I do not know this paper. I do not know it's author. But I know this practice like the back of my hand. There's this pernicious tendency for people to not act in actual solidarity w/ the communities in which they research. This is not an exception, nor exceptional. [1/5]
https://twitter.com/ButNotTheCity/status/1334980625246408704
I often see this type of problematic self-positioning, as hierarchies of power work to keep silent those most affected; It is often those who most bear the weight of these troublesome research practices who are in the most precarious situations for calling them out. [2/5]
That I had to sit with these tweets for a day before deciding to send them out feels illustrative, but pales in comparison to the potential consequences weighed by many. That I even have a future tenure review to worry about speaks to my own privilege. [3/5]
But these practices are harmful. They build on a history of mistreatment of trans people by researchers and they break whatever trust may have begun to be rebuilt by some. We collectively cannot allow these behaviors to persist unchecked. [4/5]
I hope this is a serious mistake that people will learn from if they see it in their own behaviors. I hope for a future where this doesn't happen. If you didn't know, now you know. Tell a friend. We all have to do better. [5/5]
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