The Racism which happened in FOSS (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org to c/support@beehaw.org

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Hello, so a few days ago now, a lot of Racism happened in FOSS and we were wondering what happened to those that were racist by defending the cultural appropriation which was pointed out, either directly or by ridicule.

Sadly the original post (and thus the comments) is gone, though we saved screenshots of all the offending people and posts.

We would like to know if anything was done about these people as we can see nothing in the modlog.

Thanks.

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[-] ericjmorey@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago

Think of AAE as a closed practice. You can learn about, you can view it from the outside, but it is not yours to use as you please.

Help me understand this. It makes no sense to me. I don't even know where to begin thinking about it in terms that I can understand.

[-] Vodulas@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

Sure. Closed practice is usually in reference to religious practices. Voodoo/Hoodoo are the 2 most commonly referenced closed practices, but a lot of Native Americans have closed practices as well. It basically means unless you are part of that culture, it is not for you and you should not attempt to practice. You miss a lot of the cultural significance and often cause damage to the practice (using white sage for cleansing rituals is a great example). They are often appropriated and misrepresented as evil.

AAE, while not religious in nature, has a lot of cultural reference and significance. It is often misrepresented and appropriated without regards to the cultural origin.