• TheRtRevKaiser@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Hi @Melody - I think it might help to clarify that some of the questions that you are asking (what about their racism) are going to potentially be seen as racist dog-whistles. To be clear: I’m not accusing you of this, but the optics of coming into a minority-focused community on a post talking about a safe space for black and queer and asking questions like that are poor at best.

    I think the best approach in a situation like this, if you have doubts about how a community will be operated, is to lurk quietly and find out. If the community/instance vibes with you, then great! If not, then it’s probably best to make a quiet exit rather than quizzing it’s creator in a way that can be seen (intentionally or not) as problematic.

    Again, I hope that you don’t take anything I’m saying as accusatory. I just want to point out that the way you’re going about it here is going to put folks on their guard, and that it might just be best to disengage and observe quietly.

    If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via DM to discuss more.