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   Sally Strange (sallystrange@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 05:39:37 JST Sally Strange

   If you have to proclaim yourself to be a "good white person" then you're probably not a good person.

   Anyway, white people, I know it's hard when you want to help but feel helpless, but DO NOT DO THIS. Do not make your feelings of helplessness about white supremacy into the problem of whatever BIPOC has alerted you to the issue.

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     Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers (majorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 06:04:02 JST Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers

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     • wet forest moon folklorist

     @seachanger @SallyStrange I was accused of misogynoir by that individual because I dared to say I wasn't voting for Kamala Harris.

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     carl marks (tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 06:04:02 JST carl marks

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     • wet forest moon folklorist

     @majorlinux @seachanger @SallyStrange

     We banned that person because she was claiming to be the best trans ally ever because of some IRL work she did while also saying trans women are culpable in reinforcing the gender binary. Looks like she's pretty bad all around lol

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     wet forest moon folklorist (seachanger@alaskan.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 06:04:04 JST wet forest moon folklorist

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     @SallyStrange that said i stopped following this person a while ago because they were being antisemitic as a way to feel tough about gaza, and when multiple accts pointed out the antisemitism was counterproductive, they just doubled down

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     wet forest moon folklorist (seachanger@alaskan.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 06:04:05 JST wet forest moon folklorist

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     @SallyStrange aside from personality conflicts with this individual, it's an ethos worth talking about. i'm guessing a lot of us experience some form of "i want to be a helper!" that actually serves to obscure or perpetuate the problems we want to help with. trying to be humble and listen to what folks are saying and be willign to sit with the discomfort or confusion and keep learning is a real challenge for many of us

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     carl marks (tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 06:32:59 JST carl marks

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     • wet forest moon folklorist
     • Inken Paper

     @crashglasshouses @SallyStrange @majorlinux @seachanger yeah we've had them limited since practically the beginning of the server

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     Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers (majorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 06:33:02 JST Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers

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     • wet forest moon folklorist
     • carl marks

     @tillshadeisgone @seachanger @SallyStrange That's what I've been observing.

     I've done some unfollowing, but it might require more drastic measures.

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     Inken Paper (crashglasshouses@possum.city)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 06:33:02 JST Inken Paper

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     • Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers
     • wet forest moon folklorist
     • carl marks

     @majorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com @tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life @seachanger@alaskan.social @SallyStrange@eldritch.cafe the entire instance is shit.

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     carl marks (tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 07:06:34 JST carl marks

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     • Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers

     @majorlinux yeah I get that. Some of these folks are quite lost and do need some help from SOMEONE so I think it's good to have folks willing to work with them. As long as I don't have to do it lmao

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     Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers (majorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 07:06:35 JST Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers

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     • wet forest moon folklorist
     • carl marks
     • Inken Paper

     @tillshadeisgone @crashglasshouses @SallyStrange @seachanger I’m a person who gives others the benefit of the doubt.

     I know that puts me at risk a lot, but I still like to believe there is still some good out there in dark places.

     Except for Twitter.

     There’s no good there.

     Can’t convince me otherwise.