Disturbed by reports of Black Mastodon users—Black women in particular—having negative experiences on this app, including being randomly banned for discussions of racism. Some of these users will not come back. All will share their experiences. The answer is not to condescendingly lecture them on “how the fediverse works,” as if their experiences are inevitable, nor to swear to do better next time. (There may not be one.) It’s to do better now lest the reputation of this app be cemented.
@albinanigans @mergerson basically the same arguments used on twitter/insta/tiktok. For a place that's supposed to be so different, it's feeling pretty familiar.
@camerondotca
> it is feeling pretty familiar
Probably because people are involved? All sorts of people out there, platform doesn't make a difference.
I am actually with the "make your own instance" idea. Unlike the real world, all places here are equal. And being on a specific server doesn't reveal any more about you than a cursory look at your messages wouldn't.
And why throw racism in every white's face? Post unlisted posts rather than public - no need to CW.
@tetrislife @albinanigans @mergerson "why throw racism in every white's face"?...Really? So the answer is a) segregation b) hide discussions of racism from whitey so we don't get upset by them? That' erm.. yeah, how are you running Mastodon from the 1950s?
@camerondotca
You aren't addressing the point. Having a separate server ensures you can throw inimical elements out, block inimical accounts and inatances. At no cost. Why wouldn't you want that control?
What do you get by throwing racism in the face of inimical accounts (which is what posting public posts means)? Unlisted posts do get to accounts that follow you, hopefully it doesn't include people who need CW for such posts.
Appreciate you dealing with that mess. Take care of yourself!
@albinanigans @mergerson meh, I got given this big mouth, built in rage, and thick (white) skin. It would appear I was purpose built for dealing with doofuses like that (but yeah, the reason I'm glad I'm not on twitter anymore is that those kinds of people changed my personality).
@tetrislife @albinanigans @mergerson Yeah, I'm sorry, this is going to go nowhere and it will end with me losing my shit at you. So, here's what we're going to do, we're going to remind you that not everyone has money to run an instance, we're going to remind you that humans should be treated equally and unequal, race/gender/gender identity etc moderation is crap/hurts us all and then, I'm going to block you. Because no.