Aaron Parecki

Everyone in the tech industry has come across the terms "whitelist"(desirable) and "blacklist"(undesirable). We should start deprecating this terms for less racially charged language, like "safelist", "blocklist". Tech can be less exclusionary @venikunche @EmmaBostian @ugonna_t

While I don’t pretend to have all the answers, I’m encouraging creators to create and post their content for the people who need it and rely on them.

But to respectfully not push or promote in conversation platforms.
Respect that.

I feel it’s an appropriate balance.

Everyone Shut up.

I don't normally share my thoughts on important topics because I hate confrontation, but y'all have irritated me to the point of vocality.

Want to amplify black voices? Then listen to me. You better fucking share this.

This is going to be a long ass thread

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