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Official Title of this Community: Ethnic Minorities and People of Color

Why is the title different?

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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.

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  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.

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[–] Angel@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

CW: Genderqueer AwkwardnessI was just on a walk, and this person, a much older Black woman, stopped me to talk to me, asking me if I was this person she knows.

I was confused at first, but based on the name of the person she brought up, it wasn't me (just someone who might look similar), so after me being a bit perplexed and fumbling my words, I say "No, that's not me." Then she asks me, kind of spontaneously, "Are you male or female?"

I just responded with "What?" because I didn't know what to say. Due to my androgyny, this isn't necessarily an uncommon occurrence, but usually, people just assume and I roll with it. It's not as common that people directly ask "what gender" I am.

After I said "What?", she got upset, and then she started getting very apologetic. I told her that it's okay and that I accept her apology, but nothing I said was able to calm her down, really, so I just kept walking.

Yikes.

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Got hit with the pokemon line, had you followed up might have gotten to choose from 3 starters.Real tho sorry you had to deal with her

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Was feeling in a loving mood so was texting family that I loved them dearly, this lead sibling to thinking ICE was picking me up 🙃 I reassured them I was fine but yea this country sucks. I know tracking ICE is gonna get tougher thanks to that alt right prick doing that shooting recently and do wonder how long it's gonna be before I have an incident

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

On this note I will tell the people I love I love them more often and try not to isolate myself online as much for my online friends and anyone here who'd call me a friend so as to not worry that I got disappeared.

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

There's never too much "I love you" when you greet somebody a goodbye or a cya. I mean, you never know when it's gonna be the last, so its good keep that mind.

Also, good for staying grounded with your loved ones. mario-thumbs-up

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

Love do be revolutionary

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Found a really neat Black vegan trans woman to chat with. I wouldn't say I see romantic potential, but it is really nice to have friends who I can vibe with in such ways. We shall see how things go.

possum-party I hope best for you

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I'll be real I'm never surprised or shocked when a rapper denigrates his own race or sells out and I honestly never have been. Disappointed at times yes but not surprised. This is obviously not all rappers of course but I can't tell you the amount of lyrics that would make the KKK sound civil rights activists on some songs

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

I was able to get the funds I needed for my rent to be covered as well as the transcription equipment. Good! I have an interview tomorrow, too. I feel pretty nice about it. I talked with the owner of this place on the phone, and he seemed to vibe well. Over the phone, he said to me, "Well, the next step is that, if we decide to move forward with you, we will contact you to set up an in-person interview. I have a few other phone calls, so it might take a minute."

However, despite him saying that it might take a minute, he got back to me the very next morning (the morning of today), saying he wants to see me tomorrow morning. He even apologized for short notice, saying he can see me later if I'd prefer. I told him that I am fine with us meeting tomorrow morning, so that is the plan!

I hope this goes well! Since I'm not sure if the transcription job will definitively work out, I am keeping my options open for now.

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ghana has to borrow from IMF to buy its own gold because its gold its mostly owned by foreign powers. This is normal

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Unrelated but that new pfp is swag af

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 9 points 3 days ago

It is for the purpose of evil dean-malice Corporate vegeta is activated. LinkedIn thrusters are go. Starbucks cups are go. Bootstraps pulled. Here. We. Go

[–] la_tasalana_intissari_mata@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

how to get white people to be against anything? attach a picture of a black man or an immigrant doing it

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

examples

basic succdem policies, like healthcare and childcare, they're against it because of "undeserving people who take my taxes", childcare is mega racist, you can feel the "I don't want them to have more kids"

Guns, American nazis are all about gun freedom and stuff,show one of us holding a gun and blam, gang violence is bad.

[–] zululove@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 days ago

R.I.P. Assata Shakur 💕

Recorded deaths of civil rights participants (BPP, MLK, X)!by state violence ~70 Deaths by gang violence 2024 ~1800

If only every blood, crip & gd in America was a revolutionary socialist fighting for the people..

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Rojo27@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

us-foreign-policy in action... fuck. Glad he was able to get away, but it just hurts thinking of all the people who haven't been so lucky.

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago

And supreme court gave the greenlight. Absolute nonces

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 20 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I'm tired of white liberal Zionists saying they admire Malcolm X

I'm tired of white liberal Zionists saying they admire Malcolm X

I'm tired of white liberal Zionists saying they admire Malcolm X

I'm tired of white liberal Zionists saying they admire Malcolm X

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

Sigh Co-optation, or as the Fr*ncais say call it, recuperation

Or if we can say another thing

During the lifetime of great revolutionaries, the oppressing classes constantly hounded them, received their theories with the most savage malice, the most furious hatred and the most unscrupulous campaigns of lies and slander. After their death, attempts are made to convert them into harmless icons, to canonize them, so to say, and to hallow their names to a certain extent for the “consolation” of the oppressed classes and with the object of duping the latter, while at the same time robbing the revolutionary theory of its substance, blunting its revolutionary edge and vulgarizing it.

[–] zululove@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago

Thanks I learned something

[–] 2moons4hills@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago

Pretty sure they've never heard Malcolm talk about Israel tho

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

How is this even a thing? I feel like it's just psychological warfare.

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 12 points 5 days ago

Its gotta be at this point

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Liberals saying RIP assata in one breath then the next praising Obama like he didn't double the bounty on her i-cant

[–] 2moons4hills@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago

The libs don't read 😞

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Been reading fort brag cartel and it's pretty much patriarchy/racism all the way to the top. It also been cementing my antidrug way of life tbh, fuck book real good.

[–] WildWeezing420@hexbear.net 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Only drugs I will do is weed I grow myself

I only drugs I do is Jesus and bible study amen

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 7 points 6 days ago

Weed only ever made me feel sad and anxious

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Huh that's funny - I actually have that book online to read. I might wanna read with you.

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 6 points 6 days ago

Go for it, I got it from my library and it was super highly requested so I gotta finish by next week and return it. Hit me up with your thoughts tho

[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

A white eastern european guy who is like 2 years younger me telling me that people littering is an example of how people don't care and that most people don't care but he agrees with me in spirit. He also doesn't understand why plagiarism is bad.

Our conversation was about how you shouldn't use LLMs at all.

I hate white people in CS. I hate white people in CS I hate white people in CS I hate white people in CS lea-breakdown

I'm never trying to get to be friends with white people ever again.

[–] la_tasalana_intissari_mata@hexbear.net 22 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

I hate how "don't talk about politics" because it just means white people can be soft racist without consequences

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[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Man shit suck some white boomers are getting on me for going to the park everyday waiting for the library to open. They haven't said anything directly to me because they cowards but I know it's only a matter of time before cops are involved. Chilling in a different place now until library opens, hate how unwelcomed I feel based on us-foreign-policy

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[–] la_tasalana_intissari_mata@hexbear.net 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

the same right wingers who were making fun of George Floyd for 5 years straight, editing him into everything, downplaying his death, reenacting it, Suddenly find saying "it's ironic how Kirk died" to be the most offensive thing ever?

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[–] Angel@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Been wanting to ask this question and it came back to my mind with my comment about that white therapist I had: Does anybody else hate seeing/hearing white people be self-proclaimed anti-racists? Something gives me the ick about white people affirming this supposed "anti-racist" stance by labeling themselves vocally. I even see it on HB at times.

Just do what you need to do to show it because, honestly, there are so many white people who falsely believe themselves to be anti-racist that it can never be a good look to me when a white person says that they are.

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[–] daofaorao@hexbear.net 17 points 1 week ago (13 children)

the "communist ml" side on tumblr complaining abt the phrase "the usa has always been fascist" because it isnt accurate to a precise analysis of fascism and that it "whitewashes liberal democracy" has made me realize that site is truly full of navel gazers who have never interacted with anyone irl, much more so with nonwhites.

like when has a person who says that the usa has always been fascist (an effective rhetorical tool mind you!) ever been a proponent of fucking liberal democracy. like jfc. how pedantic.

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[–] homhom9000@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago

It's crucial to be materialist during these times. Losing 13 billion in soybean, car manufacturer plant stalled because deportation blowback, un finally saying its a genocide, all of these things are related and interdependent on each other. All else that's happening is facism thrashing for the only power they can control and capitalist hoarding wealth by budding up to power.

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 17 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I'm trying to figure this out...... If this is what fascism is to white folks wtf is what poc and the imperial periphery have been going through called?

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