Diary of a Blue Check Negro
Being verified levels up your social media life. But is the smoke that comes with every tweet worth the distinction?
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I’ll admit it. Sometimes, if I have a tense back-and-forth with someone on Twitter, I check their profile. If I see fewer than 100 followers and no blue check, I think, “Is this worth even talking about with you?”
If someone who has a blue check says they don’t think that way sometimes, they’re lying.
I’m a progressive. I’m an attorney. I am intentional about how I share my thoughts on race, sex, sexuality, gender-based oppression, and LGBTQ+ liberation.
And my views have been amplified over the past few years since a blue check now appears next to my Twitter profile.
Here’s how it began. During the George Zimmerman trial, I was disgusted by the way the attorneys were treating Rachel Jeantel, the friend of Trayvon Martin. I tweeted out something like:
“Of course a White man with power automatically believes anyone with less privilege is lying about their stories. This is the treatment of Black women all across America.”
