Ethnic Minorities and People of Color

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Official Title of this Community: Ethnic Minorities and People of Color

Why is the title different?

We like to have fun here.

What is this place? A safe space for underrepresented peoples and peoples of color to talk, chill, and vibe.

What are the basic rules of the community?

Follow Lemmy TOS and Community Guidelines. Non negotiable. This is the bedrock and mods will make decisions with this always in mind.
This community is for ethnic minorities and people of color. This is a safe space where such people can freely discuss their struggles, insight, and thoughts without fear. If you are not, we respectfully ask you do not post or comment here. A future community will be established to allow for racial discussions with a mixed userbase. However, remember, comments here must still respect Lemmy TOS and Community Guidelines.
Irony Racism is still racism. Racism is bad m'kay? We will treat irony racism and bad faith racist satire as racism. Will wield the ban hammer accordingly.
No sectarianism: This is an identity channel not a channel for you all to complain about why XYZ isn't the "one true leftism". Take that to another place.
Stupidpol is not allowed. Stupidpol is class reductionist. We are an identity community. Thinking like stupidpol ignores the struggles of the oppressed, their voices, and their need for unique support. Nothing says oppression more than someone saying that the identity you have is "not real" and that if you only thought like them you'd see what your "real" identity is. Mods reserve the right to ban users and content who promote stupidpol, stupidpol memes, and other class reductionist thinking.

FAQ

I don't look XYZ and/or sometimes I can pass as white so I don't know if I can post here. Can I?

This place is for ethnic minorities and people of color. This includes those of mixed heritage and those who may be "white" but are of an ethnicity that is a minority in their area (i.e. Kurds, etc) If you've experienced oppression due to your identity that is not based on sexual / gender identification, you are welcome here.
Moreover, for our American audience, we have people from around the world who are "white" but are oppressed due to being a minority in their country. They are and should be welcomed here.

What can I post?

Anything you think is relevant to the mission of this community. Things will evolve over time.
Topics and things relevant to EM and POC.

Suggested Posts

[People of Spice]: Food recipes so others can taste your culture
[Theory]: Vid/podcasts/websites discussing issues relevant to identity, anti-imperialism, etc
[News]: Vids/podcasts/websites that talk about current events relevant to EM and POC

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EM & PoC weekly thread 21/04/2025 (hexbear.net)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Doomery [Fears About Familial Transphobia Too]

On top of all of this job hunting bullshit, I feel like my post for rent fundraising is going at a slower pace than usual... sucks. To be fair, I did have to get two overdrafts covered, and if it weren't for that, I'd probably be around $100 in. Usually, a few HBs come in with some really hard clutch towards the end of the month, but I always get this nagging fear where I say, "What if this is the month where I won't be saved?" It's a horrifying outcome to sit on and think about, no matter how familiar I get with that scary feeling, and it happens every month. It's obviously the primary reason why I really just want to fucking get a job already so that I don't have to live with this fear.

I also hate how it makes it so much harder to cope and just vibe. The things I usually enjoy like listening to music, composing, watching video essays, talking to buds, and whatever, they just don't seem like I'm "allowed" to enjoy them at a certain point. I start victim blaming myself, saying, "Am I really doing everything I can in my power to get a job?"

I have resorted to things I definitely did not want to do. I hate working with animal products, yet I still applied for places like KFC and McDonalds. I have seen about shitty part-time gigs and even temporary ones to see if I can have the slightest bit of grace and some income. I have asked DeepSeek to give me "outside the box" recommendations. I really have thought about so much. I look on Google maps to see what businesses are available and if I can email them directly. On top of all of this, I have to ensure that, especially in my shitty state, they're not going to be put off by me being androgynous and having freeform dreadlocks.

I genuinely feel clueless, and I get a headache when I think too long on the question of what could be different.

These worries about making rent, job hunting being ridiculously frustrating to a point near damn complete hopelessness, and the uncertainty of just about everything continues to be depressing. Hopefully, my birth month ends up being at least somewhat joyful. To make matters worse, I have to worry about my "family" violating boundaries and trying to reach me during the day,

I do have some job interviews coming up, but I feel like the job hunt situation puts me in a catch 22 with interviews. I need to be in a good mood, determined, and motivated to do good in a job interview, but I need to actually have hope that a place will hire me to be in a good mood, determined, and motivated in a job interview. And I've exhausted so much effort, energy, and preparation in job interviews only to get the highest level of disrespect imaginable in return that my mind still struggles to remain in that psychological spot of, "It's still worth it to try your best."