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'Karen' has become a de-facto racist dog-whistle meaning 'white woman'. If it was merely about the entitled attitude there should be plenty examples of black 'Karens'. There are none, that's why it's a 100% racist term against white people.
It’s not a “de facto dog whistle.” It is a straight up slur directed to white women.
'Karen' has become a de-facto racist dog-whistle meaning 'white woman'. If it was merely about the entitled attitude there should be plenty examples of black 'Karens'. There are none, that's why it's a 100% racist term against white people.
It’s not a “de facto dog whistle.” It is a straight up slur directed to white women.
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It’s not a “de facto dog whistle.” It is a straight up slur directed to white women.
Basically, its a politically correct way to call someone a nosy cunt.
Yet another example of how companies that try to shy away from the responsibility of providing any sort of moderation will ultimately create a fertile ground for racists and worse.
In this case it's the moderation that's causing the problem. Get rid of the moderators. Get rid of the "real name" policy. Then people will be free to take the piss out of uptight idiots broadcasting nosiness/panic/hate. Having a small power structure creates a low stakes political game which allows these busybodies to dominate, similar to homeowners associations. Note how the examples mostly threaten to call the pol…
I don't think this is easy because ND only wants people that actually live in a neighborhood. When I signed up they mailed a postcard to the address with a code as a filter for that. FWIW I think you'd likely get a skewed view of a neighborhood just going by its Nextdoor posts.
The classism component is pretty big too. My Nextdoor and Ring apps are filled with (sorry about this, but it's true) white moms complaining about "suspicious" men. Where I live these days, most of the working class and working poor are white, but you know, the "wrong kind of white people" as the joke goes. A lot of construction happens here, and usually it's just contractors knocking on the wrong door or something like that. Complaints about a neighbor down the street who has his rock climbing buddies show up and sleep in their vans in front of his house are super common from these folks as well. And man, if you commit the cardinal sin of having a work truck with signage on the side, well, watch out. We wouldn't want people who work with their hands living here, would we?
I'd really hate to see it where I used to live, which is in the South and is dramatically more diverse. My brother's now ex-wife, who despite voting for and advocating for left wing politicians CONSTANTLY, is deathly afraid of black men. She wouldn't ride the bus in affluent neighborhoods in the DC area, because they were "ghetto" (again a coded term for black people being present). In fact, I always noticed that buses in DC were absent white women in general.
If you are white and consider yourself progressive on racial issues, ask yourself if you've ever lived in a neighborhood where you were a racial minority. I'd strongly suggest trying it out if you are committed to becoming a better person. I spent my childhood in predominantly black neighborhoods, but I still benefited hugely as a human by living in a mostly Salvadoran neighborhood when I first moved to the DC area. It was affordable, the neighbors were wonderful to me and my kids, and I was constantly invited to parties. I even met former MS13 gang members who were now reformed, model citizens. That was an illuminating lesson on the human condition for me.
'Karen' has become a de-facto racist dog-whistle meaning 'white woman'. If it was merely about the entitled attitude there should be plenty examples of black 'Karens'. There are none, that's why it's a 100% racist term against white people.
Protestors are using nextdoor to organize.
Concerns about safety are automatically being blocked.
Anyone worried that the looters and red necks are going to get into it is attacked.
Police have had to shutdown the highway to our area several times due to many threatening statements online.
Somehow it’s now not possible to be opposed to police brutality and looters.
Already had multiple buildings I used to work/eat/shop in burned.
I just do not get the appeal of being on Nextdoor - I guess there's some value in actual important announcements (I found a lost dog once and my roommate who's on there found a post about it and got in touch with the owner, which was cool), but from what I've seen on my very brief time on there, those are drowned out by ridiculous nonsense. It seems like the people who are on there self-select to the ones in a given…
Yet another example of how companies that try to shy away from the responsibility of providing any sort of moderation will ultimately create a fertile ground for racists and worse.
In this case it's the moderation that's causing the problem. Get rid of the moderators. Get rid of the "real name" policy. Then people will be free to take the piss out of uptight idiots broadcasting nosiness/panic/hate. Having a small power structure creates a low stakes political game which allows these busybodies to dominate, similar to homeowners associations. Note how the examples mostly threaten to call the pol…
If you've ever spoken to a real estate agent or apartment manager, you realize that people who often come across as educated and progressive have a strong current of fear-based racism and bigotry. "Good schools" is usually, in my opinion, coded racism. Inevitably, the "good schools" are just white and Asian kids. The classism component is pretty big too. My Nextdoor and Ring apps are filled with (sorry about this, bu…