Great thread from @Jon_Jacobo.
The “why I left San Francisco” pieces are predominantly written by wealthy people who blame policies that benefit people of color for their negative experiences in SF.
They’re never written by low income Black and brown people who are struggling.
The “why I left San Francisco” pieces are predominantly written by wealthy people who blame policies that benefit people of color for their negative experiences in SF.
They’re never written by low income Black and brown people who are struggling.
https://twitter.com/jon_jacobo/status/1361116799899639811
Have you ever read a “why I left San Francisco” piece from someone who left for the Central Valley after their family, already doubled up in a tiny apartment, was evicted for the second time?
Who experienced increased racial profiling from police as the city became wealthier?
Who experienced increased racial profiling from police as the city became wealthier?
I sure haven’t! But I’ve seen lots of screeds from VCs who claim they’re terrified to walk down the streets of San Francisco since Chesa was elected.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Here’s a “why I left SF” story that deserves to be amplified, and demonstrates how oppression is interconnected:
Tsu experienced traumatizing racial profiling at the hands of immigration at SFO after Trump was elected that contributed to them leaving SF and the country.
Tsu experienced traumatizing racial profiling at the hands of immigration at SFO after Trump was elected that contributed to them leaving SF and the country.
https://twitter.com/iskendaris/status/1361500099923177472
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