meta, racism, question
I've seen a couple of comments now from various non-white folks saying that they get proportionally *more* racist abuse hurled at them here than on Twitter.
I'd like to better understand why that is - "equally much" makes sense to me, with the culture not being less racist here, but I don't quite understand how it can result in *more* abuse than a functionally unmoderated place like Twitter.
Does anyone have any insights for me about what is causing this to happen? What protection is missing, what misfeature is amplifying the problem, or what else about the environment *or* system here plays a role in this?
(If you're white, please only respond if your understanding is based on what non-white folks have said on the matter; I'm not looking for guesses here from people who aren't themselves on the receiving end, because you're very unlikely to have the right answer.)
meta, racism, question
So in this post, you have just asked for BIPOC to do labor for you for free.
Im pointing this out because its really endemic of the situation, and is frequently discussed as such by the vanishingly few BIPOC voices on this platform.
There is so much existing material available on this oppression intersection in general, and a general understanding of what racism is and how we perform it will be fundamental to understanding the specific technicalities of how it manifests on mastodon
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@chriscoreline I've posted it as a standalone question (as I've seen recommended by at least one Black person, incidentally) instead of in someone's replies specifically to avoid this.
I'm also specifically asking because I've been unable to find an answer on this over the past months, and if I want to be able to contribute towards a solution, I can't wait for the answer to magically appear forever - this is a problem *right now*.
meta, racism, question
@joepie91 the foundations of the answer you are seeking is in the many many books on the matter
Ill offer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_I%27m_No_Longer_Talking_to_White_People_About_Race as a start point; its not really a foundational text because it sounds like you are arriving with a lot of thought on the matter already.
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@chriscoreline Great, but a) I am disabled and generally cannot read whole books, and b) I *am* already learning about the basic issues but those crucially do not answer the *very specific* question that I asked in the original post, and like I mentioned, this is a problem *now* and perpetually waiting for the answer to magically coalesce is not really an option.
This whole discussion is kind of moot anyway, because the question was already answered - by a white person, I might add, whom I trust to derive their explanations from what non-white folks have said, as the post asked for - and so I have the answer I was looking for now.
re: meta, racism, question
@joepie91 Sorry, i wasnt aware you were facing difficulties accessing the literature on the matter and i made an assumption that you like so many others were expecting free labour from the victims of the same oppression that caused white supremacy in the first place.
im glad you got an answer from a more trusting person and i hope you use that knowledge to help tackle opression