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Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC



Hello,

Martina Ferrari:
> As I said today elsewhere, allyship, diversity, and inclusion are empty
> concepts when the bystanders -the people whose skin is not in the game,
> whose humanity is not being discussed- remain silent, or are more
> worried about tone. Do people actually care about making Debian a
> welcoming place for minorities? Then speak up, take risks, or stop
> pretending you care. And I don't mean sending requests to listmaster, I
> mean putting your body and privilege in the front line.

Thanks for writing this mail, Tina. You're totally right with what you
wrote. It's frustrating to see that again and again a few very vocal
voices keep dominating these discussions with disgusting and transphobic
positions and language.

While I do this a lot in other contexts, I usually don't take part in
political discussions on Debian mailing lists. That's partly because of
the language barrier, but mostly because I only have so much resources
and Debian isn't my main field of activism.

Still, I have to admit that I feel kind of caught at ignoring behavior
in a community that I care about and that I feel part of. I guess this
also has to do with Debian being a mostly virtual community (read this
as "taking place on the internet"). Because I wouldn't think twice about
getting involved when something comparable would happen in one of the
non-digital communities I'm active in.

So a least let me take this mail as an opportunity to express my
solidarity and support for everyone who is struck by (or fights against)
transphobic, sexist or otherwise discriminating behavior within (and
outside of) Debian.

And - once again: thanks Tina for standing strong (at least that's my
perception). Also, thanks a lot to all of you who don't get tired to
oppose each and every bigoted discriminating statement on Debian mailing
lists. That's particularly directed to Tina, Rhonda, Russ, Steve, Enrico
and Colin. It's awesome to see you fighting the struggle for diversity
in Debian <3

In solidarity
 jonas



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