The thing about those Dawn Butler and Diane Abbott texts: MOST BW probs know what it's like to KNOW splinter groups of colleagues are talking shit about you with regards to your anti-racist stance, but you still have to show up. My heart breaks for these 2 women, and I love them

Many times it will be people who want to associate with your work to score 'Equality, Diversity, Inclusion' brownie points. Remember how Clemmie Hooper interviewed Candice Braithwaite, only to turn around and use her burner account to say Candice 'always brings up race'?

I am very aware the leaked texts show that many people, and causes, were targeted. I focus on these 2 BW because the fact they wade through so much hatred on the daily and STILL face THE SAME insidious racism from their own colleagues, says a lot.