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!

    • JackGreenEarthEnglish
      66·
      1 month ago

      I am certainly not sure. That’s why I quoted it and replied to it as if it meant it literally, since I wasn’t sure how else to interpret it. If you have a different, less bigoted-seeming interpretation, please do share.

      • FredFig@awful.systemsEnglish
        4·
        1 month ago

        “I even hate when you say the word ‘nigga’, but that’s just me I guess. Some things just cringeworthy, it ain’t got to be deep I guess.”

        • Kendrick Lamar, euphoria, in response to Aubrey Graham.
        • YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systemsEnglish
          7·
          1 month ago

          Man, I learned that Aubrey Graham was Drake’s real name as part of tracing that beef (not a hip-hop guy, obviously) but I definitely forgot and had a whole moment of “wait what who?”