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Please bring back the ✊🏿✊️✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾
in twitter spaces. In professional settings it is a simple & fast way to vocalize support....

Of topic, or perspective, or acknowledgement of presence in conversation. Sometimes a simple ✊🏾 lets the speaker know, they have the rooms support (extension of time on mic). It helps hosts & co-hosts gauge the room.

It enables analysts to gather sentiment in regards to topic

to an extent it was a like a ballot. It had a factor of representation. We see complete erasure of anything black in predominantly white tech spaces & i sincerely hope that isnt the case, but a lot of "us" noticed it.

Erasure during #BlackHistoryMonth is common. But why this?

Your puple emoji connotates a good thing... but it too an extent appears to be more than just a microaggressive slight. It feels like an intended erasure of presence.

Not everything in this world has to do w/ race... but i think any marginalized group need not be further marginalized. I raise my fist to convey;
Both protest & support
To acknowledge said speaker, even when i do agree... it allows me to "signal" my active listening.

*even when i dont agree. A simple raised fist emoji makes a
'community manager's' job
that much more meaningful. Engagement was more fluid...

Please bring back the raised fist emoji
Thank you

Also, please add a text question for spaces... something hosts can post in blurb

Otherwise just create a wider range of emojis & let us pick more than 4
I'm not projecting sensitivies, just expressing commonalities shared amongst all diasporas.

We raise our fists to communicate, to cheer, to protest, & convey active listening. To ask questions. In solidarity