A Past, Denied

I have to admit, back a few years ago when Twitter first hit the scene I was skeptical. My first impression was the same as that of many others: that it was just another silly outlet for vanity, another tool for self absorbed attention-addicts to get their fix. The idea of having to read through what people just ate or from where they were Tweeting (e.g. the toilet) was just too… stupid. I’ll just say it: stupid.

However about a year ago I got hip to a few trending topics for people working in the film and television post-production world: #editingandpost and #postproduction. These quickly proved to be useful tools in relation to my day gig as an editor at a visual effects company. As I started to enter into initial production (the phase I am calling my gathering of interview material) I decided to not only set up this site/blog, but also use Twitter as a means to spread awareness. Through this I started to engage other people on Twitter who post on social justice issues, especially those pertaining to #racism.

It was through this medium that I met Jamaal Ra’Shon Bell from the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University. He invited me to be a guest contributor for Race-Talk.org, a new online magazine/blog which aims to “revolutionize thought, communication and activism related to race and equality.” It is very new, having officially launched just this past week, but already has a swath of great articles that I encourage you to go read… NOW!

I am honoured and feel privileged to be offered an opportunity to contribute to such a project.