Chanda Prescod-WeinsteinNov 23, 2022

Just briefly logged into mastodon and my mentions are mostly people debating my experiences here and whether I was entitled to tweet about them, and I just want to say, I was called slurs for days by people on *other instances* and received a death threat saying that they would do to me what was done to Emmett Till.

Anyone discussing any of this like *I* did something wrong, including by talking about it, is a fucking dipshit.

Have a fabulous fucking day.

Show threadChanda Prescod-WeinsteinNov 23, 2022

I’m disgusted that protecting the reputation of the platform is more important to some people — including some Black people, what the actual fuck — than making sure people are safe, physically and emotionally.

That’s some nasty shit.

And to the “it’s just growing pains/join the right instance” crowd: Black people shouldn’t need a fucking Green Book to navigate the physical or virtual world.

Show threadChanda Prescod-WeinsteinNov 23, 2022
But I hope everyone’s happy, I’ve said it here! Yay 😵‍💫
Show threadThe Other Economist
@chanda it needs said. It shouldn't need said, but it needs said. The United States has a shortage of grownups in it.
Nov 23, 2022 at 3:23amWeb