The Whiteness of Mastodon (worth the read)
@lucifargundam It wasn’t a DM, so why not have an opinion? 🙂While it was dense, worded tentatively, it still raised some points worthy of discussion. If no discussion, that’s a red flag, no? If no safe space, that is an acknowledgment too. But this IS possible…to have distributed conversations about the nature of the virtual spaces we choose to inhabit.
The Whiteness of Mastodon (worth the read)
@mguhlin
I had a response to the article provided. But over time it made me more exhausted to constantly correct/explain everything.
I’ll just add this unless you have something specific you’d like to ask:::
“So the first thing that I want to make clear is that Mastodon has a history of being inhospitable to marginalized users. This history is born out, as I’ve learned, through the marginalization and eventual shuttering of instances of color, of instances that were dedicated to hosting and supporting sex workers, of harassment of disabled users and so on. “
« Switter had nothing to do with other admins or any kind of fediverse harassment; it had to do with local legislation. More details here::
https://switter.at/about
The Whiteness of Mastodon (worth the read)
@mguhlin @freemo @stux
I know you didn't ask me, but that was very heavily biased and does not get all of the details it covers correctly.
Imo, a lot of it could have been paraphrased to make for an easier read as well.