So, I try to engage in thoughtful discussion online, but this often turns into arguments and then I just get hulk-smashy.
This happened this morning, I shared a funny meme from Decolonial Meme Queens to an archaeology joke group on Facebook.
It is a legitimate commentary on the racist narrative psuedoarchaeology and ancient aliens! But it exploded, and people were upset and I was called a racist, so I shared a few questionable gifs (🤣🤣😇) then my post was deleted.
I’m not sure why I believed I could start a conversation about a legitimate concern 🤷♀️
It is frustrating. When I complained to my partner about how my post devolved into a dumpster fire of yt tears, in a group that contains other professional archaeologists, many of whom post memes upholding racist anthropological/white supremacist narratives ALL THE TIME, he was like: “This is why you’re in it, to change things, right?”
The Reluctant Anthropologist 