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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At this point I just have a vein pop up on my forehead whenever I'm casually talking about my home country for one reason or another and a yt person segues into talking about tourism. Bonus points for tourism of my country. Double bonus if they call it "cheap". Tripple bonus if they've already been there and tell me about things they've done that I could never afford to do there myself
The only redeeming part of those conversations are when they brag about how they got something for cheap when in reality they got absolutely fleeced lol
most jokerfying is when they say something like "everyone there speaks english much better than other foreign countries!"
yeah because it was a colony of the US for a long time (and unofficially still is)
Hmm...yep, sounds like my nation-state, in its history
Thank god we don't get tourists over here
I'm so fucking happy mine doesn't either. Sundodgers stay out!
Do you also get the “I’ve been there on missionary trips!”
Hearing that makes me want to strangle them right where they stand
I haven't heard that one thankfully, but that's probably only because I avoid christians like the plague. And that in turn is because my parents got got by some american missionaries in their youth and are still part of a weird evangelical cult to this day. Growing up in it was not fun to say the least