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Folks, I& #39;m so happy that so many of you are having such positive experiences in academia. I really am. Now I want you to take *all* of that energy, and all of your positivity and privilege, and work every day to dismantle toxic climates for PoC in academia. 1/
I love academia as much as you do. But I will criticize it until we do better. I will criticize it every day. That& #39;s not catharsis or complaining, that& #39;s organizing, empowering, and making change. 2/
White academics ask POC to re-live racial trauma everyday on Twitter. We say: there& #39;s racism in academia! And a White academic says: Where? When? Who did this? Show me evidence! And so we do. And then we are told that we are contributing to negativity on Twitter. 3/
I think this is a wonderful time to read or re-read the "BlacknintheIvory" and "BeingapsychologistwhileBlack" hashtags (not hashtagging so as not to co-opt). 4/
We should be worried about students and prospective students feeling anxiety about what academia is like. But if we want to do something about that, let& #39;s change the system, not paper over the very real, very valid negative stories BIPOC people are bravely sharing. 5/
Yeah, I love academia too. But you won& #39;t catch me being endlessly grateful to a system that has tried to exclude me at every turn. /End
