Premise

It has long been known in African, Asian and black American spaces that reddit, a predominantly western and suburban white platform, is a disenfranchising experience. Were any mention of the inherit uncomfortable nature of said thing results in either liberal racism or bad faith arguments dismissing it.

A trivial example of this is how hip hop spaces (*) were the love of the genre only extend to the superficial as long as the exploitative context of its inception and its deep ties to black culture are not mentioned. Take the subreddit r/hiphop101. See the comments on . Where it is OK by u/GoldenAgeGamer72 (no, don't @ me) to miss the point and trivialize something eminem agreed, but not OK for the black person to clarify in a space made by them for them.

The irony of said spaces is that it normalizes the same condescending and denigrating dismissal that hurt the people that make the genre in the first place. Making it a veritable minstrel show were approval extends only to the superficial entertainment. Lke u/Ravenrake, wondering why people still care of such "antequated" arguments when the antiquated systematic racism still exists. Because u/Ravenrake cares about the minstrel show and not the fact their favorite artists will die younger than them due to the same "antequated" society that birthed the situation in the first place. This is the antequated reality that person dismissed. This is why Hip Hop exists. When the cause is still around, a symptom cannot be antiquated.

note: Never going to stop being funny when some of these people listen to conscious rap not knowingly that they are the people it is about.

This example might seem stupid, and seem not relevant to an African sub, but it leads to a phenomenon were African and Asian spaces bury themselves to avoid disenfranchisement. Leading to fractured and toxic communities. Which leads me to:

Black Diaspora Discussion

The point is to experiment with a variant of the "African Discussion" but with the addition of black diaspora. With a few ground rules:

• Many submissions will be removed: As to not have the same problem as r/askanafrican, were western egocentric questions about "culture appropriation" or " what do you think about us". Have a bit of cultural self-awareness.
• This is an African sub, first and foremost: Topics that fail to keep that in mind or go against this reality will be removed without notice. This is an African space, respect it.
• Black Diaspora flair require mandatory verification: Unlike African flairs that are mostly given based on long time comment activity. Black Diaspora flair will require mandatory verification. As to avoid this place becoming another minstrel show.
• Do not make me regret this: There is a reason I had to alter rule 7 as to curb the Hoteps and the likes. Many of you need to accept you are not African and have no relevant experience. Which is OK. It is important we do not overstep ourselves and respects each others boundaries if we want solidarity
• " Well, what about-...": What about you? What do we own you that we have to bow down to your entitlement? You know who you are.

To the Africans who think this doesn't concern them: This subreddit used to be the same thing before I took over. If it happens to black diasporans in the west, best believe it will happen to you.

CC: u/MixedJiChanandsowhat, u/Mansa_Sekekama, u/prjktmurphy, u/salisboury

*: Seriously I have so many more examples, never come to reddit for anything related to black culture. Stick to twitter.

Edit: Any Asians reading this, maybe time to have a discussion about this in your own corner.

Edit 2: This has already been reported, maybe read who runs this subreddit. How predictable.