Refreshing to hear educators talking about how devastating it can feel to do our work from a place of anger or indignance. Judging others for not prioritizing what we consider morally correct, or coming in with a hero mentality won’t help our students. #opened19@LumenLearning
4 year old, Madison has some thoughts for Princess Jasmine:
“ A princess doesn’t need a prince to rescue her, she can rescue herself”
"Jasmine needs to go see the world by herself...Jasmine can just go by herself,"
"You don't need a boy to take you to see the whole world”
Yup. Where’s the “no angel” take now?
In the immediate aftermath of shootings, media routinely post menacing photos of people-of-color victims + dredge up any questionable thing they’d ever done.
But when Hope Hicks considers not complying w a subpoena, it’s glamour shot time.
When tech companies develop algorithms that automate the assumptions of people from one demo, they start to automate subconscious bias.
When those flawed algorithms get sold to law enforcement, it can be disastrous for anyone that doesn’t look like most Silicon Valley engineers.
"per my last email" = "In case you suddenly can't read"
"To reiterate" = "this is the last time I'm saying this"
"moving forward" = "Don't try me again"
"I've copied ______" = "Let's see you lie your way out of this bitch"
"Kind Regards" = "Fuck you"
Hearing about sexual violence in the media and online can be very difficult for survivors and their loved ones. Remember to take care of yourself during these times. Below is a thread of resources:
*to the tune of Destiny's Child's "Say My Name"*
SPELL MY NAME, SPELL MY NAME
IT'S RIGHT THERE IN THE EMAIL
IT'S NOT A HIDDEN DETAIL
THE SPELLING DOESN'T CHANGE