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Newspeak makes a distinction between "poc" and "non black poc"
by Traubenfuchs 6y ago
Newspeak makes a distinction between "poc" and "non black poc"
- tptacek 6y agoIt's not "newspeak" to suggest that Black people are treated differently than Asian people; in fact, it would be more surprising to hear that they aren't, since the two groups of people have wildly different histories in the United States.
- xvector 6y agoAnd both face heavy discrimination and racism outside of the tech bubble of Silicon Valley, both historically and in the present day. To exclude Asians from the definition of POC is to disempower us because you consider one POC “more important” than another. Indeed, we see this mentality in programs like affirmative action in which the suffering of Asian children is seen as an acceptable sacrifice for uplifting other minorities.
- Traubenfuchs 6y agoIt is quite clearly newspeak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak#:~:text=Newspeak%20is%20the%20fictional%20language,1949)%2C%20by%20George%20Orwell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak#:~:text=Newspeak%20is.... Also, it is used in a divisive, racist fashion by places like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/comments/gumxuy/what_is_bpt_country_club_and_how_do_i_get/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/comments/gumxuy/...
- ankushnarula 6y ago> Black people treated differently different cultural groups also behave differently and make different choices based on familial affinities & social incentives
- _iyig 6y agoA new term I've seen used is "black & indigenous people of color" (BIPOC), which conspicuously leaves out Asians and is fuzzy on Hispanics.
- Traubenfuchs 6y agoAsians are pretty much banished from the minority club in an "I am storming off angrily with words failing me." fashion.
- joijoiwejrr 6y agoRidiculously, people are starting to use this term in the UK too, even though white people are the indigenous ones here.