none of my black friends want to use mastodon

@bleak Is there anything I/we (the mastodon community at large) should do or stop doing to make them feel more welcome?

@thethinktanker basically what i'm saying is this place exists in a culture of white supremacy whether gargron likes or knows it or not and he is in a position to push back against it and instead he's been (accidentally? intentions are irrelevant here though tbh) leaning into it so far. i got sick thinking about it which is why i made the original toot in the first place

@bleak I will keep an eye out for this behavior and encourage him to push back instead of doubling down. What should I do to ensure minorities feel listened to and respected other than not being disrespectful or challenging their perspectives simply because they're different from mine?

@thethinktanker these kinds of conversations are really tiring because i've been saying the same thing for months across various platforms and it feels like no one that needs to hear it does. the only ones who boost my writings are the ones who stand to benefit directly from having them heard, even though we ALL benefit indirectly.

@bleak That's totally fair, it's on me to educate myself. I certainly did not wish to exhaust you or make your experience on Masto worse, I'm really sorry. Thank you so much for your time!

@thethinktanker whatever you do, don't let the hour of time, effort, and information i gave you this morning gather dust. complacency and apathy are the firmament on which harmful environments are built.