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For those of you concerned about the "damage" done to the field and academic freedom by the push to cancel transphobes in philosophy, I have this to say
The above is from Gen. Sherman on what is necessary to restore the Union during the Civil War, the sentiment is apt for my position on philosophy: if we are to have an inclusive field and the structure of the field prevents that, then that structure must be destroyed. (2/n)
Now, I understand that this sounds harsh, but consider why it sounds harsh: so much of the pushback against transphobia in philosophy, and the recommendations made to address transphobia in philosophy sounds like "damage" to philosophy by established philosophers. (3/n)
And in response to that perception of damage or destruction, they push back hard to preserve the "integrity" of the field, regardless of the harm being done to the marginalized people who have to survive an inhospitable field that refuses to change. (4/n)
Now, this position was anticipated by Sara Ahmed in the following:
“Indeed so often just talking about sexism as well as racism is heard as damaging the institution. If talking about sexism and racism is heard as damaging institutions, we need to damage institutions.” (5/n)
"We do want and will have an inclusive field of philosophy. That we will have, and, if it involves the destruction of your departments and institutions, we cannot help it."
— Dr. Johnathan Flowers says "Fuck your Democracy." (@shengokai) January 13, 2021
The above is from Gen. Sherman on what is necessary to restore the Union during the Civil War, the sentiment is apt for my position on philosophy: if we are to have an inclusive field and the structure of the field prevents that, then that structure must be destroyed. (2/n)
Now, I understand that this sounds harsh, but consider why it sounds harsh: so much of the pushback against transphobia in philosophy, and the recommendations made to address transphobia in philosophy sounds like "damage" to philosophy by established philosophers. (3/n)
And in response to that perception of damage or destruction, they push back hard to preserve the "integrity" of the field, regardless of the harm being done to the marginalized people who have to survive an inhospitable field that refuses to change. (4/n)
Now, this position was anticipated by Sara Ahmed in the following:
“Indeed so often just talking about sexism as well as racism is heard as damaging the institution. If talking about sexism and racism is heard as damaging institutions, we need to damage institutions.” (5/n)
Hello, gentrified farm & food media.
Get your shit together. Clean up your house.
There are thousands of BIPOC and working-class activists doing the real work of building viable, accessible, long-term food systems.
And y'all prefer to work with actual crackpots over them.
This isn't an isolated event. Joel Salatin has been completely candid about his white supremacy, and the food movement kept platforming him for years. Here's just one journalist talking about how he did so despite Black women repeatedly asking him not
Baker Creek kept platforming very special militant white dude Cliven Bundy until their own customers boycotted them out of
In today's food & justice world: Latine meat plant workers are one of, if not the hardest-hit demographic in the pandemic.
Indigenous communities are scrambling to vaccinate older tribe members to keep their languages from going extinct.
More than 1 in 750 Indigenous & Black Americans have already died from COVID.
https://t.co/yFq67WLZxL
And your response to this horror is… horse around with a dude who makes movies about how it's fake? And tries to overturn free and fair elections?
*That's* what you've got?
Get your shit together. Clean up your house.
There are thousands of BIPOC and working-class activists doing the real work of building viable, accessible, long-term food systems.
And y'all prefer to work with actual crackpots over them.
Just your reminder that Mikki Willis - a COVID conspiracy theorist who was photographed storming the U.S. Capitol - was on the advisory board for @kissthegroundoc until like five minutes ago.
— SOMETHING ELSE. (@SylvanaquaFarms) January 11, 2021
This isn't an isolated event. Joel Salatin has been completely candid about his white supremacy, and the food movement kept platforming him for years. Here's just one journalist talking about how he did so despite Black women repeatedly asking him not
Baker Creek kept platforming very special militant white dude Cliven Bundy until their own customers boycotted them out of
In today's food & justice world: Latine meat plant workers are one of, if not the hardest-hit demographic in the pandemic.
Indigenous communities are scrambling to vaccinate older tribe members to keep their languages from going extinct.
More than 1 in 750 Indigenous & Black Americans have already died from COVID.
https://t.co/yFq67WLZxL
And your response to this horror is… horse around with a dude who makes movies about how it's fake? And tries to overturn free and fair elections?
*That's* what you've got?
Things I learned after I got covid (I'm fine now):
- You can be contagious 1-3 days before having symptoms
- Taking zinc can make you really nauseas ... taking too many vitamins can also make you super nauseas
- Protein and hydration are key
- The headaches are no joke
- You should really try to walk around (inside) for some parts of the day even though you want to and probably will sleep literally all day
- The rapid tests are SOOOO INACCURATE. The PCR test matters. If you're in GA, cvs is a great. https://t.co/AlSdQ5mkxK is testing ASAP tho
- You really need to let everyone you interacted with 1-3 days before becoming symptomatic when you've tested positive. It sucks sending that message, but you need to do it.
- You should also let people you've seen in the 14 days prior know too incase you got it from them
- Stay away from sugar (yes even donuts). Make healthy smoothies. They really helped.
- I took vit c and d (apparently d is really important). Fish oil (some days) and zinc (but stopped bc it was making me feel sick)
- Also used a nasal spray and a colloidal silver spray.
- I didn't develop a cough. My fiance had one. I'm not sure if its bc I started doing a salt water gargle early but who knows. I had a sore throat like the first day and that's all.
- Tylenol didn't help my headache. A shower made it slightly more bearable. Took nyquil at night
- You can be contagious 1-3 days before having symptoms
- Taking zinc can make you really nauseas ... taking too many vitamins can also make you super nauseas
- Protein and hydration are key
- The headaches are no joke
- You should really try to walk around (inside) for some parts of the day even though you want to and probably will sleep literally all day
- The rapid tests are SOOOO INACCURATE. The PCR test matters. If you're in GA, cvs is a great. https://t.co/AlSdQ5mkxK is testing ASAP tho
- You really need to let everyone you interacted with 1-3 days before becoming symptomatic when you've tested positive. It sucks sending that message, but you need to do it.
- You should also let people you've seen in the 14 days prior know too incase you got it from them
- Stay away from sugar (yes even donuts). Make healthy smoothies. They really helped.
- I took vit c and d (apparently d is really important). Fish oil (some days) and zinc (but stopped bc it was making me feel sick)
- Also used a nasal spray and a colloidal silver spray.
- I didn't develop a cough. My fiance had one. I'm not sure if its bc I started doing a salt water gargle early but who knows. I had a sore throat like the first day and that's all.
- Tylenol didn't help my headache. A shower made it slightly more bearable. Took nyquil at night
The most critical flaw in this piece imo is a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of sexual offending by men, particularly voyeurism and indecent exposure. Self-declaration is a MUCH lower barrier than current requirements for these motivated offenders (who are not rare)
Recent experience with historical sex offence cases show how far the most motivated serious offenders are prepared to go- including getting specific lifetime jobs and volunteering positions. These are a relatively small number of men. Indecent exposure however 2/
Is a crime that roughly 3 MILLION women have experienced since age 16. Well over 100 THOUSAND offences were committed in the last year (official gov stats https://t.co/FxTUosXaFj )
3/
What percentage of these offenders would pretend to be trans in order to offend? Well, you might argue that a very large proportion won't, but what is the barrier proposed under self-ID? Filling in a form. There's no commitment to a process required 4/
And (this is key) there are women's spaces where it is normal to be unclothed. So these men can indulge their offending without any realistic possibility of conviction, AND 5/
Recent experience with historical sex offence cases show how far the most motivated serious offenders are prepared to go- including getting specific lifetime jobs and volunteering positions. These are a relatively small number of men. Indecent exposure however 2/
Is a crime that roughly 3 MILLION women have experienced since age 16. Well over 100 THOUSAND offences were committed in the last year (official gov stats https://t.co/FxTUosXaFj )
3/
What percentage of these offenders would pretend to be trans in order to offend? Well, you might argue that a very large proportion won't, but what is the barrier proposed under self-ID? Filling in a form. There's no commitment to a process required 4/
And (this is key) there are women's spaces where it is normal to be unclothed. So these men can indulge their offending without any realistic possibility of conviction, AND 5/
Let’s talk about how you can alert law enforcement to crimes, and what constitutes something you might consider reporting, and what likely doesn’t. Im not saying anyone SHOULD do this. But everyone should know how to do it, and clearly people don’t.
First and foremost, do not tag law enforcement agencies on Twitter as a way of reporting ANYTHING. It doesn’t work. Also, tweeting or RT-ing a screenshot is not an effective means of alerting law enforcement.
If you want to tip federal law enforcement, you have a couple of options. If it relates to the J6 Capitol events, there’s a website where you can upload photos and video. (There’s also a toll free number if your uploads exceed the limit.)
https://t.co/eEviPTZYfM
If you have a tip that’s not related to the J6 events, you have other options. You can call the FBI, and give your tip by phone, with or without your name.
https://t.co/WGEgksBgbp
Or you can use the FBI website to submit it online (again, with or without your name). Here’s the landing page. https://t.co/X7Tl2I6sbm
First and foremost, do not tag law enforcement agencies on Twitter as a way of reporting ANYTHING. It doesn’t work. Also, tweeting or RT-ing a screenshot is not an effective means of alerting law enforcement.
If you want to tip federal law enforcement, you have a couple of options. If it relates to the J6 Capitol events, there’s a website where you can upload photos and video. (There’s also a toll free number if your uploads exceed the limit.)
https://t.co/eEviPTZYfM
If you have a tip that’s not related to the J6 events, you have other options. You can call the FBI, and give your tip by phone, with or without your name.
https://t.co/WGEgksBgbp
Or you can use the FBI website to submit it online (again, with or without your name). Here’s the landing page. https://t.co/X7Tl2I6sbm