Silver Huskey
As sure as the run rises in the East and sets in the West, some refuse to believe anti-black racism happens on the Fediverse. The experience is worse than corporate run social media.
Doesn't matter how many times you explain how it works. They want receipts for all the incidents, otherwise you're lying. Maybe people don't keep receipts because they're hurtful and toxic?
And they wonder why lots of black people choose to leave or sequestrate via block lists.
Silver Huskey
If you're reading this, maybe believe that it's happening. There's no gain in lying about it, then being told that it's not happening.
If multiple people tell you a thing is occurring, maybe stop and listen.
As a black person, I can tell that it's just fucking tiring to see play out over and over again. Like a shit song stuck on repeat, or a time loop you can't stop.
I love the Fediverse, but this is ONE of its biggest shortcomings.
Silver Huskey
I do appreciate the people who get it. I wish more people did.
Being here is like living in a blue state in the Northeast. And hey, I do live a blue (well purple) state in the Northeast. Racism happens, but the worst part is when people refuse to believe it's happening. You just sigh in frustration and become cynical.
Silver Huskey
@anubis2814 Yep. Yep. That's how it usually goes. :blobcat_cwy:
anubis2814
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