More trying to emphasize that a bit of sensitivity and context are not amiss when dealing with the issue of the history of surnames and Black Americans, which is not a bad thing at all.

Think of it more as an encouragement to intersectionality.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 3 points 4 weeks ago

How does this help intersectionality? I don't quite get that. It seems, to me, to imply that black people with Irish surnames are supposed to assume they have them because of slavery. As pointed out elsewhere in the comments, though that is true and has happened, it's not all instances.

To me, something intersectional would be highlighting both these groups have faced historical racism rather than, what to me ses like, trying to highlight something potentially negative one of these did to the other without bringing a bunch of receipts. 🤷‍♂️