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I am still screaming...still screaming. The first two speakers on a panel about dismantling racism in wildlife are...wait for it...white men. I love the scientists who are talking right now and I think that these points of view are important but I am sorely disappointed in TWS
I don& #39;t think a talk on dismantling racism in wildlife should begin with two white, cis men. It just gives the wrong vibe. I think their stories and experiences are important but if this is where we are at as a society I am just gutted tbh.
I know there are a lot of people in TWS who need to hear about racism from other white men. They& #39;re too entrenched in racism to hear it from anyone else BUT I don& #39;t think that should have been this talk.
I& #39;m glad the current speaker has a Black wife who can guide this convo but...couldn& #39;t we have had his Black wife on the panel?!
Could we have called this panel & #39;recognizing our white privilege in the wildlife profession& #39; I think that would have been more appropriate...
Admittedly the invitation to help organize this was open to all TWS people and I purposefully didn& #39;t get involved because I was busy with Black Mammalogists and camping AND because I knew it would be something like this...
