1/ “I don’t see colour.”

Seven years ago, I wrote things like that in reference to racism. Seven years later, I’m ashamed to read my words again.

Now I wrote a piece about how I changed my mind by talking to people who actually experience racism:

thecorrespondent.com/616/what-i-lea… 2/ Insights 1 I gained from @OhTimehin, who showed me that racism isn’t so much about how I see her, what I think of her, or how I interact with her – although racism does manifest in attitudes, opinions, and behaviour.

Racism is a *system* that produces a social hierarchy.

1/ Draad. Op veler verzoek, de 18 onwaarheden in 2 minuten over het klimaat van Thierry Baudet, ontleed 👇

En hier de column zelf: decorrespondent.nl/9674/thierry-b… 1. ‘Een van de langste zelfmoordbrieven uit de geschiedenis. Dit is gewoon een economische galg voor Nederland.’ > Leuke metafoor, maar pure retoriek 👇

1/ (Thread) Instead of worrying about fake news, I wrote an essay about why I think *real news* poses a way bigger problem for our society. I know that’s a bold statement, but I’ll summarize it in this thread. Hope you’ll read on and retweet! 🙏🙌 2/ Disclaimer: with my news criticism, I *am not* jumping on the “blame the media” bandwagon. I’m just as concerned about the growing hostility towards journalists as my colleagues at news organizations the world over. When I say news, I don’t mean *all of journalism*.

1/(Thread) This is one of the biggest moments in my life: we just launched the membership campaign for The Correspondent (thecorrespondent.com/?ref=a209c285), a movement for unbreaking news. News is a health hazard, and it’s time to break the habit. In this thread I'll try to explain why: 2/So, imagine for a second you’re locked in a room. All alone. No people to talk to, no windows to look out of. The only thing you hear about the outside world is: the news. Then, after 10 years, the door opens and you can go outside. Would you?

1/ (Thread) Instead of worrying about fake news, I wrote an essay about why I think *real news* poses a way bigger problem for our society. I know that’s a bold statement, but I’ll summarize it in this thread. Hope you’ll read on and retweet 🙏🙌 2/ Disclaimer: with my news criticism, I *am not* jumping on the “blame the media” bandwagon. I’m just as concerned about the growing hostility towards journalists as my colleagues at news organizations the world over. When I say news, I don’t mean *all of journalism*