On one hand I definitely respect where you are coming from. “Too political” is frequently wielded at the oppressed by oppressors; “two genders, male and political” and all that.
On another hand, as a queer, neurodivergent person of color I don’t handle the constant aggression and “another bad thing happened because of a country’s government, or a political party” posts well. I get paralyzed into inaction. Fediverse “apolitical” communities, at least in my experience, tend to be safe spaces for people like me without bigotry. I’m far from the most oppressed person on earth or even the USA, but I do think I am correct when I say that sometimes, some oppressed people want a break from constantly thinking about and reading about their oppression. If I don’t aggressively curate my feed on the Fediverse and instead take what is hot and popular, it is going to be chock-full of people arguing about politics (specifically in the sense of big actions and policies taken by governments).
But yet again, this could be my own specific perspective talking and other people do feel silenced and suppressed, so…
I understand why you want to have some space from national content. But, using the word “politics” to describe national content is using the same words our oppressors use to harm us. That legitimises their arguments. Instead of calling it political content, you can call it national content. If you use another word than “political”, the danger is eliminated, and you still get that space you want.
Emotional_Series7814@piefed.zip 1 month ago
On one hand I definitely respect where you are coming from. “Too political” is frequently wielded at the oppressed by oppressors; “two genders, male and political” and all that.
On another hand, as a queer, neurodivergent person of color I don’t handle the constant aggression and “another bad thing happened because of a country’s government, or a political party” posts well. I get paralyzed into inaction. Fediverse “apolitical” communities, at least in my experience, tend to be safe spaces for people like me without bigotry. I’m far from the most oppressed person on earth or even the USA, but I do think I am correct when I say that sometimes, some oppressed people want a break from constantly thinking about and reading about their oppression. If I don’t aggressively curate my feed on the Fediverse and instead take what is hot and popular, it is going to be chock-full of people arguing about politics (specifically in the sense of big actions and policies taken by governments).
But yet again, this could be my own specific perspective talking and other people do feel silenced and suppressed, so…
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 month ago
I understand why you want to have some space from national content. But, using the word “politics” to describe national content is using the same words our oppressors use to harm us. That legitimises their arguments. Instead of calling it political content, you can call it national content. If you use another word than “political”, the danger is eliminated, and you still get that space you want.