this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2025
41 points (100.0% liked)

Ethnic Minorities and People of Color

1618 readers
9 users here now

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?

  1. Follow Lemmy TOS and Community Guidelines. Non negotiable. This is the bedrock and mods will make decisions with this always in mind.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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?

What can I post?

Suggested Posts

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Hope you all have a good next week catgirl-happy

Remember no crackers

anti-cracker-aktionqin-shi-huangdi-fireball

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] LoveYourself@hexbear.net 23 points 4 months ago (5 children)

My primary goal in using this site was to spread clarification to the best of my abilities. After reading many of the comments on the now locked thread, it seems I have achieved some success in that for some number of people.

I am thankful for all the folks who spoke up about my ban. I am also thankful for the connections and what I have learned as well.

However, there is a bitterness in my stomach that I just can't swallow it. So it is goodbye

[–] departee@hexbear.net 16 points 4 months ago

Thank you for your posts. Many here find your contributions valuable and insightful. Please come back whenever you feel like it.

[–] homhom9000@hexbear.net 14 points 4 months ago

Thanks for the post LoveYourself, it was needed to be said and how you were treated proves it moreso.

[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

Thank you for being with us. You've had a great impact on a large majority of people including me.

I hope this space develops and rids itself of all Zionism and philosemitism because of your speaking up.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Angel@hexbear.net 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

cw: zionist cringe (by a liberal who thinks they're not a zio)

[–] Mexidude93@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

So freaking weird! People like this just want to give off the appearance of being woke and down for the cause without actually supporting liberation movements.

imagine this, every person in the world based on where they're born gets a color, this color decides where they can go, where and what they can work as, who they can love, who'll take them as refugees when there's a catastrophe, This is passports.

[–] la_tasalana_intissari_mata@hexbear.net 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

western leftist circles are an uno game of who calls the other wrecker first

[–] la_tasalana_intissari_mata@hexbear.net 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

"ohma gawd they're going to make a movie or a game that references my people's struggle against imperialism and colonialism"

movie shows a scene where a child gets killed

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago

They've pushed themselves into a corner. They almost cancelled out all world war 2 media because they were whining about wolfenstein killing nazis hahaha They will live in eternal anguish of their own making

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Being a POC conservative grifter on social media is about the closest thing to the repub idea of affirmative action I can think of because that shit takes no talent or effort. Just react to racist shit, nod your head, post on youtube. Leave your self respect at the door. Rake in money i-cant

[–] Ath3ro@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

im telling you if i had no morals becoming a poc right wing grifter is such an easy layup, just get a mic and film yourself podcast style saying things that are compl wrong but you just have to say it in that podcaster voice and they’ll eat up the slop

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

The speed at which they blow up is absolutely nuts. Algorithm pushing this shit. Meanwhile their conscious locked up trying to break out like walter-yell

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

The butter biscuits brigade chatting about DEI on hardworking folks trying to make it while they're tootin their asses up for mad money i-cant Man can't chat to no one i-cant Like when the h@dgetwins tried to get into that all white town but got rejected. They were like "hey we're 40 % white let us in" hahaha You cannot make this shit up

growing up in a non-western country and seeing cartoons is blissful ignorance of the amount of racism they hold, you rewatch that shit and you think "OOoooh this wasn't a silly outfit they thought off of, this is racism"

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Welp.

I didn't get the vegan bakery job, and at this point, I am just frustrated.

I am constantly and constantly running out of ideas.

Everything about that job seemed to point in a positive direction, but I still didn't get hired. It almost seemed baffling to read that I didn't get hired. I think it had to be racism. They have some POC staff, yes, but I don't think any of them are BLACK, and that probably seemed a little too "woke" for them. They post anti-racist signs on the front of their store, but still don't have the decency to actually be anti-racist. This is typical white virtue signaling, AFAIK.

[–] detergent@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I do it to myself arguing with white people on reddit-logo do I cool off by relaxing and maybe a nap nah gonna listen to some Fanon now fanon

[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I feel like arguing with white people on Reddit is a fight against windmills.

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It sure is hence my name Windmills think-about-it

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

:kelly: gottem

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You on a theory grind? Anyways, happy Fanon

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

Bit by bit it's more a refresher I tend to go back to stuff like wretched of the earth especially when the lmayo get me mad on stuff especially pushing pacifism and the like.

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

My mom is getting real weird about columbian now, citing crime didn't exist in mexico till the columbians got their brainworms I don't even know how to untangle these worms she has normally she's easy enough to talk to about most stuff and convince but she's digging her heels on this one.

[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh yea anti-colombian and venezuelan sentimemt has grown in latam, i think its mostly because of migrants

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

Yeah thing is my mom's lived in the us for at least 38 years or so I think it's the news she keeps watching

[–] Mexidude93@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's one I've never heard before! Are you folks diaspora or does your mom directly experience "el crimen"?  Does she think Columbia just exports mini Pablo Escobars lol

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Does she think Columbia just exports mini Pablo Escobars lol

this pretty much. My mom immigrated here first illegally then married my dad and got her stuff etc. I'd be like mom oraginzed crime existed be Escobar and then she'd cite some other figure from columbia yes-honey-left

[–] Mexidude93@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In a way she is right that organized crime has become much more brutal towards average citizens in the past three decades but the government was doing their fair share of oppression and murder of Mexicans before Colombian cartels even existed. Whatever you do keep her away from anti-Morena youtubers. Morena may be succdems and have a shit record in regards to indigenous land rights but 90% of anti-Morenistas are right wing freaks that spew the craziest conspiracy theories!

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago

Thankfully she doesn't go on yt I think it's just the news

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago

Because of this major fucking disappointment, I applied to a lot more jobs than usual today... I also specifically tried to see if any Black-owned businesses around were hiring. One already got back in contact with me, so that's good. I've been basically constantly on and off job hunting all day, but I'll take a break now. A comrade from a trans mutual aid organization said they'll see if they can find anything around for me because, like I said, I'm running out of ideas. My referral also told me she will check for other things, too.

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

One of those black cuckservatives on jubilee resigned from his post as a teacher. First of all that's a teacher? thats-why-im-confused. These demons poisoning kids. Good on the parents for getting his ass outta there cringe Economy so bad even tapdancing ain't paying like it used to hahaha

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

finished listening to blowback 10 episodes and gotta say fuck amerikkka fuck the troops and fuck any white liberals that look back on it sadden more and focusing more on the american lives lost vs all the Iraqis.

[–] filipinokilla@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

you GOTTA check out the other seasons

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Angel@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Friend got me a peanut butter chocolate cake (from the same vegan bakery I applied to). He said he wanted to do it on my birthday some months back (but did not get the chance to). Since I was sad as shit yesterday, he offered to get me it, and I can pick it up a week from now. YUM! Love him for that.

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

got a lot of lumber yesterday since my mom wants to make tamales de cenzia, I'm not fully sure of the process yet but I know I get to chop wood and make a fire so that's cool meow-bounce might wait to do this more in fall at night for the vibes

[–] Mexidude93@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

I found a really cool artist who sings in Nahuatl and Mayan among the sea of Ojitos mentirosos TikToks! They're called Azalea Báalam and more people should check them out.

https://youtube.com/channel/UC6aLGfMp_ryMiUd01Nwm-5w

[–] HexaSnoot@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

When you hear your romantic partner's parent say the most racist shit about YOUR race that you've ever heard in person, do you stay amicable in a superficial way? They're a very old white person, and they will never stop watching race conspiracies in mainstream US news. So there's no use in trying to change things right?

I wish I could sit at the dinner table with the rest of my partner's family without this hyper-racist person sitting with us. I've once cried myself to sleep for three nights straight after a dinner. What this person said was bad enough that I would've preferred they called me a slur instead.

They specifically asked my partner if they were a insert my race-sympathizer. As if to be my race is to be the same as a Nazi, and its weird to have sympathy for people of my race. No one counts my race as white, btw. My people also have some socialist history so they might automatically suspect communist relation with every insert my race person they meet. They read a Nazi magazine disguised as normal news, so I think they think communists are a worse threat than Nazis.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Rojo27@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago

Trying to get myself out of the funk I've been on for the past month-month and a half. Nothing feels quite right. And even with one of the biggest things to go my way (had a really good chance to move out on my own), I ended up just kind of selfsabotoging and letting the opportunity pass by.

Maybe saying selfsabotaging is a bit strong because there are factors that are keeping me with my family, mainly just not wanting to leave and let my mom and brother shoulder all of my dad's care. And by extension leaving my mom with just by brother at home since he tends to stress way too much about our dad's health and then shuts out people for extended periods of time, which is part of the reason I went so hard trying to find my own place. My mom recently told me "you're my only friend in the house" after going through a rough day with my brother and I... just damn. We all love each other, but its just tough sharing a limited space.

Work's also been rough. I had fallen behind on a lot of stuff and I'm sure its going to bite me bad over the next couple of days. But I had started catching up on a few things and then someone on my crew decided to quit. And even with all the attempts on my part to make things work out for them they decided to just skip out with no time to give us a chance to hire a new person. Just burning all the bridges.

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago

Found on F*ceb**k

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Poc steal a car strip it for parts their whole race is scum. Westerners steal entire continents and countries strip for parts? Thats just enterprising. This is normal

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago

Was composing riffs out of sheer boredom tonight, and my mind birthed this.

I was messing around with the 10-string tuning again or, at least, allowing for the lowest note on a standard-tuned 10-string (I actually wrote this riff with a double-droptuned 9-string in mind, so G♯₀–C♯₁–G♯₁–C♯₂–F♯₂–B₂–E₃–G♯₃–C♯₄ is the actual tuning.)

That low G♯₀ is far more felt than heard. I think this riff could be good for a chorus or something. And I really just rushed the mixing because this was just to be a basic demonstration.

it's suffocating how a small of a circle I have to be in, I step outside a little and I see those who'll fight to take away my breath.

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago

It's always been drilled into my by my parents of whenever I go outside look as neat and presentable as possible. It's the whole trying to frame myself as one of the "good ones" and I fully get and playing to it so as not to paint a target on myself but damn be feeling worried when I where some sweat pants and a tank top sometimes.

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

ContextWe were talking about this French person that we don't like, and I said, "It's such a big red flag that she..." so he responded with the blue, white, and red flag you see there—one I would happily wipe my ass with!

load more comments
view more: next ›