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Dr Sarah Gergel @GergelSarah
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Rent-A-Minority “revolutionary new service designed for those oh-shit moments where you've realized your...corporate brochure, conference panel is entirely composed of white men. For, like, the fifth year in a row.” Incredible satire by ⁦⁦@ArwaM⁩ rentaminority.com
From website FAQs: “The site is a #satire on a type of tokenism that is particularly rife in the tech and media world. Rather than address institutional inequality in any meaningful way, diversity is something that is generally just for (temporary) show.”
“Companies tend to be very careful to ensure that their websites contain an acceptable ratio of women and non-white people; on their leadership boards, however, it’s another matter.”
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Learning about key components of the Athena SWAN Process which has been used widely in the UK (140+ members) #UBC @NSERC_CRSNG
First step is a rigorous self-assessment to identify issues and create an action plan for addressing them. This step must be tailored to the institution, can’t just rote “copy” others.
Next step is apply to a peer-reviewed panel for “Bronze” designation which means institution has robustly done these things, and now has four years to work on the plan before applying again
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If I’ve learned ONE thing in Canada, it’s that the smaller the town, the bigger the pun
Oh FFS
Hubby says: “Just think of the pizzabilities” (He’s from Nanaimo)
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A better near-term response is training more men to become better allies. I routinely see dudes in our faculty play this role. But also, we can’t just have one “diversity cop” — it’s takes a team.
and of course, the longer term solution is better gender parity overall
@subsurface_life just FYI I was not criticizing YOUR response but rather the initial suggestion of more service work assigned to women
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So as you probably know from my SUPER SUBTLE HINTS in my viral fighting in ballgowns thread, I'm a larper & a tabletop gamer. For each like this Tweet gets, I'll post a thought about the relationship between roleplaying games & writing and how gaming has shaped my creativity!
One of the biggest differences between running games & writing novels is that gaming is fundamentally collaborative. While in writing it sometimes feels like your characters have minds of their own, in gaming they LITERALLY DO.

You can learn SO MUCH from this.
A good game runner (GM) has to be willing to let the players run with their crazy ideas and weird priorities and take the plot in directions you never expected.

Learning to let my cherished plot ideas go and be flexible as a GM has been a HUGE help to me as a writer.
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damn they started on time without me
look, i gotta be honest with you: i’m already bored.
we’re through the announcements already! tonight’s agenda is here:
charlottesville.org/home/showdocum…
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Okay, so, agency! So important in storytelling! What is it, how do you tell if your characters have it, and how do you fix it if they don't? (Thread!)

Agency sounds like guys in suits with dark glasses stuffing you in the back of a van, but it's kind of the opposite of that.
Agency is, basically, your character’s ability to affect the plot in pursuit of their goals.

If they're not pursuing their goals, or not affecting the plot, they lack agency.
Agency can be especially tricky in fantasy, because a lot of our favorite tropes are kinda reactive.

The plot is all about trying to Stop The Villain From Doing Bad Things, rather than what the characters might want.

Or we're just following a prophecy like it was a cake recipe.
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From 2015–before #metoo #churchtoo #silenceisnotspiritual. #THIS is most white-male-centered narcissistic drivel I have ever read in my entire life. @JohnPiper claims scripture is his authority then offers no exegesis of any text. “Principles” instead. 1/ desiringgod.org/interviews/sho…
Teaching “principles” rather than teaching excellent exegesis is a narcissistic tactic of control. ANYONE can claim the scripture says ANYTHING when they leave the scripture out. Brings followers into close relationship w/ leader, but leaves them not knowing Jesus (The Word). 2/
What .@JohnPiper did here was unbelievably manipulative. Demonstrated #ZERO submissiveness to scripture. Has nerve to guilt/shame women into “submission to scripture” then offers #NONE. Only offers his own “principles,” which scripture would drop-kick. 3/
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Thread: things #white people are accused of doing wrong. Sometimes it's not even about doing, it's simply about white people being.

#TooManyWhitePeople

#NotDiverseEnough

#WhitePeopleTalking

#WhitePeopleNotTalking

#WhiteDomain #WhitesStole

And no doubt more along the way..
"Is your spin class too...white?" 🤔

#TooManyWhitePeople #WhatToDo?
The unbearable whiteness of cycling..." 😬

#TooManyWhites #WhatToDo?
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Women are the majority in America.
Stop calling issues essential to our survival #identitypolitics.
We are paid 3/4--or less--than men are for the same work.
We are 80% of the minimum wage workers.
We are the majority of the working class & the working poor.
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Single mothers and women over 65 are the poorest people in America.
So when you talk about "economic justice" and the #FightFor15 you're talking about WOMEN--not the white guy Trumpers & Berners the MSM keeps writing about.

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The claim of #identitypolitics is meant to shut down discourse on #ReproJustice--but nothing contributes more to women's economic inequality than being forced to have children before she's finished school or is financially ready.
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