[sudo-discuss] reinstate Rannette's good standing

[niki]

Thank you, Brendan, for this email. I profoundly agree that the policing of
black women's bodies in the space is a huge issue. Transphobic language,
however, is also a major concern and addressing both of these issues must
be taken into account.

I want to ask that people in this conversation respect Morgan's gender
identity and refer to her using female pronouns.

Ranette and I have been speaking over the past several days and while I,
too, would like to facilitate her coming back to the space, there are some
agreements that I think both sides need to make if that's going to be a
possibility.

I am willing to steward a mediation but I cannot mediate as I am obviously
biased with regards to this particular situation.

Niki




On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 2:33 AM, Brendan Reddy-Best <b.d.reddybest at gmail.com
> wrote:

> I said "your 'community' space," but honestly, I still want this to be my
> space, too.  I hardly ever make a fuss about any of this stuff because it's
> all so futile, you know?  but in this case, I really want to make my point
> clear:  I think we should rescind our action against Rannette.  I think
> she's been treated unfairly. Even if she is "aggressive" towards you or
> your compatriots, I don't think we need white dudes policing our space of
> black women's bodies.  Matt, you claim to have acted in another's interest
> and you offer an injured third party -- let them speak for themselves,
> because I don't think it's your place right now.  If there was a violent
> incident that threatened our space, let's hear it from a witness or an
> involved party. "Something Happened" is not good enough.  Otherwise "but
> above all the Omni
> Commons must maintain a safe, welcoming environment" seems to fly directly
> in the face of the lived experience of too many black people.
>
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