In solidarity with many bkos supporters and anti-racists, starting at 12 AM I will be boycotting dailykos for 1 week. Dailykos is one of my favorite places online, but I am appalled by the recent purge and its disproportionate effect on people of color on this website. Good people lost their ratings privileges and even got banned for simply defending themselves against hounding attacks. I have kept quiet about this injustice for far too long. Racism on a progressive website, of all places, should absolutely not be tolerated.
I will miss this place, but I am sick of the meta wars, I am sick of the constant belittling of people. My voice may be small and kind, but I will not stand by and let this happen to some of the best posters on this website. I will not be silent any longer. Our site has its problems with race and racism, and perhaps this boycott will bring greater awareness to it.
I will miss this place. I dunno what it is, the color of orange, the people, the arguments, the love, but I get something I need from this website. That is why I keep coming back, but as long as racism permeates these pages...it is awfully hard for me to justify returning.
So at midnight western time, I will not return for one week. Not one click, not one comment, not one diary. I know that in reality that doesn't amount to much...probably nothing at all, but as long as I have a voice to lend, I will lend it to the forces that fight racism. Every time.
Oh yeah, check out this Robinswing's SistahSpeak diary to learn more about the boycott.
Thanks for listening.