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May 27, 2022 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
I woke up to tweets (from journalists!) advocating for the publication of pics/footage of the #Ulvade victims’ bodies, ostensibly to get people to “wake up” about the reality of mass shootings. +
A number of these people referenced Mamie Till’s defiant decision to have an open casket at Emmet Till’s funeral.
The lack of comprehension of what it means to have agency is infuriating. +