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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So like, what do I even do if I want to socialize in America but don't want to talk to bigoted people?
Was hanging out at some bars/clubs with my friend a few nights ago and I mentioned how I actually knew one of the performers at a previous bar because they showed up on my Tiktok one day. The freak stranger we were talking to then proceeded to go on a tirade about we need to ban it because the Chinese communists control it
Something like this (or with Russia, or DPRK, or homeless people) literally happens to 99.99% of Americans I've talked to. Whether it takes a few hours like this guy or a few months of knowing of them. Happens with people I talk to of all races, all genders, all ages, all socioeconomic status
Sadly that's just how it feels for me lately too. It's so tiring and depressing, especially as I've gone further left over the years. Putting aside the more overt bigotry, it's gotten easier to parse through some of the more subtle stuff.
Like surely there's got to be people out there that have some empathy and compassion. It's like the best I could hope for is to talk with people that at least hide it better. Or just actively seek out more explicitly leftist people.
My professor was talking about dictators in Cuba (It's a class on cinema in Spain) and my dumbass was like "Batista" and she said no the other one and I got confused and then the very white dem soc classmate said "Fidel Castro" and I was even more confused.
I hate it here.
I guess this is why you... GaveUp.
Ba dum-tss!