mekka okereke Dec 4, 2022

@Bam @thetitanborn

Same. To be honest, I'm trying to do more than hope. I'm willing to be here while many parts of it are not yet great for Black users, and work with all the awesome folks that are making it better.♥️👍🏿

I'm following in the footsteps of the Black Mastodon users that have been here for years, who started when it was much less welcoming than what I experienced, so that hopefully the Black folk that join after me, will have an even easier time than me.

Show threadmekka okereke Dec 4, 2022

@Bam @thetitanborn It's fascinating to see that about half of the replies to @thetitanborn 's post, are cringe-worthy forms of "I haven't seen any problems for Black users / your post is unnecessary / we don't see race here."

So yeah... there's work to do.

Show threadRyan McLeodDec 4, 2022
@mekkaokereke Mastodon is like the Canada of micro-blogging. Nice place, kinda smug about not being the other one, froths at the mouth when you tell them racism also exists there.
Show threadJeremiasDec 4, 2022
@ExcitingBore @mekkaokereke fck clanada. Its where all the mining companies destroyim our planet are settled because of them liberal laws on mining. 
Show threadRyan McLeodDec 4, 2022
@ajeremias The stranglehold that oil and gas have on our economy from Alberta is definitely one of the most depressing things about being a Canadian.
Show threadJeremiasDec 4, 2022
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Show threadRyan McLeod
@ajeremias Thank you. I don't live in Montreal but I'd like to read more about this.
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