Interesting that this tweet was made a few days after the absolute king Walter Geer’s rant against ageism started blowing up.

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How many of us got into this industry late?

How many of us are glad we don’t “crack” and can fool the gatekeepers into thinking we’re 5+ years younger than we really are?

How many of us fear that becoming an old POC will make career aspirations worse than they already are?

How many of us work HARDER and tolerate more bullshit because of the above?

Sexism and racism isn’t mutually exclusive: we all know WOC get waaay more shit. Same for ageism. POC and WOC especially have reason to be concerned.

But these are just my thoughts on this whole thing. What does everyone else think?

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