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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