Anti-Blackness is a long-term problem in the fediverse. Now's a good time to start changing that.

Here’s the list:

  1. Listen more to more Black people – and amplify their voices
  2. Post less – and think before you post
  3. Call in, call out, and/or report anti-Blackness when you see it
  4. Support Black people and Black-led instances and projects
  5. Approach it intersectionally

The full article goes into detail, and also has links to anti-racism resources and appendices with a list of common mistakes to avoid and blocklist resources for moderators.

Thanks to everybody who gave feedback on earlier drafts!

  • Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    25·
    3 months ago

    you arent doing anyone any favors by calling point 2 just “post less” when the actual point of the article is: if you are white, post less about race, and think more before you post

    • self@awful.systemsEnglish
      11·
      3 months ago

      that doesn’t seem like a particularly good representation of the actual point of the article to me. here’s the article author’s own summary of point 2:

      Of course, the combination of deciding not to post in some circumstances, and taking more time to think and work on the wording of the posts you do make, means that you’ll post less … but that’s not a bad thing. The posts you make will be higher quality, and are likely to lead to better discussions. And, posting less also opens up space for you to amplify more Black voices.

      • The Nexus of PrivacyOPEnglish
        4·
        3 months ago

        Thanks for pointing that out! But, I got enough pushback on the wording of point 2 that I changed it to just “Think before you post”

    • pewter@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      3 months ago

      Point 1 is suspect too. Black people have no incentive to let people know they’re black on the fediverse.

      • self@awful.systemsEnglish
        16·
        3 months ago

        this libertarian-flavored version of “there’s no racism on the fediverse because I haven’t noticed any” is somehow even stupider

      • bitofhope@awful.systemsEnglish
        13·
        3 months ago

        Neat, a double strange loop of a bad take!

        Poster considers “Listen more to more Black people – and amplify their voices” a suspect point, and failing to listen further, misinterprets the advice and makes a non sequitur counterpoint.

        Poster implies qualms with point “Post less – and think before you post” as well, and accordingly posts without thinking much at all.

        That’s some self-consistent jackassery right there.