Posts by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
(DIR) Post #AaAfIcrdMKQRM3cjYG by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-09-26T21:05:25.364Z
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I hate election season in the US.
(DIR) Post #AaAfvrVmpjb04r78me by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-09-26T21:11:26.386Z
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@Yak@supernets.social That's been the since before the US was founded.
(DIR) Post #AaBTOmStZTUWZrBH4i by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-09-26T18:42:08.016Z
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Pay attention to people who are afraid #TheBadSpace will result in their networks becoming isolated when the fedi becomes safer to navigate for Black and Brown folks.Pay attention to people who are angry about tools that get us closer to that.
(DIR) Post #AahWiNQJGG9BzFqetU by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-10-12T17:03:04.000Z
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Again, if you cannot acknowledge what is happening in Gaza is wrong, I am not interested in hearing your justifications and denials. Recognizing the humanity of one group of people while completely dismissing another makes you a bigot.And everyone on the fedi knows how I feel about bigots.
(DIR) Post #AahWiP5T4ifF9C72ga by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-10-12T17:13:46.345Z
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Let's hammer this point home. If one says that standing up for the humanity of innocent Palestinians who have nothing to do with this conflict is 'antisemitic,' then that person is also saying dehumanizing Black and Brown people is a core trait of being Jewish. And that's not true. They're just a white supremacist. They think atrocities committed against Black and Brown bodies are fine.Just like any common racist.
(DIR) Post #Aau4hctcxOuRXd0yGW by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-10-18T16:53:55.202Z
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The fedi doesn't belong to you. The fedi doesn't belong to me. That's the beauty of it. We can make any community and interact with whomever we want. This space enables us to curate whatever kind of experience we want without being tormented by the shifting policies of centralized platforms that want to exploit people. When people complain about blocklists, they are just broadcasting they want to take the place of centralized platforms in this space and define your experience, ignoring what you want. They want to be the central authority on how you use this space.That's not advocating for an open web. That's advocating for entitlement.Because a truly open web includes respecting people's choices to have the space they want.
(DIR) Post #Aayjo3cvMMTSw3E7vM by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-10-18T15:29:35.395Z
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Ha, I'm really tickled by the fact that no one really had a problem with blocklists until marginalized people started organizing to use them in a way that protected us from bigots and started identifying patterns.It reminds me of how US gun laws changed almost overnight when the Black Panthers started arming Black folks. #FearOfABlackFedi
(DIR) Post #Aayjo7kA3OdjhedxlA by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-10-18T21:09:56.917Z
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I'll never forget multiple bigots saying if I apologize, they'll help stop the DDoS attacks on my servers.That made that situation crystal clear for me.
(DIR) Post #Ab0N5t6BKfEwrkMgDY by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-10-21T18:20:14.072Z
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So, in the end, we discovered the people that are the most vocally against #TheBadSpace either 1. have a significant problem with boundaries and/or 2. don't actually know how the project works.There are plenty of valid criticisms for the project, which I have discussed at length on and off the fedi. But generally speaking, the most critical voices of the project don't know what they are talking about. Which is why they never approach me in good faith to ask.
(DIR) Post #Ab0N5tvwEEdlSGa0tE by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-10-21T18:41:47.891Z
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Regardless of whether or not people want to use #TheBadSpace, the hate campaign instigated by techDOTlgbt revealed profound disrespect for me and the idea of safety for Black and Brown folks.We can have intense conversations and be civil. We can have a hard convo and avoid flat-out hostility and harassment.I do not reject criticism for the project. I want people to be critical of it.But many 'critics' felt justified in lobbing the most hateful and absurd commentary based on what they thought the project was and not what it actually is and then refusing even to acknowledge the truth and that they were wrong.This base lack of civility is rooted in anti-Blackness. The absolute refusal to acknowledge reality regarding Black folks' lived experience has a long history. The falsehoods that still float around the fedi about the project directly connects to behaviors prompted by a fundamental dislike of Black and Brown people. And I refuse to engage any perspective based on a raw bias of a part of my identity.
(DIR) Post #Ab0N5wEnf4usbLQ6ZE by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-10-21T19:00:10.840Z
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I think all the fury came from me, a Black person, refusing to deem hateful and rage-filled comments from primarily white people who I've never heard of before as something worthy of discussion. In the weeks-long hate campaign, there was this idea I was a bad person because I didn't bend over backward to address lies from every bigot that stomped into my mentions.There was this rage that I wouldn't accept people's entitlement and assumptions as 'critique' and looked at it as what it was: racists looking for any opportunity to shout hate at marginalized communities.The violence enacted against me was to punish me for having the audacity not to center whiteness as the priority for the project. This thought enraged not only overt racists but white liberals and progressives as well, which I think surprised a lot of people in the fedi.
(DIR) Post #Ab0N5yRHTe5XQdH6Ia by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-10-21T19:12:27.954Z
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The truth is that I didn't do anything to the people who launched a hate campaign against me. No one can point to anything substantiating the idea that #TheBadSpace harms any community. The reality is that the lies that persist about the project will continue to connect with people who profoundly dislike Black and Brown people and the idea of us having space that does not allow unfettered access.There is absolute rage in the fedi around us being here in ways that do not make white-identified people feel their needs are always part of our decision-making process.Which, ironically, illustrates why TBS is so needed.
(DIR) Post #Ab0N5zj2h5tFQ0ance by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-10-21T19:40:58.525Z
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The racist backlash #TheBadSpace received has validated it as a tool trying to solve a complicated but necessary problem in the fedi and the open web in general that many people fear will remove an unearned entitlement.But if you are Black and Brown in this space, advocating for a completely open web with no moderation or blocklists is a big red flag. The assumption that people operate in good faith is dangerous to everyone, not white. And after the events of the last month, those who are not bigots see the pragmatic value of tools that do not assume good faith. Because the reality is that everyone on the web is not a good person. So, the work continues.
(DIR) Post #Ab6EErOu90CgciqQRk by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-10-24T15:36:58.311Z
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Still floored about what is happening with Bandcamp.The internet will adapt as it always does but it's still sad because it was outstanding for such a long time.
(DIR) Post #Ab6G362W5iDASUtJCa by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-10-24T15:56:11.870Z
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Does Ro want a house to live in? Not really.Will Ro buy a house eventually just to house all of his weird tech ideas and his own personal server farm? LOL, bitch YES! Have you met me??
(DIR) Post #Ab6HoNstf6hHMsVIx6 by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-10-24T15:58:54.407Z
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@vees@epistolary.org This makes me want to watch The Expanse again, hahaha
(DIR) Post #AcB5dsduTNacZTqoam by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-11-13T16:54:45.112Z
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There's this view on the fedi that because people don't outright use slurs, they can't be racist or anti-Black, which is absurd, but people cling to this falsehood in an attempt to justify hateful behavior.But this context speaks to how insidious whiteness operates in the fedi. No, most people won't call me a slur, but they will ignore a boundary I've set. The chances of one using a historically derogatory term of Black folk is low in the fedi, but people will frame me as an Angry Black Guy, a historic trope used against Black persons to justify injustice to try and invalidate my response to being attacked and abused in this space.Nah, most people who style themselves as PROGRESSIVE won't use the language of hate to express themselves, but they will show deference and understanding to other white people while engaging in hostile and bad faith exchange with Black folks under the guise of 'discourse.'To be honest, I respect bigots who use slurs because they are clear about where they stand. I know where to put that. But there are a lot of people who engage in anti-Black behavior while having all of the acronyms and flags in their bios. This is why I pay attention to behavior because that always tells what a person is really about.
(DIR) Post #AcB6B7VKEsKiDggYqm by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-11-13T17:04:59.953Z
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Differing points of view happen in a place that has so many people. It's fair to assume we are going to disagree about some stuff. But if you refuse to give Black and Brown folks the same consideration and respect you would someone white, you're just a racist. If you think it's okay to harass and assail Black folks for answers when they have expressed they do not want to engage with you based on your behavior, you're just a racist.If you ignore what Black folks are saying about harassment and abuse to form your narratives based on what white people are saying, you're just a racist.You're not anti-Black because we disagree. Disagreements are fine. You're anti-Black because you refuse to extend the same courtesy and humaneness you automatically would to white people.And this base attitude that Black folks are not worthy of respect and consideration is prevalent amongst many left-leaning white folks on the fedi.It's how whiteness positions itself as 'progressive' but still creates a hostile environment for people with melanin.Which is just colonialism with a different coat of paint.
(DIR) Post #AcB6B8Oytwqv0Ij0bI by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-11-13T17:23:49.924Z
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If there is one thing people know about me on the fedi, I will not debate my humanity. That is a non-starter for me. If you cannot engage with me with courtesy and respect, we won't interact. And if you push it, I'm going to let you know. People call me 'abrasive' and 'harsh' without acknowledging the context of why I am responding how I am, or that is a response to bigoted behavior at all, are engaging in an ancient racist tradition of white people for instigating violence and then blaming Black folks for not responding with the kindness they at not point displayed.White people are conditioned to ignore their behavior as the flash point of conflict and choose to focus on the response to said behavior as a justification for their biases. A great public example is how law enforcement is viewed when brutally oppressing Black folks. There's a core belief in the US that Black folks deserve the violence they receive, so our response to injustice isn't appropriate, which, of course, is just racist.This perspective is very prevalent on the fedi, as we consistently see white people start very negative and hostile exchanges with Black and Brown folks, then claim to be victims when we respond in kind. Dr. Jennifer Freyd contextualized this type of conditioned response as DARVO, which describes the methodology abusers use to distance themselves from the harm they cause.As I've said before, most bigots on the fedi are not going to use slurs because they don't want to be seen as they are. But they will engage in anti-Black behavior and methodology to get their desired result of minimizing space for people who are not white.And for the fedi to progress, it is critical that we are capable of recognizing and addressing those behaviors so this can be a space for everyone to use and enjoy.
(DIR) Post #AcB6R9Oyx1sOjrMWxs by Are0h@ubiqueros.com
2023-11-13T18:58:25.000Z
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@cafkafk@akko.wtf There was actually no evidence I was targeting anyone, so no.And what I actually said was the two groups of people I have been harassed and attacked by the most have been white trans women and white men, with the ideological adherence to whiteness and anti-Blackness.So, in reality you are demonstrating the behavior I am talking about because you'd rather believe people with zero evidence of what they accuse me of and then run like a coward before doing the decent thing and letting me respond.But I appreciate you showing how racism works in real time, so thank you.