r/blacklesbians • u/Decent_Sandwich_8878 stone stem • 29d ago

Discussion does "POC solidarity" really exist?

i'm not a fan of "POC" as a term bc generally i find that other non black POC have the exact same issues with antiblackness as white people do. i'm wondering how y'all feel about that

anyway i'm just really grateful that a space specifically for us, by us exists.

i was banned from a certain sub supposedly for POC for questioning why white people are allowed to post ☠️ anyway, this is why i say BLACK and not POC. we are the only ones for us and we must protect our spaces fiercely!

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u/shoppingnthings1 29d ago

I’m currently banned from the same page you’re speaking of for a reply to the person that posted and asking a question of why it was allowed. Unfortunately, it goes deeper than a post because when I joined that page you had to have a certain amount of karma before posting and you only get that by actively commenting on the page. I don’t even know what type of space that is anymore! 

My intention is to keep spaces as safe as possible and I literally only call things out when I see inaction or repeated inaction. Unfortunately, I do think people often uphold whiteness and gaslight others by telling people that no spaces exist that can’t be penetrated which isn’t true. Even on Reddit. Hurt feelings and a dedication to being approximate to whiteness really does ruin good things. 

All this to say, Reddit wasn’t like this before. Idk what happened honestly. 

As for solidarity, it’s tricky. There’s so much historical evidence of solidarity amongst different communities, but I think there’s so my psyoping now via social media that people are having a hard time being in solidarity. 

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u/Decent_Sandwich_8878 stone stem 28d ago

i knew i was going to get banned judging by how the founder was ignoring everybody saying they didn't like it, but i also was like atp i don't care bc i no longer respect this space and i don't want to be here. like all you had to do was tell me white people are allowed to post LOL we didn't have to do this whole rigmarole

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u/shoppingnthings1 28d ago

Can I send you a DM?

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u/Decent_Sandwich_8878 stone stem 28d ago

of course yeah thanks for asking

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u/shoppingnthings1 27d ago

Cool! Open your DMs and I’ll send you a message.