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@MonkeysvsRobots@DunniMustapha @DapsDraws I suspect this is the case. The palms of our hands are almost never depicted accurately. Either way the sheer violence of this comment is horrible. I’m sorry this was sent to you @DapsDraws
I am doing my job to the best of my abilities. I am proud of being a journalist and so grateful to those who share their experiences with me. Thank you ♥️. 3/3
If you disagree with my job, or with the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines, or with wider LGBT-related decisions I am not involved in, please do not contact my family with hate. Please use the BBC’s complaints process. 2/3
My family and I have been sent racist and homophobic abuse following the below screenshot of me being posted. I am fine - but I will let the police take over. 1/3
THIS. In May when the Say Their Name hashtag was trending someone did a thread for Brazil. It was people who had died at the hands of the police. The majority were children 16 and under. The youngest was 6 or 7 if I remember rightly. Whats happening in Brazil is heartbreaking.
I hate the co-option of the word “woke” and how it’s used pejoratively by non-Black people whilst completely changing its meaning. Even if or when we used it in a jokey way or as an insult, it still has very specific meaning within our community, the place where it started.
I’m sharing these stories to encourage people to intervene. If you are scared to do it alone call for help. Don’t let the abductor speak for the person being held. Be patient and wait with them till more people arrive. 4/4