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So I said I will leave the matter of the people with the purple cows, but I feel the need to explain why I took on the fight. Some people have said I should have just ignored it. I couldn’t. There are two reasons. I’ll explain the first and the second some other time. A thread.
I saw this issue as bigger than just myself. It was about how black people, and women in particular, in the workplaces, everywhere in fact are expected to be quiet. Docile. Don’t upset the status quo. Tip-toe. Not have opinions of their own. Not to shine too bright & intimidate.
I dared shine too bright. I worked hard in Parly, earned my tiger stripes. I was recognised for my worked. I dared have an opinion & bravely challenge what I believed was wrong. I was dangerous. Confusing. What was I planning? How dare I? What would come next? Silence her!
