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5 things white people can do to start making the fediverse less toxic for Black people (privacy.thenexus.today)

submitted 4 months ago by thenexusofprivacy@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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Here's the list:

Listen more to more Black people – and amplify their voices
Post less – and think before you post
Call in, call out, and/or report anti-Blackness when you see it
Support Black people and Black-led instances and projects
Approach it intersectionally

The full article goes into detail, and also has links to anti-racism resources and appendices with a list of common mistakes to avoid and blocklist resources for moderators.

Thanks to everybody who gave feedback on earlier drafts!

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[–] Kolrami@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Point 1 is suspect too. Black people have no incentive to let people know they're black on the fediverse.

[–] self@awful.systems 15 points 4 months ago

this libertarian-flavored version of “there’s no racism on the fediverse because I haven’t noticed any” is somehow even stupider

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 13 points 4 months ago

Neat, a double strange loop of a bad take!

Poster considers "Listen more to more Black people – and amplify their voices" a suspect point, and failing to listen further, misinterprets the advice and makes a non sequitur counterpoint.

Poster implies qualms with point "Post less – and think before you post" as well, and accordingly posts without thinking much at all.

That's some self-consistent jackassery right there.