Mesha“Blah blah people are still on Twitter for no good reason,” says the non-black person fitting into this white-ass space with the utmost of ease.
Dan Gero@devinprater @ThisPlaceAgain People keep pointing out that Mastodon isn't very inviting for black people and that there's a lot of racism here, but the only mentioning of black people I've ever seen here is people pointing out that Mastodon isn't very inviting for black people. I've never seen anyone even hint towards the idea that black people aren't welcome here. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but if you want people to see that it's an issue, you have to site your sources.
@dangero @devinprater This place will never change, because it’s ppl like you who can’t read deeper than the surface. Just because you don’t see ppl yelling “n*****” 24/7 doesn’t mean it’s inviting. Are you actually listening to what black ppl are saying? Because I’ve heard there’s been numerous convos on this long before I got here. There’s a reason black ppl aren’t here. It ain’t just a fluke.
@ThisPlaceAgain Post 1/4: I can sympathize, because I am also part of a minority group. I know all too well what discrimination feels like and how it can present itself. But I also know that a lot of people don't know about the issues we have to deal with. Any time I encounter some form of discrimination, I do my best to explain the problem and how I think we can fix it. I admit I'm not always on the ball with that, but I know that it's my responsibility to provide as much context as I can.
@ThisPlaceAgain Post 2/4: Context is paramount. Most people aren't going to read my posts and decide to take time out of their day to look everything up themselves because I didn't give enough context. Most people scroll through their feed, go "Oh, that's interesting", boost/favorite, and continue scrolling through posts. Providing links will entice people to click and read. Most of my knowledge about certain topics comes from me clicking on the links people provide.
@ThisPlaceAgain Post 3/4: I admit I'm not the greatest at providing the necessary context to get people to take action. You know what I don't do though? What you just did. I asked you if you could give me the sources you got your info from, and instead of doing that so I can be more educated on the issue, you took to finger pointing. Phrases like "People like you" really don't help your case. Rather, it's a fantastic way to get most people to block you and never listen to what you have to say.
Chip UnicornDan --
Mesha's source is personal experience. You're *literally* asking her to point to the messages her attackers left her.
If you don't believe that Mastodon can be dangerous, google for "Mastodon blocked instances". There are many lists of them. Then choose one or several, and look through the public posts on those servers.
Then ask yourself: if these are the public posts that anyone, not logged in, can see, what would they write in private? Imagine that they were attacking you instead.
@Chip_Unicorn I understand. Give me a few minutes, I'll get back to you.