▲ 1433 ▼ Glad to see Lemmy users appreciating diversity (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by trevwilson@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 137 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pyff@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Exactly right, but the context being discussed is porn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pyroglyph@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Yes, but you've also said that referring to people as "black" is dehumanising, and then you were asked what word you'd use instead. At this moment it isn't unreasonable to think the context has changed from porn community titles to your personal thoughts on how to refer to a specific ethnic group in any situation. That's how I (and I assume many others) read the situation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pyff@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 years ago Yes, but you’ve also said that referring to people as “black” is dehumanising No. Myself, and the commenter who was being responded to, said that referring to Black people as "blacks" is dehumanizing, which it is, and the context being asked for was an alternative term for an NSFW community. Hopefully that clarifies the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pyroglyph@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Yes, but you've also said that referring to people as "black" is dehumanising, and then you were asked what word you'd use instead. At this moment it isn't unreasonable to think the context has changed from porn community titles to your personal thoughts on how to refer to a specific ethnic group in any situation. That's how I (and I assume many others) read the situation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pyff@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 years ago Yes, but you’ve also said that referring to people as “black” is dehumanising No. Myself, and the commenter who was being responded to, said that referring to Black people as "blacks" is dehumanizing, which it is, and the context being asked for was an alternative term for an NSFW community. Hopefully that clarifies the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pyff@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 years ago Yes, but you’ve also said that referring to people as “black” is dehumanising No. Myself, and the commenter who was being responded to, said that referring to Black people as "blacks" is dehumanizing, which it is, and the context being asked for was an alternative term for an NSFW community. Hopefully that clarifies the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
