David Fleetwood - RG Admin / is on Nostr

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Pronouns: He/Him
Mobile/Living Room Systems: Analogue Pocket / MiSTer FPGA
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2024-06-24 17:41:56

@npub1p09…m5vl went off on me for calling him a white dude, countering that he's "middle eastern." Which fine, that may be his ethnic background but nobody sees his photo and sees a PoC, he is as white as the rest of Ireland, which is where he has lived most of his life. Furthermore, he explicitly identifies as "European" on his own company website.
I could use my Sicilian ethnicity to call myself "Mediterranean" but I know society grants me the privileges of a white man so I don't.
#Aral #FakeAlly
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2024-06-24 13:50:38

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You are being purposefully disingenuous and attacking another advocate for accessibility to defend an able white dude with no actual skin in the game who's targeted devs working on the problem directly, and who's own work does not uphold the standards he is a self-appointed champion of.
Rethink your approach my dude.

2024-06-24 13:42:50

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This is a very unserious and insulting response. I look forward to you turning your fire on Aral, who's own apps do not meet the accessibility standards he champions.

2024-06-24 13:42:50

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This is a very unserious and insulting response. I look forward to you turning your fire on Aral, who's own apps do not meet the accessibility standards he champions.

2024-06-23 15:35:35

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Reading the ridiculously fragile responses of Aral to people bringing even the lightest of critiques against his approach is a great reminder that he may have some valid points but the cishet able white dude is definitely not the right champion for this or any cause.
I agree with some of what he says, but he's literally targeting many of the people his 'cause' benefits, and declining any learning opportunities they are offering him.

2024-06-22 13:32:37

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While not wrong, one way to address this is to not accept contributions that do not meet accessibility guidelines. When I worked for MS & Amazon the guidelines were part of acceptance criteria, and if new features did not meet them they were blocked until they did.
I know it's difficult, but projects are choosing their priorities and accessibility is not one of them. Worse, when features are designed without it as a baseline, it's very difficult to add later.

2024-06-22 12:47:35

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I think his overall point, that OSS has generally not taken accessibility seriously and thus is by default an abelist community is largely correct, but I'm not seeing how attacking the teams working on the problem is helpful.