em_poc
Official Title of this Community: Ethnic Minorities and People of Color
Why is the title different?
We like to have fun here.
What is this place? A safe space for underrepresented peoples and peoples of color to talk, chill, and vibe.
What are the basic rules of the community?
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Follow Lemmy TOS and Community Guidelines. Non negotiable. This is the bedrock and mods will make decisions with this always in mind.
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This community is for ethnic minorities and people of color. This is a safe space where such people can freely discuss their struggles, insight, and thoughts without fear. If you are not, we respectfully ask you do not post or comment here. A future community will be established to allow for racial discussions with a mixed userbase. However, remember, comments here must still respect Lemmy TOS and Community Guidelines.
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Irony Racism is still racism. Racism is bad m'kay? We will treat irony racism and bad faith racist satire as racism. Will wield the ban hammer accordingly.
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No sectarianism: This is an identity channel not a channel for you all to complain about why XYZ isn't the "one true leftism". Take that to another place.
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Stupidpol is not allowed. Stupidpol is class reductionist. We are an identity community. Thinking like stupidpol ignores the struggles of the oppressed, their voices, and their need for unique support. Nothing says oppression more than someone saying that the identity you have is "not real" and that if you only thought like them you'd see what your "real" identity is. Mods reserve the right to ban users and content who promote stupidpol, stupidpol memes, and other class reductionist thinking.
FAQ
I don't look XYZ and/or sometimes I can pass as white so I don't know if I can post here. Can I?
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This place is for ethnic minorities and people of color. This includes those of mixed heritage and those who may be "white" but are of an ethnicity that is a minority in their area (i.e. Kurds, etc) If you've experienced oppression due to your identity that is not based on sexual / gender identification, you are welcome here.
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Moreover, for our American audience, we have people from around the world who are "white" but are oppressed due to being a minority in their country. They are and should be welcomed here.
What can I post?
- Anything you think is relevant to the mission of this community. Things will evolve over time.
- Topics and things relevant to EM and POC.
Suggested Posts
- [People of Spice]: Food recipes so others can taste your culture
- [Theory]: Vid/podcasts/websites discussing issues relevant to identity, anti-imperialism, etc
- [News]: Vids/podcasts/websites that talk about current events relevant to EM and POC
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Been getting hit a bit harder by my feelings of loneliness lately. Especially after I went to a sending off party for someone from work. Had an expectation that at least one or two of the people I talk with the most would be there and none showed up. It was a bit awkward. Not that it was that bad, but just felt a bit isolated.
Also just feel like I'm kind of just stuck in a routine all the time. Going out for a walk and taking some pictures kind helps just because it makes me think about something other than work, but I can't help but think about how so much of my life right now evolves around my workplace including what social interactions I have. And it finally just hit me while I was out on a walk yesterday that I just feel alone. Its not even like I live alone. I still live with my parents and brother, but I don't really have anyone that I feel comfortable talking about life with right now.
Do you have any IRL friends currently?
Frankly, I would suggest looking around on Facebook or Instagram and looking for meet-up groups and clubs, but that's what I'm doing (with good success, it seems).
I have couple that I still text on occasion. The biggest problem is distance. They both live further away now so it's more difficult to find the time to hang out. I'm might just do what you suggested.
Joining a club is probably what got me through college. I got to meet people that I got along with that I otherwise probably wouldn't have met.
Keep in mind that there's also meetup.com in addition to Facebook and Instagram. Bookclubs.com also has that and the klerb app (which I got recently) does the same thing that bookclubs.com does.
Oh yeah, one more thing: if you know any place that sells TTRPGs or board games, they likely have clubs for that too and you can find a group there to play with and socialize with.
I guess another idea is to use the Nextdoor app (which is growing in some popularity, last I checked) to find other groups near you depending on your interest.
Has Nextdoor gotten better? I used it in the past, but stopped because it was mostly just people being racist.
Oooohhhh
Yeah, yeah, it may depend on where you are. I think they also improved their TOS... for what that's worth.
I use it because it can be genuinely useful and gives me a sense of the surrounding area, but of course, some of the worst people use it, ngl.
I just include it because some people I know have found luck with that app and it's generally included as "useful apps that you can use to find or connect with other people" or the like so, yeah, take that for what you will, ig
glad its working!!!
Yeah, it was amazing how easy it was, at least for the time being.
I think not going on Facebook or Instagram for ideological reasons was a bad move on my part.
honestly yeah, i think a lot of us would benefit from being more connected to people in our communities and the reality of the situation is that these evil websites are incredibly useful for grass-touching. so happy to hear you are having succsess!
Yeah, a lot of people, especially compared to 10 years ago, have to use these websites one way or another; that's why they should be expropriated into public utilities, at least eventually.