So I’m going to pursue more gigs like this. I’m not the most eloquent speaker, but I think I genuinely changed some minds tonight. People confronted their own biases and prejudices and now see concrete ways that they can improve their own and others’ lives. And isn’t that what this is all about?

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I spoke this evening to a group of 20 people in someone’s home at what was basically a book club but instead of reading stuff, they invite speakers to teach them stuff. It is awesome to speak to non-linguists, especially off-campus. I’ve got to find ways to do that more often!

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This bigot shouldn’t be in a position to make decisions that affect any person’s life ever 🤮

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This is a pretty normal rhetorical move in linguistics, even in undergraduate textbooks, and I'm realizing that some student reactions might be because it's an *unexpected* move based on their expectations of the textbook genre.

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AO3 is an absolutely load-bearing portion of internet culture, it's incredible how much we have taken it for granted

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