I am being banned for using the word nigger. I want to make it clear that I have identified as a black female my entire time on the site and my use of the word nigger is entirely appropriate from a cultural perspective, though certainly non blacks should not be using the term, unless it is a sexual thing. I can get into some race play. With that said, the word was used to highlight the inherent racism of a certain user here, and to be honest most of the people on this site are racist. I would not have believed this before joining the site and identifying as a black female.
The racism is more covert than you would think. It isn't an active hatred other than a few exceptions that will be unnamed. The racism generally comes in two varieties here. The first variety is the inconsiderate nature of wealthy whites who are the majority of this site. The second variety is often in the same folks, but it is them looking at us as children.
I'll show some examples. I was arguing that the media maybe sensationalizes some things and that the coronavirus though serious id likely overblown. I also pointed out that the shut down could permanently harm poor people. However we had a certain user come in and argue that us "niggers" being poorer was good for society, as it would somehow result in lower mortality rates across the board but obviously mostly lower mortality rates for whites. I immediately recognized his racism for what it was. He didn't use the word nigger, but I wanted to use it in order to expose his closeted racism and lack of concern for how public policy will affect people of color outside of his gated community. I merely reworded what he said, but removed the coded language portion so people could see the user's true intent.
I don't even think this is the hating kind of racism, more like the indifference towards the black community and how we are affected by policy. It is not the first time I have seen this affect. Often liberals will argue for policies that harm the black community like abortion which kills 50% of blacks before they are born, or for them to argue for social welfare programs that destroy the family making it harder to get rid of income disparities between white and black communities. I want to say it isn't motivated by a desire to harm us, but by something even worse, an indifference as to what happens to us when these policies are put into place.
Besides the indifference, I am often handled with kid gloves around here. I don't know if it is because I am black or because I am a woman, but I think it is mostly due to my skin color. I am used to this. I have been told what I should believe in or who I should vote for. I am even told I am supposed to hate white straight men, despite them giving me the best sex of my life. I am not a child. My skin color does not make me a child. The racism on this site is out of hand and I am sick of you treating me like a nigger instead of a human being.
I have shown tremendous strength in the face of this racism, and I hope you guys all reconsider being racist and maybe checking yourself
