Thread: I’ve seen a couple of tweets about people feeling bad for wanting to post things unrelated to current circumstances. I’m here to say it means nothing to tweet #blacklivesmatter if you are not committed to actively speaking out and standing up against racism. 1/5
For those concerned about whether they’re being a good ally if they post unrelated tweets, it doesn’t matter if you are not committed to actively speaking out and standing up against systematic oppression. 2/5
There are people on here that have retweeted black lives matter to cross out their “ally checklist”. They tweet black lives matter while having no further intention to make this statement true. 3/5
No one is forcing you to tweet or not tweet anything. However, don’t be surprised if people are upset by you posting about your unsuccessful code, while we process the fact that the people protesting the murder of George Floyd were arrested before the actual murderers. 4/5
No one is keeping count of how many tweets of support you make or retweet. Make your actions speak louder than your words right now and from now on. Do your research. Uplift black voices, especially in STEM. Learn from other BIPOC experiences. 5/5
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