I& #39;d like to add as well:

Its double a slap in the face when, as the almost-always-standalone WOC, I get asked this question. And organizers get energized and perk up as though I& #39;m a POC rolodex. https://twitter.com/pangalactic/status/1309934010286604289">https://twitter.com/pangalact...

If I ask in general if you plan on having more representation, I.e.more POC, WOC, non-white LGBTQ+, disabled people, ND people, and your response is "we& #39;d love to, can you help us? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😄" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und lächelnden Augen">"

It tells me some things out the gate.

1) you never planned on genuinely diversifying. As the original thread states, it isn& #39;t our job to do scouting, recruiting, and vetting for you.

It& #39;s yours.
Expand YOUR circles.
Like, actually expand them.

2) you 100% were banking on me being the lone 3-for-1 minority to be enough.

It isn& #39;t.
And I see through your shit, fyi.
As does every other marginalized person.

3) that I likely won& #39;t get any invites again. This one especially gets me because in one breath you& #39;ll want to sip tea with me and agree on how people like me "don& #39;t get enough opportunities"....

But in the next move my name lower on the roster for "asking too much."

That& #39;s it.

That& #39;s all I want to add.

Do better.