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peeps following me this week on IndigenousX probs have noticed a) I tweet a lot in bursts b) I tell like to share my world as a Blak mum fighting your run of the mill day-to-day / workplace racism c) I share what it’s like raising neurodiverse kids d) I love story telling
I actually love twitter coz I do this 👆🏽 in a safe space. Ppl criticise twitter but As a Blak woman I have very clear boundaries in the way I engage here, which is
1. Follow all Blackfellas (well there’s a few 🙄 & 🤬)
I learn what mob are doing & help amplify & educate
1. Follow all Blackfellas (well there’s a few 🙄 & 🤬)
I learn what mob are doing & help amplify & educate
2. I only engage with true non-Indigenous allies. So until I know you walk the talk I’m not that chatty with ppl
3. I always see what @IndigenousX @IndigenousXLtd & all Blak journos in Blak media & white media are covering to stay up-to-date with news
3. I always see what @IndigenousX @IndigenousXLtd & all Blak journos in Blak media & white media are covering to stay up-to-date with news
Been pretty intense preparing for @meeanjinmarkets what gets me through is Blak humour. It plays a critical role in our survival & why I feature it on my products. Blak humour helps in working through the trauma of colonisation. It helps deal with the exhaustion of whiteness
Last 6mths of employment this year, my workplace had me crying & mob had me laughing. #blackfellatwitter literally saved me. Biting, satirical, thought provoking, womba, dry, witty, only for us, put white ppl in their place, laugh out loud on a quiet train, Blak humour ❤️
Blak humour is intrinsic part of my identity. But white ppl/orgs translate our humour to ‘not working’ 🙄 I’ve been ‘spoken to’ for laughing too much. When mob are together we work through wkplace trauma with humour. But find ourselves whispering & soft laughing to avoid white 👀
