I mixed an acoustic version of this one for fun!
Ethnic Minorities and People of Color
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?
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Follow Lemmy TOS and Community Guidelines. Non negotiable. This is the bedrock and mods will make decisions with this always in mind.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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
So some crackers on this site really want to nuance the "Falklands".
I think I missed the struggle session on that one. What are empoc takes on it?
personally i dont think brits deserve rights but also i dont think argentinians should be rewarded ever so the malvinas should be given to uruguay or brazil
This is the only correct and true position.
Anyone with a different take should be punished as a deviationist.
I'm trying to date again, but it's scary af to put myself out there and I get more scared when someone does like me 🙃 I'm doing OK at making friends tho so maybe i should push myself less and just try to have a social life to start with.
struggling to be organized enough to go do stuff vs. 🧊 but the little I've done feels good
I still do not regret my 3rd party vote. Majority of the people in my life do not know who I voted for(I think they assume Kamala) but if I hear hollow brain takes like "this is what they voted for", then I'm letting it rip. A coworker told me Biden wasn't that bad and I had to shut that down on the spot.
I'm seeing so many of my fellow Black people on that "this is what they voted for" shit
It breaks my heart, makes me feel alienated from the community
if you are not actively wishing for the USA to be nuked you are a loser
I've been thinking about my first ever partner a lot, and I miss her.
I'm not gonna get into the whole story behind us, so to keep it short: I met her early on in college. We connected really well over the fact that we found out that we're both Black and into metal. She was the only Black person I've ever dated, and I think that's why she's been on my mind a lot as of late.
As some of you may know, my dating pool is already very small due to some non-negotiable concerns about personal values. For this reason, I didn't think I was ever gonna feel to racially restrict it, but I cannot see myself ever entertaining a relationship with another non-Black person again.
I've become increasingly scared of people who do not truly understand the Black experience, but with that, I've been taking a lot more pride in my Blackness and really find it crucial to seek solidarity with other Black people.
Of course, no amount of introspection and questioning of anti-Black conditioning can ever make a non-Black person truly understand the Black experience and why it can be so damn important for us to be understood by other Black people, especially in a deeply intimate setting.
Intersectionality makes it even more rough. My relationship with this person wasn't just a Black relationship—it was a queer Black relationship, and that makes it hit hard. That level of understanding and connection is so valuable.
When I'm ready (which I will consider myself once I finally achieve some fucking job stability), I will get out there and try to meet more Black queer people. I don't ever intend on dating another non-Black person ever again.
As far as my non-negotiable values go, I'm gonna play things by ear. Really, what's most important to me is finding a Black queer who has at least these two things in common with me upfront: radical and vegan. The other things? Well, they can be discussed and talked through so I could get an idea of what they think about them, but hell, the thing is that I'm not necessarily just looking for long-term or even specifically romantic, really. Having that connection with another Black queer will be important regardless, and even if they're incompatible with me long-term, I'll definitely value getting to know them.
I'd take being single my whole life over entertaining a romantic relationship with a white person ever again.
Yeah I'm gonna forever use economic anxiety sarcastically as anglo trump fans cheer this madness. I'm sure starting a regional war will magically solve this.
I threw away the last track I was working on and started fresh on another one.
This one has a happier vibe and opens with a drum solo!
I realized the last one wasn't working so well for me because I tried to structure it around a concept I previously developed. I'm far more vibes-based in how I write music than one might think, so when I try to stick to a certain concept instead of just letting the heart do what it does, I find it goes worse for me.
This is track #8 out of 9. After I finish this, the last track I'll work on for the debut will be a shorter one (likely no more than 3 minutes). I will focus more on structuring vocal arrangements and lyrics next.
Edit: Also, unlike many other things I've written, what I got so far here is entirely in 4/4. Shocking, I know.
This woman who was a customer at my last job one time saw me in public and asked me where I'm working now. Of course, I wasn't terribly transparent about the whole mess, but I told her that I'm looking for a new position. She gave me her email and told me to list her as a referral when I'm applying for some positions at her own workplace, but unfortunately, even with that, they didn't accept me.
This was a few months ago, but out of the blue, she emailed me today to ask me how things are going. Really good timing because I am feeling more and more dry when it comes to ideas. She said that she'd be willing to see if she can find anything else for me.
I emailed her my resume, and she said she'll get back to me after the weekend.
I don't know what she has in mind, but I'm certainly a bit more confident now. It also helps that she's a Black woman because y'know how jobs are with discrimination.
Nice, Angel.
They'll let you have a few breadcrumbs if you promise them you won't fight
If anyone here knows of jobs that make good use of fast typing speed (like remote transcription positions and that shit), don't be afraid to let me know.
I have a typing speed of about 120 WPM, and I'm tryna leverage this skill really well to get out of this unemployment hole.
I am very bias, please convince me that I'm wrong. So, I can't view Vietnam veterans as heroes. They came to conquer, to massacre, and left behind starving pregnant women. Then they made a musical to romanticise that, justified the passport bro movement and returned to the land they had hurt to marry young, uneducated women who didn't speak their language. I can't take them seriously when they condemn the Red Army for invading Eastern European countries that were under fascist occupation. I can't take them seriously when they vote against giving funds to agent orange cleanup and anything progressive. Why should any American veterans be considered heroes when the US started every other war they fought themselves anyway?
You're speaking fax
A bit late, but Happy Juneteenth.
Happy Juneteenth nerds
So, happy Juneteenth. Hope y'all well.
found this at the segunda
I found a lot of other cringe anime shirts next to it and then I struck gold with this. Also love how it's in the old dbz art style instead of super
Agreed. The old style=the best imo. Not just because I, the prince of all saiyans, had more muscle there . But I just loved the color palette etc.
Also I didn't like how they made Vegeta taller than Bulma, short prince ruled
Yeah its a certan menace like a badger. A small ball of unstoppable fury
Goku's real strength come from Allah
This is gonna take my gains to another level when I get back to working out
Happy Juneteenth!
discussion on Iran be like: "I will literally make up random unsourced claims and if you disagree with you're either ignorant or you do that stuff"
Tupac: I see no changes, the black community systematically oppressess Black people to sell and die in the streets to survive capitalism
Some white journalist named chuck: this song is a beautiful epitaph about the Black on Black crime that led to the creator's demise.
Time moves fast and all that but I forgot how strong the casual racism of Black folk was in the 90s-2010s born from miss characterization and stereotypes. Because how do you hear tupacs "changes" and only take away "Black on Black" crime
casual racism of Black folk was in the 90s-2010s born from miss characterization and stereotypes.
I just saw an RPG book where it listed all the different Europeans during the Scramble for Africa, while actual Africans were categorized as "West African," "Southern African," and (I shit you not) "feral," etc. Zulu? Tutsi? Somali? Hahaha ha nope! Why do any actual research into the second largest continent in the world with hundreds of languages and cultures when you can just stereotype everything and focus on European colonizers?
Book was written in 2000.
When yties were cheering about racism being over after Obama's first team, instances like what you mentioned flooded through my mind. Like what did white people learn ? When would they have learned?
When the Civil Rights Act was passed, all those klansman and cops who shot people with firehoses and bullets immediately went "Oh golly gee whiz! I guess racism is wrong! I'll have to change my worldview."
Literally what a bunch of white people think happened.
I don't know how many times I gotta say it, but something white leftists just can't seem to get:
I'm Black before anything else.
They don't get it. We're reminded of it everyday we step out that door.
Black liberation is 75% of my politics