@jerry Thanks for laying that all out. I've been thinking along similar lines and your post is a great clarifier and sanity check for me.

I'll add just one thing to the comments above: people of colour *are* speaking up about this and being clear about what they need. Some solutions are technical (reply controls) and some are social (wypipo quit sealioning, go find and banhammer the nazis, etc). Following #blackmastodon is a way to listen in and find ways to help.