When I asked this question I was honestly wondering if I was overthinking something - in this case accidentally endorsing white supremacy. If this poll had come back with less than 1% "Best not" responses then I would have concluded that I was. Not the case. Thread 👇 https://twitter.com/kirstie_j/status/1252547612101705731
It isn't acceptable to put questions of privilege (in this case whiteness and an anglo-centric interpretation of the world) to a "democratic" vote.

The results show a "majority" of people think it is ok. But we need to hear the very clear message from 35% of respondents: No.
I'd like to very deeply apologise to anyone who was upset and/or if my poll implied anything other than a survey of responses. I would *never* have made my decisions based on the percentage / majority response but I see how the phrasing looked like I might have.
In retrospect, I should have (preemptively) channelled this advice by @inothernews - if I knew enough to ask, I could have got to the answer all by myself. https://twitter.com/inothernews/status/1252570036042170369?s=20
There have only been a few responses that have tried to argue against the vast majority and they are worrying, saddening, and a little glimpse outside of my usual supportive twitter bubble to the appalling mess that lies beneath.
The vast majority of replies have celebrated nodding, #flappause 🙌, muscle flexing 💪and the good old 👍 for signalling my support in video conferences. Thank you to everyone for sharing their preferred directions! Love to you all 💖
(Goal of this thread was to course correct from my previous silly tweet. Tag me if I've gone all white again and anything needs reframing! 😩)
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