Ethnic Minorities and People of Color
Official Title of this Community: Ethnic Minorities and People of Color
Why is the title different?
We like to have fun here.
What is this place? A safe space for underrepresented peoples and peoples of color to talk, chill, and vibe.
What are the basic rules of the community?
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Follow Lemmy TOS and Community Guidelines. Non negotiable. This is the bedrock and mods will make decisions with this always in mind.
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This community is for ethnic minorities and people of color. This is a safe space where such people can freely discuss their struggles, insight, and thoughts without fear. If you are not, we respectfully ask you do not post or comment here. A future community will be established to allow for racial discussions with a mixed userbase. However, remember, comments here must still respect Lemmy TOS and Community Guidelines.
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Irony Racism is still racism. Racism is bad m'kay? We will treat irony racism and bad faith racist satire as racism. Will wield the ban hammer accordingly.
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No sectarianism: This is an identity channel not a channel for you all to complain about why XYZ isn't the "one true leftism". Take that to another place.
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Stupidpol is not allowed. Stupidpol is class reductionist. We are an identity community. Thinking like stupidpol ignores the struggles of the oppressed, their voices, and their need for unique support. Nothing says oppression more than someone saying that the identity you have is "not real" and that if you only thought like them you'd see what your "real" identity is. Mods reserve the right to ban users and content who promote stupidpol, stupidpol memes, and other class reductionist thinking.
FAQ
I don't look XYZ and/or sometimes I can pass as white so I don't know if I can post here. Can I?
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This place is for ethnic minorities and people of color. This includes those of mixed heritage and those who may be "white" but are of an ethnicity that is a minority in their area (i.e. Kurds, etc) If you've experienced oppression due to your identity that is not based on sexual / gender identification, you are welcome here.
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Moreover, for our American audience, we have people from around the world who are "white" but are oppressed due to being a minority in their country. They are and should be welcomed here.
What can I post?
- Anything you think is relevant to the mission of this community. Things will evolve over time.
- Topics and things relevant to EM and POC.
Suggested Posts
- [People of Spice]: Food recipes so others can taste your culture
- [Theory]: Vid/podcasts/websites discussing issues relevant to identity, anti-imperialism, etc
- [News]: Vids/podcasts/websites that talk about current events relevant to EM and POC
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a clip from years ago that lives in my head rent free was this couple (white gf black bf) getting approached by a racist guy talking about "intermixing is bad you will have worse babies" or something and the white girl responding with "actually scientific stuidies have shown that mixed children are smarter" and I keep dissecting the layers of wrong that short clip had.
Instagram users would think that the interracial couple in that video is the epitome of being super "woke" and progressive, and they'd unabashedly side with them and see zero problems with such a reply, thinking they "owned" that racist.
It is just racist-to-racist communication.
racism
they'll reply with "future single mom"Yep, depends on if the post reached the liberal bozos of Instagram or the edgy, far-right bozos of Instagram.
Sounds like my grandad who likes (he is somehow still around despite being very, very, very very old) to go on very creepy rants about how he contributed to ending racism by marrying an Asian woman and also constantly brings up the mixed intelligence thing. Gotta be brainworms from living in the Jim Crow south. Like is it so hard to just reject the race science altogether?
White ppl in mixed relationships keep doing this shit, I remember a time at the airport where this guy was screaming at the (black) gate agent about how it’s possible for mixed couples to have kids. For context what started it was the gate agent going down a line asking if people were together
it makes no sense since the races are already nonsese, like if that shit was real you wouldn't be saying "Asian" they'd be hyperfetishising a specific neighbourhood in Osaka that has a perfect genetic match with +35% Belgian +45% anglo saxon build. Half assed fetish fiction science.
Well whatever nonsense they’re trying to say, I sure as hell missed out on all that mixed ubermensch shit being the most average student ever and being sick 70% of the time as a kid
If mixed kids are smarter why tf am I the way that I am (I kid but I understand what you mean)
are you a kid?
Oh no I'm in my 20s I meant kid as in offspring, should have been clearer.
yeah so you're mot a smart kid because you're not a kid
You are right my eyes have been opened