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Stupidest shit I seen all day lmao

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[–] 23 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Hexbear feels white as fuck idk

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  • [–] 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

    White westerners are the majority, but PoCs are a significant percentage, likely more than most other instances(based on self demographic 'polls', and not that any ethnicity is a monolith but PoC in general are more likely to be attracted to left wing politics outside of the US Overton window where the center-right neoliberal democrats are considered left-wng(source is just for US but others can be found). The EMPoC comm here and its mega are pretty active, None of that is concrete so I can understand not believing it.

    Anyways its feels white as fuck because it is, but is significantly less white than most instances, and because of most Hexbears conviction towards certain ideals and commonly shared aspects of worldview, whitey shuts up when he should a bit more often than those other instances.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Any idea why niche internet forums are overwhelmingly white?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    More access to tech and free time especially for the ethnic majority who unlike the racialised underclass are not subject to greater degrees of poverty that curtails those things, is in (white majority)western countries is one factor.
    As well as the majority of such sites being English language(which is the majority language or the primary second language in most white majority countries). e.g. A Spanish or Arabic language forum would have significantly different demographics.

    And outside of Hexbear specifically, PoCs often get banned by white admins/mods for bringing up racial disparity and their experiences with it, under the guise of removing 'divisive politics'

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