We really don't have anything better to talk about? Really???
I made an art thread...it's dead now.
It's more complicated then that.
On one hand, race is a lot more relevant to the average coli member because the coli has a high amount of Black posters. Race is going to be a hot topic when you belong to a race that's been heavily discriminated against. When the topic of race comes up on other boards it's usually dismissed because "not talking about it will make racism go away" or something equally delusional. This is one of the few boards that doesn't have race discussion whitewashed.
One the other hand some of the people on this board do come off as if they have deep rooted issues. You got people who are supposedly proud Black people, but are obsessed with what White people think of them. You got people that believe White people are descents of someone that God hated. We have people that rationalize their self hate by trying to blame all Black people's issues on the opposite sex.
Then there is of course the "trolls."
So basically what I'm trying to say is this, discussing race a lot isn't necessarily insecurity in itself but that doesn't mean some of the participants of the discussion aren't insecure.
The underlined....1000%
Other boards I've been on aren't as keen to those conversations. Some of those threads go nowhere cause they are derailed by people who don't want those discussions to take place or by racists who think it's a joke.
I like this place cause I can talk about things regarding race and my own perspective/understanding of it as a black person freely. It wasn't like that on other forums. I've had forums where I would lurk and think to myself, ok this is cool...then I would post and people would like me, but when I revealed that I was black (when I put my picture up in my avi) posters would have a problem with it (I was actually banned from tranceaddict because of the aforementioned).
I'd rather be here and not feel alone with a sizable black population like this one....rather than be on another forum where race is rarely mentioned...because it's majority white and I'm one of the few black posters (or only black poster) on there.
I don't even feel comfortable on predominantly white forums anymore. I'll think shyt is sweet from a distance until delve deeper and see any discussion where race is involved (mostly involving black people) and I'll either get the hint that I'm not wanted on there and bounce.
The only other forum I went on besides this was residentadvisor (where I was for over 5 years) and they deaded the forums so this is my last (and only forum) I feel like going on