Take a step back from your own experience and hardships. It's not about you, but about the next generation of academics, many of whom want to lead diverse and inclusive teams. 6/7

"If you belong to a marginalized group, just work twice as hard 'cause it worked for me" amplifies the systemic issues which cause discrimination. Imagine someone has a migration background and a chronic illness, then the person just needs to work 4 times as hard? 4/7

Please don't deny the experience of discrimination or the fact that there are differences of people. I think if you do this, EDI topics are not for you. The differences are not imagined, they do exist. Denial and "you can do it mentality" are outdated ways of addressing these challenges. 3/7

MistorDavis agrees 💯

I'm wandering all over the place but - absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence.

If we have reason to believe our behavior has caused or compounded harm, we should evaluate and address that.

Otherwise—we do not have to process horror in public, and shouldn't demand that of others.