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In reply to the discussion: An open letter to African-Americans who have left DU [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)49. A few years ago I posted a Hearts post in the BOG for posters that don't post here anymore
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11022758
Some of the people I hearted have returned (Nance, Hekate and a few others) but what's really interesting is the number of black posters on that list.
Just off the top of my head:
KindofBlue
FiredupDem
NatBurner
BrewmanJaxx (who was the King of the AA forum back in the day and created the incredible Black History that doesn't make it into the History Books and Graphic Examples threads that I brought into DU3. I last saw him a while ago on another web site and he basically told me he wouldn't post on DU if he was paid too)
Karenina (if Brewman was the King, she was the queen. A 2001 sign up poster)
Angee_is_Mad
Empowerer
goclark
quiet.american
MadMaddie
Chovexani
Uzybone
Frenchiecat
PoliticalDem
ampad
Hell, we can probably add Prosense to the list now too. She's had so much trash thrown her way for so long and now she's not posting much anymore either.
Some were tombstoned (Fire1, HamdenRice (who is quite successful on Daily Kos from what I've heard) and RaineyB) And then we had SemicharmedQuark who wasn't black but was an incredibly smart and funny as hell Latina. Starbucks Anarchist was a super fun, super smart Indian guy. Neither of them post here anymore which leaves the number of Latin and Indian posters here probably in the single digits.
And I'm sure I've left off a bunch. And whether this web site is smart enough to recognize it or not, this place is lessened more than I could ever articulate for having lost this much minority representation. It is a damn shame, but considering how infested this place is with disaffected white people that love nothing more than to crap all over this president, it's not at all surprising.
Some of the people I hearted have returned (Nance, Hekate and a few others) but what's really interesting is the number of black posters on that list.
Just off the top of my head:
KindofBlue
FiredupDem
NatBurner
BrewmanJaxx (who was the King of the AA forum back in the day and created the incredible Black History that doesn't make it into the History Books and Graphic Examples threads that I brought into DU3. I last saw him a while ago on another web site and he basically told me he wouldn't post on DU if he was paid too)
Karenina (if Brewman was the King, she was the queen. A 2001 sign up poster)
Angee_is_Mad
Empowerer
goclark
quiet.american
MadMaddie
Chovexani
Uzybone
Frenchiecat
PoliticalDem
ampad
Hell, we can probably add Prosense to the list now too. She's had so much trash thrown her way for so long and now she's not posting much anymore either.
Some were tombstoned (Fire1, HamdenRice (who is quite successful on Daily Kos from what I've heard) and RaineyB) And then we had SemicharmedQuark who wasn't black but was an incredibly smart and funny as hell Latina. Starbucks Anarchist was a super fun, super smart Indian guy. Neither of them post here anymore which leaves the number of Latin and Indian posters here probably in the single digits.
And I'm sure I've left off a bunch. And whether this web site is smart enough to recognize it or not, this place is lessened more than I could ever articulate for having lost this much minority representation. It is a damn shame, but considering how infested this place is with disaffected white people that love nothing more than to crap all over this president, it's not at all surprising.
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It's opportunistic to tell African Americans to come back bec. the DP need them.
ellenrr
Dec 2014
#5
Lighten up.. This is steve's heartfelt open letter for any of the African Americans who left to
Cha
Dec 2014
#7
In my experience, people tell someone to 'lighten up' either bec. they disagree with the message or
ellenrr
Dec 2014
#10
Whether you meant it as a personal attack or not.. "it's seems your post only advantage is to make
Cha
Dec 2014
#16
I believe that newbie, ahem, didn't notice that this is the African American Group. Just saw it
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2014
#34
A few years ago I posted a Hearts post in the BOG for posters that don't post here anymore
Number23
Dec 2014
#49
The only post Skinner has ever made in this forum (as far as I know) was to chastise bravenak
Number23
Dec 2014
#51
It was a coordinated effort, and it clearly worked. So much for our "liberal" allies.
Tarheel_Dem
Dec 2014
#53
Ding! Ding! Ding! Their main contribution here seems to be their opposition to anything Obama.
Tarheel_Dem
Dec 2014
#72