Heads up: Sega is delisting Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, 3, and CD on Friday May 20th, as part of their scheme to charge £33 for repackaged 30-year-old ROMs: https://www.eurogamer.net/sega-delisting-standalone-versions-of-sonic-1-2-3-and-cd-ahead-of-sonic-origins-arrival
white person talking about racism, anti-blackness
So: Hi new masto users. There's a lot of trouble with anti-blackness and other forms of racism here.
One of the things I've liked the most with fedi is the opportunity to listen to people suffering from racism.
It's given me so much practice in sitting with my discomfort. I'm eternally grateful for the people who have been patient with me in this.
New users, grab this opportunity, if it's new to you. We're raised in a racist society, we've got racism in our heads. Resist that racism.
And if you're white, just shut up and listen, as much as you can.
Hi, I figured that I may as well resubmit this, because I wanted to include a hopefully adequate alt image text.
Since I have not drawn anything new for a while, I figured that I would spend a couple of evenings making something for myself.
I chose to paint my original character named Anastasia. She is dressed in her starry ceremonial garb. ✨
A message to fellow white people on here
As a white person is okay to stay out of stuff that doesn't affect you.
We don't have to have an opinion.
Listen to the marginalized and racialized people in your community, as they experience things very different to anything you can understand if you're white.
You do not have to inject your experiences, you can just listen. Listening takes practice. Practice listening.
I'm gonna share this again because I'm still in awe my hands were able to create this
major Cruel King and the Great Hero spoilers
Well that went from spookycute to creepypasta in a fucking heartbeat
Advice to new people from Twitter
There have been many waves of exodus from Twitter. When new people arrive they often bring with them their larger-than-life Twitter persona with them. I understand what that's all about, because it's how Twitter trains people to behave if they want to be seen and engage with their audience and so that the timeline algorithm works in their favour.
But here in the fediverse you don't need to put on a big performance. You can be more authentic, and just hang out with friends. Edginess which would be rewarded by the algorithm on Twitter tends to be discouraged here, and might even get you blocked.
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#fediblock varishangout.net harassment, lolicon
people you @ in your DMs can read your DMs
just treat it as a space where you probably won't but totally could be overheard, which you should be doing anyway, and take anything weirder or more sensitive to a platform you actively know is secure
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