music yesterday. As I watched, I was struck by a visceral wrongness. It felt so uncomfortable I had to look away at pointsSia's

new liver, same eagles 🦅

abigail_staub

One thing I really try to do in my ancient studies is use intentional language, something I apply from other organizing, e.g., I never say “slaves”, but rather “enslaved people”;

Potomac Ripper

potomacripper

So let me nerd out and do a thread on some DnD during COVID times and something the RP helped me see about human beings.First, let me say that my

jules rylan ✡︎

radiantbutch

cw uncensored ableist slurremembering the kids in elementary school who used to call me “fat gay and stupid” in that order, which is still scarily spot on coping with humor

Dr Halford

thefrozensea

Some musings on @michaeldoron Historical world building and where the wild things are from tonight’s bed time story. A thread. 1 It all starts in maxes bedroom, or his existing

Christi Belcourt

christibelcourt

The phrase “old lady” in my language and culture is said with such reverence it’s not a put down. It has to do with grandmothers who hold expert knowledge, wisdom,

Dr Abi Roper

abracabadger

Tips for communicating when wearing a face covering. Pay attention, give time and you'll do just fine.Here are some things I've learnt from others. 1.Face a person when you talk

NothingifnotCritical

Monellarama

THE PURPOSE OF ARTS' STUDYThread: my initial reflections on the "purpose" and "value" of arts' / humanities study, review, critique and all associated endeavours. I'll start with value of the

Copious MQ

LtlM55

Does anyone find it odd that the WH feed is using sign language today? Hand signals?https://youtu.be/JGgaJOnZEs8 Interesting that @VincentCrypt46 tweeted about that earlier Did we just see a signal? All

Dave Kang

daveckang

1/(Warning - rambling thread): I like that magazines like FP are asking about racism and Eurocentrism in IR. But almost all the scholars - while POC - are from US/European

Natasha Porter

NPorter83

Inspired to hear Teresa Clarke CBE talk about her @hmpps leadership journey this evening. Covered everything from dealing with imposter syndrome, to parts of leadership which should always be difficult,

Cambridge ASNAC

cambtweetasnac

A real map I made because I do a real degree for real people Okay, let’s explain this, because it’s mean not to. Basically, almost every language in Europe is

India in Pixels

indiainpixels

Grammatical Genders in different languages of different regions of India Grammatical gender technically means a specific form of noun class system in which the division of noun classes forms an

Moira Sharkey

mo_sharkey

Does your partner answer your phone without your permission? That's abuse.Just like happened to newly-elected Representative @CoriBush. Her experience captured in this @nytimes must-read article is textbook Domestic Violence that

Gloriosa

Gloriosa1982

"Indigenous Americans don't constitute any nations anymore because they've all been victims of genocide" is one of the single stupidest fucking takes I have ever seen on here and I'm

Hannah Marie Robbins

drhannahrobbins

Are you a white scholar who aspires to be anti-racist?Your job is to start noticing FIRSTTo complain FIRSTTo galvanise other people with *the same* or similar privileges to support your

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