#Language

A rather depressing look through a few comments on our website/Facebook page this evening made me want to tweet about something so obvious, yet which prompts such anger in some.Everyday
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calling out transphobia in fandom is super important, but arguing over pronouns for fictional characters =/= calling out transphobia. there are nonbinary and trans people who use non-standard pronouns are
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When I see maps like these in Arundhati Roy’s books, my country of hundreds of millions of people, Bangladesh, is the only unnamed country. I have a visceral reaction to
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After my first week of switching over from participation to research I now understand more the frustration that people have about co-production in research.Previously within my role co-production was fairly
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Have any of your ever read this book? Heard of this legend? If so, you probably think it’s an authentic ‘Native American’ tale, retold by a non-native artist, right?Reading Rainbow
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Last night I republished my immigrant and breaking into tech story with some lessons I learned along the way -https://www.osamakhan.com/blog/on-being-paratroopers-and-tips-for-new-immigrants/ Core idea: Immigrants are paratroopers. The wors
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I was asked last week what are some non tech skills that can be handy in learning cybersec hacking and I will repeat it here. This is my updated guidance
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1) Let's unpack the rpts that McConnell is pleased w/the Hse forging ahead with impeachment for Trump and what that means for a prospective trial. 2) First of all, always
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Last night was fun #SPN fans. The compliments feel good. I would like to say one thing:As much as appreciate all the kind words, I also want to center
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I don't think its worth holding up a second relief bill for the sake of clamping down on possible abuse of the Fed's 13(3) lending. However, I do believe that
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House (unanimously) passes China sanctions as @SpeakerPelosi declares 'one country, two systems' dead https://politi.co/2VBsuUC  via @politico / this bill (which seems like it will become law) could make it tough
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Top Democrats VERY CAREFULLY craft their language. Dismissing “Defund The Police” as a “slogan” instead of the sophisticated policy ask that it is, is a calculated move signaling that Dem
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Very very wise, not least because this illustrates how insisting on one term for something can alienate the very people it describes. Women are not the Borg. We don’t all
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As the news broke on Wednesday that there was a riot at the U.S. Capitol, volunteer #Wikipedia editors worked to document what was happening. A thread about the fascinating process
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Fellow journalists far and wide, I implore you--IMPLORE YOU--to stop calling the Unite the Right rally and related events of August 11 and 12, 2017 "Charlottesville." It's lazy, it's harmful,
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A few interesting pars from the ABC five-year plan as I read it ...The ABC will: "Improve the relevance and promotion of its services to migrant communities who may have
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