Black woman: Black people don’t feel comfortable on Mastodon and Bluesky!!
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Black woman: Black people don’t feel comfortable on Mastodon and Bluesky!!
Everyone else: here’s why you’re wrong and I know better than you!
Honestly some of y’all sound like the ‘I have one minority friend and they say it’s okay for me to say X’ type of people
@skinnylatte I not infrequently think of all the great people who got chased off this platform and get Big Mad, that behavior truly sucks
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Black woman: Black people don’t feel comfortable on Mastodon and Bluesky!!
Everyone else: here’s why you’re wrong and I know better than you!
Honestly some of y’all sound like the ‘I have one minority friend and they say it’s okay for me to say X’ type of people
@skinnylatte Alternate take: here's why you're right, and it totally sucks (and, among other things, the "followers only" reply choice should be eliminated).
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@skinnylatte I not infrequently think of all the great people who got chased off this platform and get Big Mad, that behavior truly sucks
@beep Same. I don't think I'll ever get over this.
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R relay@relay.infosec.exchange shared this topic
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Black woman: Black people don’t feel comfortable on Mastodon and Bluesky!!
Everyone else: here’s why you’re wrong and I know better than you!
Honestly some of y’all sound like the ‘I have one minority friend and they say it’s okay for me to say X’ type of people
@skinnylatte this is an important point. Thank you. I’ve seen that as well.
Bluesky is very wealthy white centric. Now with a private equity CEO & AI I am thinking it will become more exclusive
Mastodon is very white European centric. It still has the potential to be more inclusive with time.
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Black woman: Black people don’t feel comfortable on Mastodon and Bluesky!!
Everyone else: here’s why you’re wrong and I know better than you!
Honestly some of y’all sound like the ‘I have one minority friend and they say it’s okay for me to say X’ type of people
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Black woman: Black people don’t feel comfortable on Mastodon and Bluesky!!
Everyone else: here’s why you’re wrong and I know better than you!
Honestly some of y’all sound like the ‘I have one minority friend and they say it’s okay for me to say X’ type of people
@Adrianna TanEveryone else: here’s why you’re wrong and I know better than you!
sounds bad. but the premise is still nonsensical. how do i know what skincolor the other people have? -
Black woman: Black people don’t feel comfortable on Mastodon and Bluesky!!
Everyone else: here’s why you’re wrong and I know better than you!
Honestly some of y’all sound like the ‘I have one minority friend and they say it’s okay for me to say X’ type of people
how can we make mastodon (and the greater fediverse) more welcoming for people of color?
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Black woman: Black people don’t feel comfortable on Mastodon and Bluesky!!
Everyone else: here’s why you’re wrong and I know better than you!
Honestly some of y’all sound like the ‘I have one minority friend and they say it’s okay for me to say X’ type of people
@skinnylatte there's a special flavor on Mastodon: "if you call me racist, you're transphobic".
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how can we make mastodon (and the greater fediverse) more welcoming for people of color?
@saltywizard I'll take "Things That Aren't @skinnylatte 's Problem" for $500, Alex.
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@crankylinuxuser Blacksky.
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@saltywizard I'll take "Things That Aren't @skinnylatte 's Problem" for $500, Alex.
fair enough. smh.
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Black woman: Black people don’t feel comfortable on Mastodon and Bluesky!!
Everyone else: here’s why you’re wrong and I know better than you!
Honestly some of y’all sound like the ‘I have one minority friend and they say it’s okay for me to say X’ type of people
@skinnylatte black people aren't safe anywhere, especially in spaces controlled by white people.
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@saltywizard I'll take "Things That Aren't @skinnylatte 's Problem" for $500, Alex.
@dave @saltywizard @skinnylatte
what is our problem is nuking bigot accounts
not as some "how to entice black people to the fediverse" weird moustache twirling scheme
just as a function of who we are
if anyone comes or does not come after that has no relevance
just: fuck bigots. just because. beginning and ending of discussion
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Black woman: Black people don’t feel comfortable on Mastodon and Bluesky!!
Everyone else: here’s why you’re wrong and I know better than you!
Honestly some of y’all sound like the ‘I have one minority friend and they say it’s okay for me to say X’ type of people
whitesplaining
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how can we make mastodon (and the greater fediverse) more welcoming for people of color?
@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)
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@dave @saltywizard @skinnylatte
what is our problem is nuking bigot accounts
not as some "how to entice black people to the fediverse" weird moustache twirling scheme
just as a function of who we are
if anyone comes or does not come after that has no relevance
just: fuck bigots. just because. beginning and ending of discussion
@benroyce @dave @saltywizard @skinnylatte Nuking not only bigot accounts but also the instances where sucky moderation allows bigots to take residence.
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Black woman: Black people don’t feel comfortable on Mastodon and Bluesky!!
Everyone else: here’s why you’re wrong and I know better than you!
Honestly some of y’all sound like the ‘I have one minority friend and they say it’s okay for me to say X’ type of people
@skinnylatte My question to anyone taking that stance: why didn’t Blacksky happen here, then?
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@benroyce @dave @saltywizard @skinnylatte Nuking not only bigot accounts but also the instances where sucky moderation allows bigots to take residence.
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Black woman: Black people don’t feel comfortable on Mastodon and Bluesky!!
Everyone else: here’s why you’re wrong and I know better than you!
Honestly some of y’all sound like the ‘I have one minority friend and they say it’s okay for me to say X’ type of people
@skinnylatte What can I do to help correct this?
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@skinnylatte there's a special flavor on Mastodon: "if you call me racist, you're transphobic".
@dave @skinnylatte ok that made me lol. Because, truth.
