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Ethnic Minorities and People of Color
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
Apparently in christmas day chuds spend all day infighting about demanding trump and elon to fire and deport all indian people
It’s ok for literally everyone to be racist against Indians. Out in the open. Just say the wildest thing imaginable, as if you’re some fucking Victorian colonialist or mimicking ante-bellum speech, and people will just nod. Not even confined to chud or libs. It’s insane.
Now, of course, fuck Elon and Vamaswami, but jesus christ, at some point people need to realize being this hateful against people from the most populous country in the world doesn’t make a healthy world and literally every fiber of morality you hold dear, whether it’s political, racial, dietary, etc. means nothing if you’re such a racist piece of shit.
I'll say, it's funny seeing them in real time put 2 and 2 together. They truly believed we're a meritocracy because they saw white people succeed and that was enough for them. Now they're told the same things they said about minorities, white people aren't good enough. I love it
remember when people on hexbear this summer were saying every company in china is worker run now? remember the reasonable people getting ratioed? that was the moment i realized that this most of place is actually awful for having discussions about anything other then soviet history, not saying i dont think it can improve but god danm.
actually awful for having discussions about anything other then soviet history
Hexbear and other leftist spaces are not ready for some things I have to say because they're so hung up on Cold War history, which is incredibly Euro-centric. They generally have good opinions on Vietnam, for example, but then will have blind spots about how shitty the US was and the role its troops played in war crimes.
other then soviet history
Not sure, while most people do have a negative view of because of the secret speech thats were most of the criticism ends
I dont see people talking much of the failures of brezhnev like backing ethiopia or they blame like 90% of the sino-soviet split on Mao
or they blame like 90% of the sino-soviet split on Mao
which is WILD
remember when people on hexbear this summer were saying every company in china is worker run now? remember the reasonable people getting ratioed?
I'm sorry but I don't recall something like that being said... closest was that China was cracking down on real estate capitalist looters, you know, taking gradual steps, but nothing ridiculous like that (I'm pretty sure Hexbear flipflops between doomer, bloomer, and "nothing really happens" a lot, so maybe there's a possibility something like that was said)
that was the moment i realized that this most of place is actually awful for having discussions about anything other then soviet history,
I mean, how would y'all know, regarding economic and foreign policy of Global South countries like China, and the other remaining socialist nations? Let alone anti-imperialist yet flawed, if not possibly progressive countries like the Sankara-inspired Sahel countries (at least Asante comments about them), Axis of Resistance in Middle East, and so forth
I mean, for Christ's sake, as much as the overall Hexbear community may suck, I really feel like this is just subtweeting about the news comm.
https://hexbear.net/post/2412952
278 upbears
China has made all companies worker-controlled. I would show this article to anyone that claims otherwise. This is worker democracy. China is still a dictatorship of the proletariat.
direct quote from the post, and you can see dissenters getting ratioed
I mean, for Christ's sake, as much as the overall Hexbear community may suck, I really feel like this is just subtweeting about the news comm.
i mean ill openly criticize the news com no worries there, its basically not usable anymore (for me)
Merry Christmas to all of you comrades who celebrate!
Hope you and your families are all doing well. I'm glad this space for us exists and thanks to all of you who participate in and defend it.
Hiya folks
I'm an office worker from the Caribbean, living in a Western country. Spending lots of time with the family around the holidays atm. Life isnt always good- right now its nice though
Life isnt always good- right now its nice though
Life do be like that, at times...
im thinking of how few spaces there are online that are predominately poc/non western and explicitly communist/left. its a shame. but i like to believe most poc leftists are doing irl work. at least thats my personal experience. social media is a white man's kingdom
"As someone who uses social media, I have found it to be a vital and efficient resource for reaching out to others and educating communities. However, the Internet is still largely governed by the same racist and sexist rules that structure the “real” world. One could even argue that the Internet gives white supremacy full access to black activists and their thoughts, which is perhaps one of the largest downsides of using the Internet to engage in racial justice work."
"it's becoming increasingly obvious that social media is beginning to carry out the legacy of the American dream in insidious ways that both distract us through, and perpetuate the seductions of, white supremacist capitalism."
Aph Ko (and also why the great firewall might possibly be one of the best things in china)
my most unpopular opinion is that non-donated human hair wigs are tacky. i think paying hundreds of dollars to a Korean owned company that harvested hair from mostly low castes people in south asia who have few other options is TACKY!!! its WIERD actully.
I saw my grandma and the rest of my family, it was nice seeing them. We had
cw: meat
tamales and pozole
I dunno, it was just nice being seeing them, holidays and stuff just a lot more lonely now that my dog and my mom gone since last year
Nice, Koli
gonna get high and watch drag race with my loverrrrrrrr
Im feeling happy today. Hope everyone has a good day or night -wherever you are
i had a great day!!
I want to get away from everything. I hate that I have so many people in my life that have to talk about things being woke. And its not even white people.
Ready to finish up this final stretch of the holidays. My schedule has been all types of screwed up.
Working everyday right now. Will get a day off on the 26th after two weeks so that’s good lol. Have relatives coming over. Should be nice.
i shouldve listened to my friend. hexbear people are white chauvinists and many of them dont even know it. why are there unironic "leftists" here complaining about "idpol".
It’s actually ridiculous lol
Think it's gonna be a stress free holidays for me, no relatives coming over and gonna be eating warm meals like oatmeal as much as I want
Yesterday was a waste—I got nothing done.
But in the quiet I schemed and planned. My myriad Machiavellian machinations are now set in motion and soon, they shall bear fruit. I will rise above it all and claim my destiny as the god of a new world!
Thats it. Im the badguy. No more capitalism for you hexbear.
On a serious note. Yesterday was chill. Barley slept today but its ok because I got shit to do.