How about a forum for racial minorities to confide in each other, share experiences, bring comfort, and give advice?
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Forum for racial minorities
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Not David
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Since I am Hispanic, I would be considered a racial minority here in the US. However, I don't like the idea of a separated forum because of someone else's race. Plus, it sounds a little US-centric since other people from different parts of the world are part of this website but they wouldn't be considered a minority in their countries.
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It makes me sad to think that any racial minority would feel as though they cannot confide in people and get support from them on the existing forums, but I'm not going to lie, I have seen quite a bit of what I would consider racist commentary on this messageboard, generally delivered under the cover of political disagreement or what have you.
So maybe it's a good idea? I don't know. If it happens, then good for those who would benefit from it, I guess. It's a bummer that we can't try to be a bit more understanding towards one another, but I guess that's a pretty tall order for a common internet forum.
So maybe it's a good idea? I don't know. If it happens, then good for those who would benefit from it, I guess. It's a bummer that we can't try to be a bit more understanding towards one another, but I guess that's a pretty tall order for a common internet forum.
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A few years ago I wouldn't have considered this myself. However, my race is becoming more and more of a factor in my life (and more importantly in my family's life) for the first time since my childhood, and I could use a safe place to seek comfort, advice and talk with people who may understand.
I find myself at the moment without a church, and without friends who can sympathize with several issues I've faced recently.
I find myself at the moment without a church, and without friends who can sympathize with several issues I've faced recently.
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I agree ....
Sadly, we are already somewhat segregated by church group ...
I'd suggest the prayer forums, ... my experience is that CF members can be relied upon ... to render support and comfort, ... without any regard to our human identifications ...
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But we're not. We are deeply segregated by denomination, politics, and race. We have fora for different denominations, we have Conservative and Liberal 'safehouses'. We have Men's Corner, and a teen area.
We also have fora for people with various struggles, be it mental health or just general recovery.
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Start a private Conversation and invite those in that you seek.
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Wow. Well, because I don't really know who I would invite. I'm also thinking of new posters facing these issues who want help dealing with them.
We have the recovery fora so that people can easily find others dealing with the same issues they are.
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Peachy, CF has private areas that no one of the opposite sex can access, did you know that?
We have to ask permission to gain access to it. There is also a separate womens forum as well, with the same requirements.
I think your idea of providing a safe haven is also kinda like our democratic safe house as well as our requirement that all who want to post in the Messianic Judaism forum have to read and sign an agreement first.
So, women are protected, men are protected in the forums for either men or women only, as well as Messianic Jews are also protected, as well as dems
Most recently, we have been trying to keep the one bread one body forum safe for Catholics too.
I personally would love to read about what its like to be of color and what your experiences are as an american and in other parts of the world
People who are white could only post in fellowship and with respect but not debate you.
Why not? I think it would be a great idea to create a minority safe house here.
Its not separating the body, its protecting parts of the body while they converse and share, but remain part of the body.
We have to ask permission to gain access to it. There is also a separate womens forum as well, with the same requirements.
I think your idea of providing a safe haven is also kinda like our democratic safe house as well as our requirement that all who want to post in the Messianic Judaism forum have to read and sign an agreement first.
So, women are protected, men are protected in the forums for either men or women only, as well as Messianic Jews are also protected, as well as dems
Most recently, we have been trying to keep the one bread one body forum safe for Catholics too.
I personally would love to read about what its like to be of color and what your experiences are as an american and in other parts of the world
People who are white could only post in fellowship and with respect but not debate you.
Why not? I think it would be a great idea to create a minority safe house here.
Its not separating the body, its protecting parts of the body while they converse and share, but remain part of the body.
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The forums for different denominations are made because they all have different doctrines that only members of those denominations would be the most appropriate to comment. Women have a forum because the differences between men and women are notorious, especially when the Bible mentions specific roles for men and women. If a "person of color" wants to create a forum talking and asking for an advice because of an issue related to his race, then I don't see why both whites and non-whites shouldn't give their own advice.
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Minority by what standard though?
Nationally, for example, black african people are a minority in the US and UK. But globally white people are the minority against BAME.
Also, are we not supposed to be promoting the idea of Galatians 3:28?
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Whites experience everything blacks experience, just the media ignores it. Unarmed whites being shot (twice as many unarmed whites are killed by police, even though blacks more violent and tend to be in higher-crime areas with more police around). Having police called on them for trivial reasons (hundreds of times every day). Being kicked out of Starbucks for not buying anything (but, usually the whites just leave or buy something, without cursing the manager, refusing to leave after multiple requests, and insulting the police as did those two blacks punks the media is portraying as victims).
You want a forum where anti-white racists can share lies about how they're victims because they're not white. The real victims of racism are whites, because of media bias and discriminatory "Affirmative Action" programs, such as at top universities where blacks are commonly admitted with low qualifications that would cause whites to be rejected.
Here's some advice: Stop playing a sniveling victim, and stop being a racist wanting special treatment (like a no-whites-allowed forum).
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