I see dead serious “we should bludgeon X and his family to death” posts that make me very uncomfortable.
Common fedpost lol.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 days ago
conservative southasian society
You ain’t seen nothing. I’ve seen stuff in person in the US South that you wouldn’t even see in Reddit. Personal beliefs (and drama) can be pretty extreme.
…That being said…
Lemmy’s extreme too?
I see dead serious “we should bludgeon X and his family to death” posts that make me very uncomfortable. Mods don’t care. When .world admins step in, the community cries censorship and ‘extremist right wing.’ I’ve almost left Lemmy over it.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah…
shalafi@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Maybe racists keep in on the down low around me, but I live in the South and never hear anything racist. And as a middle-aged white guy, and somewhat of a redneck, I’d expect them to think I’m safe to rant to.
When I moved here 20-years ago, I experienced racism from black people like never before, weirded me out. Can’t remember that last time I felt that. We’ve all changed.
Counter anecdote though! Traveling Mississippi last year with my Filipino wife was distinctly uncomfortable for the first time. Can’t put my finger on it, can’t describe a single incident, but I felt we were shunned for the first time. Those people were formerly outgoing and hospitable. Not now.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Oh that’s it. There’s the veneer of Southern Hospitality (and a lot of it is legitimate) but folks keep the nastiness behind the curtain. Like, I have family that looks back on their aunts and uncles and had no idea they were racist until they thought a lot about some incidents, or caught something weird.
It went both ways, 100%…. Reconstruction failed. There’s a lot of resentment.
shalafi@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Much of what my anecdote was about, the veneer has slipped. And yes, much of it is legitimate. Much seemed to come from, “I’m not the racist my parents were!” But it was weird and borderline scary seeing that veneer peel off that last trip.
respectmahauthoritybrah@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Actually i also left lemmy partly because it can get pretty black and white too, but honestly its much better than any other form of such platform rn tbh
Btw idk if u r confusing south asia with southeast asia but trust me when I say its not pleasant here lmao
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Fair, I did confuse them, heh.
Yeah… Outside of a few more niche focused places, anyway.
The ‘brainpower’ is higher too. Like, when I lurk in my old niche Reddit subs (which I can’t post in since I’m inexplicably shadowbanned?) I see no academic discussion, mostly memes. No decent help on question posts, but hostile responses or probable bots, even when I know the exact answer OP needs and can’t give it…
respectmahauthoritybrah@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Well i remember when i first made my first ever lemmy account like 3 yrs ago and that process of figuring out all the instances and federation thingy prolly filtered most binary thinkers out i suppose lol