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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im a zoomer but I fully talk like a millennial. prob because I usually hang out with older people.
I grew up with older people.
I'm used to older people, tbh.
Also, hello again, Othello.
same, and hello!
Frankly, I'm glad that I grew up with older people, but it already hurt my socialization skills as a PDA Autistic person.
But I oddly don't regret it, even when considering that.
That's how I actually saw beliefs that were more radical than the "younger generations," at least when it came to economic issues.
Social issues were usually in conformity with the times (2000s, 2010s), but otherwise, lots of interesting stories.
yeah im mostly fine with it, but i feel uncool sometimes.
I feel like that as well a lot, but I've found a kindred spirit who turned out to be a friend recently, a journalist who wants to interview me and is interested in Marxism (who is also Latino and Autistic), afaik.
Wrote for WaPo, Slate, etc.
That, and a TTRPG group in my area, which I've been going to for almost a month now.
Let me tell you: continue to use Facebook to find friends in your area, including Nextdoor (you never know what group you're going to find).
On another note, I feel definitely queer, my gender dysphoria and pining to be a woman is growing bolder, I think; I know what feelings to identify and what they are. I saw a video by Alexander Avila (on YouTube) and it put a lot of things in perspective for me and dealt with internalized ableism and internalized transphobia. Things are moving forward for me in a positive direction...
...except I've been stuck in one particular situation since a month ago regarding people I know IRL and I'm waiting for a resolution on that because GODDAMN it is taking a lot out of me, practically aging me twice over.
goodness it sounds like you have a lot going on rn.congrats on your gender! i also love alexander alvila. i hope you get the resolution soon!
Yeah
I've... been betrayed by some people.
People I thought were friends.
I confined into one about possible racism against me and they... didn't take it well, it seems.
It's a whole episode right now.
That, and family issues with one of my brothers going to pseudo-science quackery to "fix" his mind, but yeah...
I'm sure it will! Just gotta give it some time.