Kate Gabrieli

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Liberal Democrat living in the mountains of NC. Pro kindness and compassion. I love dogs and cats, gardening, reading, and being creative. šŸ’™

Twitter has now lost a bunch of people (to account deactivations) that I really enjoyed following. These weren’t celebrities, just people in my field or adjacent fields that I knew mostly online. It feels like doors are closing :(

And most of them aren’t on here. Or at least I can’t find them.

Do you need a hug? Let's go get you a hug.
An old photo of sunrise at Lake Windermere, taken while I was on a team building weekend there #nature #outdoors #sunrise #silhouette #Landscape #photography
I’m unable to set up a header so now my header will be known as ā€œGrey Rectangleā€ā€¦it’s art!
I really think Mastodon really missed an opportunity to give us our own wrestling entrance themes.

But here we are, Muskyman has created a situation of urgency, and this has to be dealt with. So...

1) If you are white, please shut up when #BIPOC folks talk about their experiences. Just fucking listen. Don't explain, or minimize, or ask for proof or examples. We are the ones who are targeted.

2) There definitely isn't a #BIPOC consensus about the use of CWs for #racism. If you are white, and don't want to see racism, do some self-examination. You are not the target.

3/

I've been reading and thinking a lot about what's been happening on #mastodon around questions and issues of #racism, #moderation, #contentwarnings, etc. I have a few thoughts.

First, I'm old. I mean OLD. My first internet experiences were as an adult academic in the mid-late 80s. As a Black person (and at the time, a woman) it was not unusual to be met with micro-agressions, harassment, and incredulity when I was online.

Thus, I have never expected, nor found, truly safe space online. 1/

*scoots back from twitter a little* this fire is burning quite violently
Wait, is this true??? Do most of you (at least the neurotypical ones) really not have a mental jukebox playing most of the time? Really??? I’m *reeling* at this suggestion
Miss me already?😜