#Discrimination

A thread on why “universal programs are safe because everyone has a stake, so GOP wouldn’t be able to target it” is a false argument for M4A. 1/ The premise
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Why describing Lesbian as "Women that don't like Men" is harmful; A thread[And don't interact if you won't read it. Ffs] Reason #1: It enforces an "Us VS Them" hierarchical
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The times I was a "failing university student" was because: (1) I was struggling trying to understand the mechanics of being at university, given I was the first person in
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Facebook's new avatars "represent who you are" — unless you're Blind. The devs exploit screen reader detection at launch to hide the avatar maker from Blind Voiceover users.This encoded bias
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Have you ever faced caste discrimination in the workplace? If yes, share your stories. What helped, what didn't work? Any minor to major incidents. I want to hear all those.
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Saying there's no villain in Attack on Titan doesn't mean individual actions can't be seen/perceived as "good" or "bad". That's where perspective plays a major key role. Is just that
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I opt out of tomorrow's holiday. My relatives were forced to give up who they were to get war benefits. They were so impacted by racism and discrimination that they
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Inconvenient truth: some of us (i.e. bougie and/or Blue Checkmark "us") are going to have to accept the reality that using fear to motivate black folks to vote will not
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It is pretty nauseating to see the headlines in papers which suggested that Ralph Miliband was a traitor and mocked Ed Miliband for eating a bacon sandwich, who referred to
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On this auspicious day of Shri Ram Mandir Bhoomimpoojan, I am starting this account to expose those who promote hate by targeting Brahmins and ultimately Hindus (1/n) This account is
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A lot of BIPOC have been experiencing gaslighting by white folx not ready to take accountability for their behaviour. Gaslighting is a form of emotional and mental abuse that anyone
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Similarly, some people have a brother named Tom. He's "Uncle Tom" to their kids. But clearly this term has another meaning. EVERY culture has pejoratives for the Other. However, when
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I am proud to sign new laws that repeal discriminatory language from Virginia’s books, give localities control over Confederate monuments in their communities, and begin the process of replacing Virginia’s
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I'd like to talk for a minute about this thread that has been going around today. I've been participating in the discussion in the thread. But I want to give
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THREAD: here are some examples of anti-rights rhetoric #CapitalizingOnCovid to fuel existing discrimination and oppression against marginalized communities.https://twitter.com/PRAEyesRight/status/1253010725079076866 We are witnessing disinformation a
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Can we be honest about how colorism operates now? There is no instance of a woman w/ skin darker than a paper bag & unambiguously African features being permitted to
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