So... why is it knowing all we do and know... that you form your mouth to tell us anything about anything on the topic of us experiencing what we do? How can you, the unmasked, the actual image of the mask tell anyone what it’s like to wear it? There is so much you don’t see around yourself. So oblivious. It’s alright to be honest that you don’t know what all is happening. It’s not cool to pretend you do in order to silence black femmes.

I think... where I’m going with this is... I am a person who likes a lot of the same stuff you like now. Like my name is from a very popular mostly white dude video game. My instance is named after a black philosophy that has somehow also put on a mask. Well.. ...

I think I have lots of dudes trying to follow me because they think I’m a super into Linux gamer like them. How disappointed are they when I’m reclaiming my identity and our philosophy. I, Ikora, am no longer a character in your fantasy but an actual complex being with very strict requirements of engagement. And I am reclaiming Ubuntu. It isn’t just about dudes and computers. There are complex black-centred discussions that we are GONNA have. Welcome to my page.

Please replace my typos with the correct spelling in your mind. Apologies sleep-typing.

@ikora thank you for sharing, going to be thinking about this for a while. I'm in a tech-adjacent field and this resonates

@benhamill I’m already a target but boost away :)

@ikora @benhamill was legit looking to ask if boosts were okay. 👍

@ikora Fair point. Perhaps… "more of" shoulda been in there. 🙃

@benhamill yeah! Thanks. That would make more sense.