After taking a few days off, I’m migrating to @hyperlink, a three-user instance that federates extremely selectively. I may stay there, I may migrate again, I haven’t decided. As I’ve been doing for like six weeks now I will also continue to share new art and occasional posts to Twitter @xX_hyperlink_Xx.
If we’re friendly and verysleepy.dog doesn’t federate with your instance, I’m sorry, it’s probably not personal. Feel free to reach out for alternative means of contact if you want.
I’m looking into migrating, but I really think the issues being discussed about racism are not exclusive to just one instance’s userbase or mod team.
In saying that I don’t mean to excuse snouts, but to challenge fedi, specifically white fedi users, to learn from this: if snouts were to close tomorrow I’m not convinced the fedi as a whole would be any less racist, the racism would just move around.
People criticizing snouts for being a majority-white space whose users need to take an active personal role in dismantling whiteness and racism to create a more safe space for users of color are right. This is true of furry in general as well.
Snouts staff is, imo, genuinely trying to step up to the plate and be accountable but it’s clear that a fleet of well-trained mods proportionate to the userbase & a community of users more actively intolerant of racism isn’t happening overnight.
one more time for the people in the back:
Once 👏 Eaten 👏 A 👏 Truffle's 👏 Job 👏 Is 👏 DONE 👏👏👏👏
Molotov Cockroach🎸
⚪ Psy Chuan