If you are hearing the message to build and foster community right now, and you feel a bit lost, may I suggest centering women and queer folk?
This is not a monolith (women, particularly white, are often awful), and zero bioessentialism here.
But women and queer folk are deeply socialized to keep social fabric together. We have lifetimes of experience, skill. We've held community, nations, the whole of humanity together for ages.
Just..pay the fuck attention. Learn. Be amazed. Help. For once.
In particular, BIPOC women & queer folk. Also: the disabled community.
@cavyherd thank you. Hate my word limits for exactly this.
Basically, the place I've come to is: I've tried to onboard the #Indigenous principle I've heard that, if the most vulnerable in your community are cared for, that means EVERYONE is cared for.
(I'm lazy like that.)
So in recent years, I've done my best to elevate marginalized voices in my mind, when reflecting on how to interact with the world.
@cavyherd
@LaserMistress@mstdn.social All this time I was told we need less sexism and racism, but it turns out the real solution is to have more you say?
@taylan@fedi.feministwiki.org @LaserMistress@mstdn.social
I actually think Claire's post is, ironically, based in regular racism (against non white people) and sexism (against women).I think there is only "regular" racism and sexism. I don't care who you're being racist or sexist against, or what you are yourself. Racism is racism, regardless of who propagates it and whom the target is. Same goes for sexism.
@LaserMistress Lol what a bunch of pandery psychobabble. How about you just invite good people in based on the content of their character. Making a choice to include/exclude based on race and other non changeable factors makes you as disgusting as some one who would hang a 'whites only' sign out in front of their organization. Good job, bigot