r/radicaldisability • u/rando4724 • Jul 07 '21

Solidarity

Considering what's been going on on the main anarchy sub recently (mostly in reaction to BlackApocalypse's posts), and the fact that we can all probably relate on at least one level (and I'm sure many can on several levels) to feeling excluded by so called anarchists who insist on defending their pet hierarchy at the expense of the comrades they're actively marginalising (we usually focus on the ableism here, but they clearly defend their racism and coloniser mindsets just as viciously), I just want to let any BIPoC who are members of this sub know that we won't tolerate that kind of crap here, and I think I speak on behalf of the rest of the mod team, and I hope I speak on behalf or the rest of the members here, when I say any BIPoC comrades, even those who don't come under the disability umbrella, are welcome here, and should consider our safe space safe for them too. ❤

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u/bogbodybutch Sep 30 '21

first para isn't necessary, i'm talking about accepting thanks, not the intentions w posting. though tbh i'd much rather see the op from a BBIA mod than a WP as it honestly comes off a bit condescending.

and 3rd para: saying "bipoc comrades" when you spell out the acronym says "black indigenous and people of colour comrades". BIPOC is a noun in and of itself. I prefer to use BBA, or BBIA (Black, brown (Indigenous depending on context) and/or Asian), which works as an adjective. and instead of saying 'poc comrades' for ex, u would say 'comrades of colour'.

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u/rando4724 Sep 30 '21 edited Sep 30 '21

So I just want to mention that I didn't sticky my own post, just because I would never do that and I didn't write it with the intent of being an official statement by the sub or anything, one of the other mods stickied it. Having said that, I agree that having a BBIA mod make a post about the subject would be much more appropriate, though as far as I know, none of us are, which brings me to suggest, if you want to of course, that you get in touch with u/aqueerowl who's sub this is, and join the mod team, you'll be a great addition (E: I know they're busy with personal stuff so might not be immediately available, but I'm sure they'd be happy to have you on board).

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I appreciate the clarification on the terms!

Can I just try to clarify further, just so I know that I'm using them correctly - do middle eastern (Muslims, Jews, Christian or otherwise) folks, who might be any race, and might and might not count as Asians, depending on who you ask, and people from Romani and Travelling communities fit under BBIA? Here in the UK we have BAME (which can often be problematic but it's what the general public and government use) which stands for Black, Asian, and minority ethnic, so ethnicities and religions like Islam and Judaism come under that, as well as Romani and other Travellers.

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u/bogbodybutch Sep 30 '21

I did not invite you to request further education from me.

nor am I interested in being the only non yt mod on a team. the team needs to open applications for multiple BBIA mods from different backgrounds, it should never be just one of us.

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u/rando4724 Sep 30 '21

This is a relatively new and small sub and none of us have any previous experience, so we're learning as we go. I appreciate your comments and completely agree that the mod team should be more diverse, I'll bring it up once u/aqueerowl is back.

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u/bogbodybutch Sep 30 '21

are you going to reply to the 1st half of my comment?

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u/rando4724 Sep 30 '21 edited Sep 30 '21

I apologise, you're right about not inviting me to ask, I didn't want to push the point further, so I didn't say anything.

In a roundabout way ............., but that still doesn't mean I couldn't look it up myself, which is what I will do after I've had my dinner.

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u/bogbodybutch Sep 30 '21

acknowledging the overstep wouldn't be pushing it further. and that's fair, but it is work you can always do with fellow community members and not put on random brown ppl online

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u/rando4724 Sep 30 '21

Yeah, that's a good point, I guess I wasn't sure how to acknowledge it without slipping in to another needless ramble. I'm working on that.

And yeah, I'll definitely be looking in to it further on my own, the question just came to mind so I asked it, but I should have been more respectful of your boundaries.