V Pappas
@v_ness
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In 12 days…the 60th anniversary of the #MarchOnWashington for Jobs & Freedom & of my father’s #IHaveADream speech. Join @TheKingCenter for our #virtual #IHaveADreamWhatsYours #Youth Forum. Streaming at https://t.co/F6lriAjxgp Let’s explore history to #DreamAgainMarchForward.
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After nearly 5 years at TikTok I am stepping down as COO. To our amazing community of creators, employees, & people who have made TikTok 'the last sunny spot on the internet', it has been an absolute privilege to serve you all & to be a part of this once in a lifetime journey 🙏
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We're committed to providing a safe, secure platform, that fosters an inclusive place for our amazing, diverse communities to call home. It’s a shame today’s conversation felt rooted in xenophobia. Thank you to our employees who work tirelessly to protect our platform & community
1/ Our CEO, @ShouChew, came prepared to answer questions from Congress, but unfortunately, the day was dominated by political grandstanding that failed to acknowledge real solutions already underway through Project Texas or address industry-wide issues of youth safety.
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Who are the #WomenOfTikTok inspiring you to take action and #EmbraceEquity? Tag your favorite creators using their diverse voices to support their communities and advance equity ❤️🙌
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I’m genuinely speechless. @tiktok_us, thank you so much for this platform and opportunity to share my story and my business with the world. This is what dreams are made of. 💛 #TikTokImpact #SXSW
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I made a list of 10 things I know I’d regret on my deathbed. It was illuminating and inspiring. Here’s my list (and why everyone should make one):
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I truly believe these are industry wide challenges that we need to address and solving through a piecemeal approach is not the way to protect the interests of Americans.
“Should there be national legislation? The answer is yes, but it should not be held to companies based on where they’re located” TikTok’s COO V Pappas said at the Upfront Summit. ���It has to be an industry-wide conversation and not predicated on some xenophobia that we’re seeing.”
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11/ So how to best address me? I use both they/them and she/her as I still very much value my identity as being both a woman and non-binary. I don’t worry if you don’t use V or they/them all the time, but I do appreciate the effort to recognize my preferences. Thank you.
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10/ For those that know the C3 building you’ll know the mural I commissioned “Come as you are” on the 3rd floor. Words to reflect our goal of inclusivity.
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9/ So while most of you know me as being fairly private as it relates to my personal life I did feel it important to bring my whole self to work and to share my gender identity and preferred pronouns. And through my actions show that difference is accepted and welcomed at TikTok.
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8/ In my position I am also aware of how I have an ability to bring greater visibility, discussion and ideally acceptance within my community whether among work, family or friends. This is important to me.
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7/Since representation matters, I recognize the importance of language in identifying & affirming gender differences. As a parent I also want to set an example on how its ok to represent yourself in a way that you most identify with & to have pride & to celebrate such difference.
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6/ Most recently our conversation has focused on gender identity. In my personal life, I primarily go by V and more recently they/them.
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5/ And how, seeing and embracing differences, and enabling all voices to be heard, fosters a more inclusive community - the kind we aspire for our kids to grow up in.
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4/ ... as a family we spend a lot of time talking about the importance of recognizing diversity across sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, gender, age, socio-economic status, personal abilities, political backgrounds etc.
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3/ As most of you know I take a lot of lessons from being a parent. Often my kids provide me with self reflection through their questions and own exploration of ideas. I am pansexual and raising my kids in a same sex household with my loving spouse of 20+ years...
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2/ So what’s in a name? Hi all - a few of you have noticed that I have updated my personal pronouns both on lark and across socials so I wanted to share here with you all on why now and why it matters for me.
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1/ A personal update. I shared this to our TikTok organization over the weekend and wanted to bring visibility here as well.
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