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1. A year ago today I tweeted this thread and it went viral. 
https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1157095090453696514
https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1157095090453696514
3. I had plans to write follow-up threads. 
I was asked if Iâd be interested in turning the thread into an essay.
I never got around to doing any of it because I was actually in the midst of a medical crisis that almost no one beyond a few friends knew about.
I was asked if Iâd be interested in turning the thread into an essay.
I never got around to doing any of it because I was actually in the midst of a medical crisis that almost no one beyond a few friends knew about.
4. I was experiencing what turned out to be temporary vision loss due to optic neuritis, but at the time I didnât know if I was on the verge of losing my sight permanently & whether the loss would be partial or total.
The few days after I tweeted my thread were overwhelming.
The few days after I tweeted my thread were overwhelming.
5. Although overall the response was ~very~ positive 
, I also received racist, hateful, and stupid responses. 
I was told -I- was racist.
Just days before the 74th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, I was told itâs great the US bombed the crap out of Japan.
, I also received racist, hateful, and stupid responses. I was told -I- was racist.
Just days before the 74th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, I was told itâs great the US bombed the crap out of Japan.
6. Some people thought my thread was related to Netflixâs 8/2/19 release of the âDear White Peopleâ TV series and responded on that basis.
I donât have a Netflix subscription & I had no idea the 2014 film had been turned into a TV show.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_White_People_(TV_series)
I donât have a Netflix subscription & I had no idea the 2014 film had been turned into a TV show.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_White_People_(TV_series)
7. One year on and this thread feels more relevant than ever. I have seen so much unhelpful performative white âallyshipâ in the past year.
I donât want âalliesâ. I want true friends.
I donât want âalliesâ. I want true friends.
8. I have seen white folks who co-opt authority to speak for people of color in order to put other white people in their place when "literally no one asked for whatever this isâ. https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1286002571631644674
9. I have seen some white folks center, elevate, and fetishize the voices of certain people of color because of their race and ethnicity. This happens all over the political spectrum.
10. I have seen so much abuse in the name of âantiracismâ and LGBTQ âadvocacyâ.
Abuse in the name of a greater good is still abuse.
Abuse in the name of a greater good is still abuse.
11. But I have also seen people coming together to push back against the illiberalism on the left⊠https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1280539416243691520
12. ⊠and more attention being paid to voices who have been doing this work for a while and for whom this attention is long overdue. 
13. In the past year Iâve gone back and forth between wanting to say more and wanting to disappear from the public eye. 
14. As of 8/21/20, Iâll have been on Twitter for 5 years. The fact that I have over 6K followers is completely mind-boggling to me. 
What I do next hinges a lot on some medical test results Iâm waiting for.
What I do next hinges a lot on some medical test results Iâm waiting for.
15. Iâm re-upping this thread because itâs still important and because I want to continue to encourage other POC & LGBTQ folks who donât like what theyâre seeing in parts of the left to make connections with like-minded folks so you feel less alone & to speak up when you can.
16. We cannot continue to remain silent and allow both whites and POC who claim to speak for us or whose actions and speech undermine progress that benefits the most vulnerable people in our communities to dominate important conversations that will shape the future.
17. If you donât feel represented, now is NOT the time to wait for someone else to speak up. https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1224557058533576704
18. Tell your stories. Listen to other people's stories. Find your common humanity. Build bridges. 
Don't listen to people telling you that people on the other side are uniquely evil. https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1224552388696125442
Don't listen to people telling you that people on the other side are uniquely evil. https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1224552388696125442
19. I learned this 8 years ago before it was as critical, but itâs something I am reminded of every time someone says thank you to me when I voice a view Iâm not supposed to say out loud as a mixed ethnicity LGBTQ immigrant on the left. https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1224553935614238720
20. Some other threads Iâve written that might be helpful:
A thread on how to evaluate protest events and movements. Some of these questions also apply to non-profits and other situations. https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1287919610579374081
A thread on how to evaluate protest events and movements. Some of these questions also apply to non-profits and other situations. https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1287919610579374081
21. This thread is about how to spot fearmongers and my ask that people not support them in the attention economy. https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1088957456653475841
22. A thread of deradicalization stories. This is very challenging work but some people do have the ability to change. https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1139361958870884353
23. Hong Kong activist Alexandra Wong showing that you are never too old to stand up for what you believe in. 
https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1155487297288228865
https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1155487297288228865
