Thread by @emilymbender

@jonst0kes This will be my last contribution to this conversation.

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@jonst0kes I'm glad to see you admitting that this is a conversation about power, and that you are happy with the status quo:

https://twitter.com/jonst0kes/status/1374466629392687112

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@jonst0kes As for this, I find it rather telling that the "free-speech absolutist" crowd is so terrified of other people ... speaking:

https://twitter.com/jonst0kes/status/1374471248579678208

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@jonst0kes I do not disagree that I personally have some power: I definitely have power over students in my classes, in admissions committees, when reviewing papers and I try to use it wisely and be mindful of power differentials.

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@jonst0kes Likewise, my Twitter reach (not particularly different to yours), means that I am mindful of what I say on here and who I engage with (and how).

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@jonst0kes If my Twitter presence is such that people think twice before saying things that might be construed as racist, etc, well: I don't really see a problem with that.

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@jonst0kes For one thing, racism etc *should* be shameful. For another, if that's not what is meant and people push back, it is fine and appropriate to listen, learn & apologize.

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@jonst0kes Furthermore, to the extent that I have power (as a white person, etc), I am interested in finding ways to share it with others who have less privilege than I do.

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@jonst0kes But to suggest that women *as a group*, trans people *as a group*, POC *as a group* etc, have (relative) power in society is to be willfully ignorant of the facts on the ground.

/fin