Nahed EltantawyDec 18, 2022
Qasim Rashid, Esq.

Me: We need to stand United for justice for all people. You’re entitled to your personal religious or political beliefs—but those beliefs don’t supersede the requirement of equal access to justice for Black and brown people, women, immigrants, faith minorities, LGBTQ people, low income people, or people with disabilities.

Troll: You had me until lgbtq

Me: So here’s how this works. Either you champion equal access to justice for all people—or you’re on the wrong side of history. Choose justice.

Dec 18, 2022 at 5:15amMastodon for iOS
Show threadKat FollandDec 18, 2022
@QasimRashid Very glad to see you here, Qasim. I think you'll find it more in line with your values than at the bird site.
Show threadAJ ButterwickDec 18, 2022

@QasimRashid You literally went from "Naan Profit" to Justice for All today.

I love you, man.

Show threadMcNullaDec 18, 2022
@QasimRashid
I never get people’s issue with it. Nobody is asking you to be any of those things. Be yourself. That self doesn’t have to hate. There is no acceptable reason for the hate.
Show threadDenny Kozlov (they/them)Dec 18, 2022
@QasimRashid Thank you. As a longtime member of the queer community/ies, I've been watching with alarm as the fascists continue their attempts to weaponize bigotries to drive a wedge into their opposition. We must not let them divide and conquer us like that.
Show threadPankhurst2Dec 18, 2022

@QasimRashid

There seems to be a trend to not include Asians as a minority. We are subjected to racism and the impacts of being treated as less than in this society as well. It is also taboo to not openly discuss racism between minority communities against each other- it's a truth that is totally ignored. It doesn't take away from the institutional racism, with historical ties to slavery, that targets Black people; but this lack of dialog ignores the problems but will show itself eventually

Show threadQasim Rashid, Esq.Dec 18, 2022
@MlleaPankhurst I am Asian. I include us above in my tweet in the “brown people” part. Ditto Latinos. And see my IG reels and tweets on anti-Black racism and anti-Asian racism. I discuss both extensively.
Show threadBryan (they/them)Dec 18, 2022
@QasimRashid you gotta include fat people on this list too. It’s crucial.
Show threadJesse Liberty Dec 18, 2022

@blackqueeriroh @QasimRashid Disgust, hatred, laughing at... all forbidden for most marginalized people except for body shaming... that seems to be okay.

It would be interesting to read studies on the economic impact of being overweight -- what jobs you don't get, etc. We know that 5% of the population is 6'2" or taller, yet 30% of CEOs are... my instincts tell me that weight is also a major factor in the workplace.

Certainly body shaming humor on TV is still rampant.

Show threadBryan (they/them)Dec 28, 2022
@jesseliberty @QasimRashid would start by asking you to consider removing “overweight” from your vocabulary and just using “fat” because what is “over?” And it’s not body shaming, it’s anti-fatness. Otherwise? Yes.
Show threadJesse Liberty Dec 28, 2022

@blackqueeriroh @QasimRashid

Funny how people react to things. I think fat is a slur, but being over your healthy weight is just a factual description.

In any case "people of size" as my Bariatric surgeon calls it, is one of the last despised out group who comedians feel fine about openly ridiculing.

It doesn't compare with racism and anti-semitism etc. but don't underestimate the pernicious effects of condescension about weight.

Show threadLisa LaMagnaDec 18, 2022
@QasimRashid Equal access to justice means…? More public defender$? No armed traffic stops? No war on drugs? What else?