The Whiteness of Mastodon (worth the read)
This is a fascinating read…and worth the time to explore. It covers a lot I had not considered or even knew being a latecomer. #TwitterMigration #Mastodon #Whiteness #BlackTwitter #harassment
The Whiteness of Mastodon https://techpolicy.press/the-whiteness-of-mastodon/
“Being queer does not insulate one cell from the inheritance of whiteness, although one can use oneโs queerness as a shield from critique, as many Mastodonians have used by presenting the history of Mastodon as grounded in queer folks attempts to avoid the harassment on Twitter….
…Mastodon..will never be able to support a robust community of color like Black Twitter.
It might do so by virtue of creating, say, a Black instance. But that …risks ghettoizing the Black community in a federated space. All of the Black people go here and instances have the option of engaging with them or deeding from them…
You need to think about the very real dangers of a federated structure in a society organized around white supremacy. You could easily have an entire instance of right-wing white supremacists pop up that would engage in targeted harassment of users of color.”
The Whiteness of Mastodon (worth the read)
@jfpuget Yeah, I get that hope. But it is in vain. We live in the world, and people will talk. Any chance you can locate hashtags or make up your own that capture topics you are interested in?