myrmepropagandistDec 31, 2022

@Blackfist

This is the post that blocked on c.im for being *about* racism.

It's a really nice post, relatable. Ironically enough it's about how one can feel left out-- even when those making it happen might not be aware of what they are doing.

This isn't the first time this kind of misguided block has occurred on this server.

Check your friends and let them know, it's just not a place where this is welcome.

(I reached out to the admin, no response.)

#FediBlock #BlackMastodon

Show threadJudy_WestleyDec 31, 2022
@futurebird @Blackfist @zigged Like everyone else, I’m bewildered as to why this post would blocked. The new rule about posting “personal experience” also seems off to me. I am not sure what to make of the bit about not attacking kind people. Maybe this isn’t the best paraphrase, but I feel like the sentiment is “You’re allowed to say you’ve been a victim of racism as long as you don’t suggest other people are racist.” In other words, racism without racists.
Show threadCat C-BDec 31, 2022
@Judy_Westley @futurebird @Blackfist @zigged White fragility rules...
Show threadSacha (she/her)Dec 31, 2022

@megmuttonhead @Judy_Westley Yes, I read it as a way to preemptively shut down "white people [did/do this]" kinds of posts, which negates sharing personal experience *and* systemic issues. The rule has real Hashtag Not All White People energy. The expectation of comfort for white people is a characteristic of #WhiteSupremacyCulture.

https://www.whitesupremacyculture.info/characteristics.html

CHARACTERISTICS

Sometime in the late 1990s, I arrived home after a particularly frustrating consultation with an organization I was working with at the time. In a flurry of exasperation, I sat down at my computer...

WHITE SUPREMACY CULTURE
Show threadJudy_Westley
@zigged @megmuttonhead Agree. You expressed the sentiment very well. This rule definitely privileges comfort over genuine dialog.
Dec 31, 2022 at 4:31pmWeb
Show threadSacha (she/her)Dec 31, 2022
@Judy_Westley I thought “You’re allowed to say you’ve been a victim of racism as long as you don’t suggest other people are racist” was 👌🏻.