Black woman: Black people don’t feel comfortable on Mastodon and Bluesky!!

[stefan@stefanbohacek.online]

@saltywizard Some of my own thoughts, if you're interested!

Stefan Bohacek (@stefan@stefanbohacek.online)

"soooo what else do we need to do to make this Blacktwitter, because I think we should do more of that" https://fire.asta.lgbt/notes/ackrs97gn2fb02hz I'd say: follow Black folks who are active in the fediverse, lift up their voices, report any harassment you see in their replies. Make the people who are already here feel welcome, they'll do the rest. #BlackFedi #BlackFediverse #BlackMastodon #blacksky #fediverse

Stefan's Personal Mastodon Server (stefanbohacek.online)

@skinnylatte

[colesstreetpothole@weatherishappening.network]

@benroyce @dave @saltywizard @skinnylatte Nuking not only bigot accounts but also the instances where sucky moderation allows bigots to take residence.

[maxleibman@beige.party]

@skinnylatte My question to anyone taking that stance: why didn’t Blacksky happen here, then?

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@ColesStreetPothole @dave @saltywizard @skinnylatte

[rrb@infosec.exchange]

@skinnylatte What can I do to help correct this?

[venitamathias@masto.ai]

@dave @skinnylatte ok that made me lol. Because, truth.

[leeloo@c.im]

@saltywizard @skinnylatte
Better moderation.

and

Fix "followers only" replies, so they go to the followers of the person who started the thread. As it is, each reply set to followers only is sent out to the followers of the person who made the reply. Bigots use this to post hate that only the victim and other bigots see, so they can all join in the attack

[aimeemaroux@mastodon.social]

@skinnylatte

[psoul@sfba.social]

@macacator @skinnylatte I know it’s not much but black people are safe, cherished and valued with me.

[lemay@mastodon.social]

@skinnylatte That conversation was excruciating

[ginevracat@toot.community]

Fellow white people:
If you've ever said "Believe women" but then posted this kind of response to a Black woman, SHAME, SHAME on you.
@skinnylatte

And if you don't think you should believe women, fuck off.

[bellissiamo@mstdn.social]

@oldredsubby @skinnylatte It is important to recognize that the lived experiences of Black Americans, are distinct from the 1.6 billion people globally with whom they share partial ancestry. Conflating isolated viewpoints as the collective position of all, erroneously constructs a monolithic narrative.

[winterknight1337@infosec.exchange]

@skinnylatte my fellow white guys could really stand to learn to listen to people who aren’t themselves every once in a while.

[disorderlyf@todon.eu]

@maxleibman @skinnylatte My guess, admittedly having no involvement with Blacksky and likely missing some technical details, is something to do with how server federating works with ActivityPub vs ATProto

[skinnylatte@hachyderm.io]

some people here are like 'i'm color blind i don't know what color anyone is'

well maybe you are the problem

'color blindness' is wilful racism

[zkat@fedi.zkat.tech]

@maxleibman @skinnylatte it did. It was called playvicious. But they got harassed out of here, too.

[linuxandyarn@hachyderm.io]

@skinnylatte See color and appreciate color. That's the way to go.

[zkat@fedi.zkat.tech]

@saltywizard @skinnylatte For one, you give people here the tools they need to moderate their own conversations. Bluesky has been doing a lot on this front, and I think that's a big reason why, even though bsky isn't perfect for Black folks either, it's definitely doing a lot better.

You also make this place generally more accessible. It might not feel like it to the average techie, but some people feel you practically need a CS degree to be on here with how complicated the experience can be.

[aetataureate@mastodon.social]

@rrb @skinnylatte don't know you dude but the first step is not to ask nonwhite people to help you learn not to alienate other nonwhite people (this is a genuine answer)

in other practical steps, please follow more Black users (and users of color in general) and think about and boost their posts. if you aren't sure the joke or whatever you want to make is going to land, if you don't know them in general, reply less. decide not to.

if racial dynamics confuse you, you should read some books too.

[sillycoelophysis@hachyderm.io]

@skinnylatte kind of an ableist way to out oneself as racist, too