it seems clear that there are less POC people on hexbear then there was before. what would you propose, and what do you think the issues are if any. i will be refraining from sharing my opinion for now to encourage more ideas.

white comrades are allowed to post emotes to boost this thread so more people can see it.

  • Comp4 [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    8 months ago

    This is not intended as an attack on our white users. I will say that Hexbear gives off a distinctly white vibe. Personally, I don’t have an issue with that since I spend a lot of time around white individuals and in predominantly white spaces. However, it might make other POC feel initially unwelcome. The solution could be to onboard more POC members and moderators.

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      8 months ago

      yeah i feel i aid in that, not sure what to change tbh and i don’t want to openly advertise that i’m not…

      i did grow up in an imperial core/periphery country, i think that would explain it a bit, i’d like to be able to code switch when appropriate to make things easier or amenable to poc comrades