Brutkey

mekka okereke :verified:
@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io

@Bam@sfba.social @thetitanborn@mstdn.social

Same. To be honest, I'm trying to do more than hope. I'm willing to be here while many parts of it are not yet great for Black users, and work with all the awesome folks that are making it better.♥️👍🏿

I'm following in the footsteps of the Black Mastodon users that have been here for years, who started when it was much less welcoming than what I experienced, so that hopefully the Black folk that join after me, will have an even easier time than me.

mekka okereke :verified:
@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io

@Bam@sfba.social @thetitanborn@mstdn.social It's fascinating to see that about half of the replies to @thetitanborn@mstdn.social 's post, are cringe-worthy forms of "I haven't seen any problems for Black users / your post is unnecessary / we don't see race here."

So yeah... there's work to do.

Taco Dave
@dave@puz.fun

@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io @Bam@sfba.social @thetitanborn@mstdn.social any specific things allies can do to help? My brain jumped to helping finance and support primarily black or BIPOC instances but I’m a bit sheltered/privileged and there’s bound to be a lot I’m missing.

mekka okereke :verified:
@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io

@dave@puz.fun @Bam@sfba.social @thetitanborn@mstdn.social

1) Don't ask Black users to CW discussions of their own racism.

2) Don't be on a server where mods mistreat Black folk.

3) Support the mods on your own server, financially and otherwise.

4) Don't engage with sea lions that say "Mistreatment? Here? prove it!" There have been enough threads shared on Black folk receiving racism. Individually convincing each one is exhausting, and expecting that is a tactic of bad faith actors.