lee Jan 7, 2023

I'm enjoying mastodon so far but wow, all the comments about how white it is are extremely right. Almost all the other trans folks I've found have been white, and I know that isn't representative of the real world or even likely mastodon as a whole. I'd love to hear more from trans and queer POC (and POC all up, I've just been connecting with a LOT of trans folks).

Can anyone boost this to help me find more voices to listen to? Or recommend some hashtags? I don't even know how best to tag this.

Show threadoluOnline
@inherentlee I'm not sure on mastodon as a whole; really haven't found many people of colour yet who i didn't follow on twitter.
Jan 7, 2023 at 7:27pmWeb
Show threadlee Jan 7, 2023
@oluoluolu that's been my experience too. And it has seemed like moving off of Twitter is especially hard for people who are more dependent on followers for support... Like folks in a lot of marginalized groups :/
Show threadlee Jan 7, 2023
@oluoluolu I just didn't want to discount all of mastodon due to being in a white bubble if that makes sense
Show threadoluOnlineJan 7, 2023

@inherentlee yeah it defs does!

I'm sure there are clusters, I tried to find a few when i originally joined so hopefully they have grown and not left

Show threadlee Jan 7, 2023
@oluoluolu I hope so! & if you have any favorite folks you follow I would love recs!
Show threadAlexandre Oliva (moved to @[email protected])Jan 8, 2023
*nod*, it's not so easy to identify other marginalized people to form stronger bonds if broadcasting their identity can make them targets. ISTM it would make sense for groups formed elsewhere to organize their own instances in the fediverse: a local timeline can be a useful resource to find people who face similar challenges, and moderation resources can focus on their struggles, maintaining a safe space and fostering bonds between similar-minded communities. there are horrible stories of people who ended up in communities that made room for hate speech, or didn't react quick enough, and caused a very bad impression to newcomers. instances like bantu.social, devoted to portuguese-speaking poc, are not without issues (as in, I've read about their being targeted), but they manage to buffer some of it and offer people a better initial experience, enabling people to find a community, a support group in the fediverse, or even bring their community from elsewhere, which can be quite useful to get acquainted with the tooling and resources available to manage contacts, timelines, and tune the experience to one's needs and preferences. I'd love to see this sort of community replicated for other languages and other social justice causes.
cc: @@jalcine @@timnitGebru @@dobrado @@alnmtt
Show threadAlexandre Oliva (moved to @[email protected])Jan 8, 2023
*nod*, it's not so easy to identify other marginalized people to form stronger bonds if broadcasting their identity can make them targets. ISTM it would make sense for groups formed elsewhere to organize their own instances in the fediverse: a local timeline can be a useful resource to find people who face similar challenges, and moderation resources can focus on their struggles, maintaining a safe space and fostering bonds between similar-minded communities. there are horrible stories of people who ended up in communities that made room for hate speech, or didn't react quick enough, and caused a very bad impression to newcomers. instances like bantu.social, devoted to portuguese-speaking poc, are not without issues (as in, I've read about their being targeted), but they manage to buffer some of it and offer people a better initial experience, enabling people to find a community, a support group in the fediverse, or even bring their community from elsewhere, which can be quite useful to get acquainted with the tooling and resources available to manage contacts, timelines, and tune the experience to one's needs and preferences. I'd love to see this sort of community replicated for other languages and other social justice causes.
cc: @@jalcine @@timnitGebru @@dobrado @@alnmtt
Show threadmyrmepropagandistJan 8, 2023

@oluoluolu @inherentlee

I've found some black nerds who have been hiding here for years and I didn't know about them.

Show threadNicholasRJan 8, 2023

@futurebird

I agree. I found many #BlackNerds on #Mastodon . That said, I don't have any issue if #Mastodon #diversity increases

@oluoluolu @inherentlee

Show threadNicholas-ITSuluJan 8, 2023

@futurebird @oluoluolu @inherentlee

I agree. I found many #BlackNerds on #Mastodon. Increasing #diversity on #Mastodon is ALWAYS good! 😊