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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?

Follow Lemmy TOS and Community Guidelines. Non negotiable. This is the bedrock and mods will make decisions with this always in mind.
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.
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.
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.
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?

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.
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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EM POC WEEKLY THREAD 10/14/2024 (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Remember, EM POC only!

I still don't have power, so I spent a lot of time at this cafe that is open late just to ensure that I have a full battery. I stayed there until they closed.

As utterly fucking frustrating as this is, it seems as if Tuesday/tomorrow is the latest I can expect to have power. So many houses around me already seem to have it.

I might be able to actually sleep with ease again as my room won't be disgustingly hot anymore. I could complain about it for ages, and I could get a lot more vulgar too, especially considering the whole fucked up context of the American government being more invested in putting in billions to fund fascist operations in Isn'trael and UKKKraine instead of providing relief to their own citizens that just endured the wrath of a very rough, cheek-clapping hurricane.

amerikkka isntrael ukkkraine

Ay, ay, ay...

How are you all doing?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

nine sols is such a good game but the ppl around it saying it’s based on taiwanese mythology are so annoying lol. no, it’s chinese mythology that han chinese people brought over, not indigenous Taiwanese mythology from any of the indigenous Taiwanese peoples. it’s literally just mainland Chinese mythology and people are insistently calling it “Taiwanese”. that’s erasing indigenous Taiwanese people and also just plain wrong.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"Taiwanese", huh from that rogue province?

"Taiwanese" to me, strikes me as a broad term for provincial self-identification in Taiwan

Could refer to waishengren (usually pro-unity), benshengren (usually it's separatist proponents) or indigenous people (yuanzhumin)?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

im looking at getting it for the steam deck, i had it on my wishliat forever. if you played hollow knight and the controls were tight, i didn't get that feeling in dead souls. how are the controls in nine sols, does it feel responsive?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

i'll be honest, i haven't played it myself, i've just watched playthroughs of it and hollow knight fans generally seem pleased with it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Taiwanese Han culture is just Fujianese culture. The "patron goddess of Taiwan" has more temples dedicated to her in Fujian. Xiamen and Kinmen are identical in culture even though one is administered by the PRC while the other is administered by the ROC.