I'm about to make saying "build a community not an audience" a blockable offense. Some people need an audience to keep a roof over their head and food on the table, and it's the only option for many marginalized people who aren't able to be gainfully employed in society due to bigotry or lack of support. What do you want them to do, just starve because a fascist burned down their only means of generating income?
And why the hell are you letting brands own the word "audience" anyway, and pretending it's some dirty thing now? The arts have used that word respectfully for centuries, long before brands came around
I'm sorry I keep posting about this but as a working slash often starving artist the mastodon interaction purity police is really starting to get to me
Especially stop this if you are a cis straight white dude who works in tech and as a democratic party operative who's never had to worry about food on the table your entire goddamn life
Just. Fucking stop. Let people engage with the fediverse however they want *or need* to. Jesus
Like, my god. A whole class of creative people are biting their nails fearing for their literal lives because a fascist just burned down the only means of generating income they have and in some cases the only means of generating income that /society will afford them/ and they're coming here exhausted and terrified and instead of warmly welcoming them in you're going tut tut and telling them they're doing survival wrong. Just. FUCK
@eniko there is a bit of a "oh but this is our commune" or the good ole "OSS should never be used for profit" vibe isn't there
@candyleader no doubt by a bunch of white dudes who have a day job with a nice juicy paycheck
@eniko @candyleader there seems to be an unnecessary amount of shaming “white dudes” here. Generalisations without data are never helpful and often hurtful. If you want “white dudes” to be more supportive maybe stop making these assertions?
@Xerxes11 @eniko @candyleader I don't really give a shit about fragile white dudes (saying this as a comfortable white dude). Just grow up. Nothing she said implied that you can't have your own interests and your own challenges.
@Xerxes11 @eniko @candyleader I think any prejudice is more likely to come from living in a classist, sexist and racist society rather than someone ranting a bit about being sick of well-off white men expecting everyone to conform to what makes sense for them. Ignoring the nature of the power differential doesn't make it go away, and constantly holding back for fear of making a tactless comment is not going to advance the cause of equality.
#racism #culture
@DecaturNature @eniko @candyleader this isn’t about fragility. It’s about pointing out that unfounded assumptions are the root of prejudice. Good people want to eradicate sexual, racial and gender based prejudice but many of the most vocal proponents of equality will vociferously defend their own bias. Unconscious bias is everywhere. We need to watch out for it in our own behaviour if we want to create change for the better.