Shimriez

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:11:53 +0200

Shimriez

shimriez@zotum.net

It's easy to fall into this trap, but let's take a step back and think it over.
The same goes for all parts of the Fediverse, not just Mastodon. Everybody has not had the same choices.

Damon Outlaw была создана публикация Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:39:24 +0200

I am not looking to tell anyone how to post, just advising some caution and consideration. When you bash Big Social & talk about how much better #Mastodon is, please consider others, especially minorities. Most of you that talk about how great your experience on Mastodon is are white people. Many minorities do not share the same experience and jumping in to state how great your experience is under their posts is a gross misstep. #Twitter especially allowed for major social movements to happen. Twitter and #Instagram helped minorities become successful business owners. Many of the use cases of Big Social, including the positive ones aren't openly accepted nor welcome on #mastodon
Just something to think about when you are making posts and especially jumping into other's posts singing the praises of Mastodon. #BlackMastodon

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 22:55:45 +0200

Shimriez

shimriez@zotum.net

Cait the Encourageable была создана публикация Sun, 23 Jul 2023 22:25:53 +0200

So, it looks like there's a need for a bit of basic social justice understanding.

Here's a first lesson, which seems relevant for some reason today:

"If it ain't about you, don't make it about you."

That is, if the post begins, "I hate when white people do X", if you're not a white person who does X, then you're not being talked about. Leave it alone.

If the post begins, "Hey boomer, if you're wondering why there were no visible trans people thirty years ago..." then if you're not someone who was wondering that, IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU. If you're genuinely not a bigot, then you really, REALLY don't have to say "not all boomers". I know that already. But I'm addressing the ones who don't understand the thing I said, not all of you.

If you were genuinely an ally, back in the day, then hurrah for you. You're rarer than hen's teeth. But don't come to my mentions telling me how no one you know was like that, and you're offended that I said "all boomers do this" when I said nothing of the sort. Because that shit is just gaslighting.

Here endeth the lesson.

Edited to add: Like all good lessons in social justice, I learned this from Black activists. If you consider yourself interested in social justice, but aren't following Black activists and advocates, you're Doing It Wrong. Everything we're "rediscovering" was already done by them.