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Hello! I'm eva. I'm Black, nonbinary, and some flavor of neurodivergent. Based in the imperial core known as the US.
Education and mental health M.A.
Solidarity with all oppressed peoples. Death to Amerika

Admin of blackqueer.life

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I know some folks have education trauma, so heads up I will CW all of my posts about education.

I mute vote shamers.

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Black person: gee, I wish we could restrict replies on certain posts to just certain people...

White people in the replies unironically: THIS WILL BRING ABOUT FASCISM!! NOBODY FOLLOWS ME BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE FOLLOW YOU! HELP!! I'M BEING REPRESSED!!!!!

not an exaggeration

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https://blackqueer.life/@tillshadeisgone/112198614773643858

Friendly reminder that we have a new bot to boost posts relevant to Black issues on the fediverse- @blackfedi

We got 300 boosts and hundreds of likes as well on the introductory post for the bot, but many fewer folks actually requested to follow the bot. These bots work best when more people follow them, so please follow if you're interested!

NB: racist losers have been trying to take advantage of this bot like they have with the old mastodon bots, to spread white supremacist hate... But they can't because their follow requests have been rejected!

So basically, follow if you want the racists to feel left out!

tillshadeisgone , to random
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https://www.gofundme.com/f/tired-and-taxes

Idk if you know Sydette, but if you have any knowledge of her you know she is without peer. I followed her on Twitter for years, and she was a beacon for all of us. Her work in tech journalism and her constant and tireless advocacy against white supremacy and misogynoir are unparalleled.

I am so tired of hearing of these Black women who have been doing the work for DECADES struggling financially. So please, donate and/or boost if you are able. If she had been properly compensated for her work, she would be set for life. She deserves all that and more.

tillshadeisgone , to random
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Hey y'all! I have some news- idk if you have seen any discussions recently about issues with the Black Mastodon groups we have, but one of them is being shut down and the other one has been targeted repeatedly by spammers and white supremacists, since due to its design it is not really able to be moderated.

Thanks to a helpful suggestion, though, I was able to request a new group bot that has actual safety features- and they approved it!

You can find it at @blackfedi

A couple of disclaimers: unlike the gup.pe bots, this one will only boost mentions from people actually following the account. Furthermore, the follows have to be manually approved. This will hopefully allow for Black folks to be using it more safely than the unregulated bots already in existence.

Hopefully we can strike a balance between ease of use and protection. We'll see!

Also, if you want to mention the account without it boosting your post, simply put ! at the beginning. For example: !@blackfedi

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Black Music Action Coalition Calls For Action From Joe Biden

https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/765620-black-music-action-coalition-joe-biden

> The is calling on Joe to use his executive authority to pass and legislation


@blackmastodon
@BlackMastodon

tillshadeisgone ,
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@thepoliticalcat @BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon I suspect they are requesting the use of the bully pulpit

tillshadeisgone , to random
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Say it with me:

"IQ IS JUNK SCIENCE INVENTED BY WHITE SUPREMACIST EUGENICISTS TO JUSTIFY THEIR IDEOLOGY"

It is not an "inconvenient truth". It is not an otherwise robust instrument that is misused by some people with an agenda. It is not something that's pretty accurate but that is complicated by societal factors.

It's bullshit. Bupkis. Bunk.

As Johnathan Frakes says in that one show, "We made this one up. It's a total fabrication. It's pure fiction. It's a made up tale. This one was invented by a writer. It's an urban legend... that never happened."

Don't forget. Remind yourself if you have to.

tillshadeisgone OP ,
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We've got a few people who are responding to this post defending the usage of IQ, questioning that IQ is still used, assuming I don't know what IQ means, etc. I have neither the time nor the inclination to reply to each of these people and try to teach/prove anything to them, so I will simply say this.

I am trained in psychology and education at the master's level so I am fully aware of what it is, where it came from, how it works, etc. Moreover, I have had modern iterations of intelligence scales administered to me. Finally, I have worked in schools for 11 years in special education & counseling so I am very familiar with how these things function in the real world.

Psychology, education, medicine, etc are all irrevocably tainted by their participation in white supremacy, capitalism, ableism, and so on. These disciplines are not neutral or objective and their abuse of marginalized groups has never stopped. The tools, metrics, labels, definitions, categories, and all other outgrowths of these twisted and corrupted areas of study are therefore also sites of oppression. IQ is one of the worst of these.

Do your own research on scientific racism, yes. But also just know that our research tools are not exempt from those glaring flaws either. If you are going to even come close to finding something remotely resembling the truth, you have got to engage with these things critically. You have got to have the courage to reject the incorrect and violent assumptions underpinning these various fields. You have got to be ruthless with yourself also, for everything that you have been taught has the seeds of oppression within it.

None of what I said was wrong. IQ is fake. It's white supremacist propaganda. Get your shit together and THINK FOR YOURSELF

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My last word on the subject will be this: I will never, ever be surprised to see a white person defending IQ. It was literally made to enshrine their superiority, why would they let that go? Of course they think it's useful, IT IS! It helps keep them on top.

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