To make things easier, we’re changing up the verification process slightly…
We’re going to start giving people verified flairs. This sub will always be open to anybody, this is just to define first-hand Black experience, from people on the outside looking in.
To be verified: simply mail a mod a photo containing:
Account name, Date, Country of residence, User’s arm
Once verified, the mods will add a flair to your account
Posted Sep 9, 2022, 6:30 PM UTC
Hey, I’m a mod!
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Rule #3. This goes without saying, but racist trolls will be banned. Your posts will never make it to the sub, so don’t bother.
I'm an on and off redditor. I'm about to send in details for my verification. My only question is about the “picture of the users arm”
Is this Reddit lingo I am unfamiliar with or do you want a picture of my arm from shoulder to wrist?
Whatever you feel like would communicate your race without making you uncomfortable
Will a hand do?😆
Sure
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How do I get verified?
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Oooooo I'm so offended🤣😭 Lame ass
Rule #3. This goes without saying, but racist trolls will be banned. Your posts will never make it to the sub, so don’t bother.
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Rule #3. This goes without saying, but racist trolls will be banned. Your posts will never make it to the sub, so don’t bother.
Hello, I seem to have been banned from r/black people for a complete misunderstanding around the prefix of using European African as an identifier.
Banned from this sub?
It's OK. Not sure what happened. Seems alright now
I am still waiting to be verified. My post is still in messages from 2 months ago lol.
Our bad!
I'm assuming "user's arm" is proof of skin color. What about lighter skinned people? I'm sure my mom would be questionable or dismissed as white without seeing hair and such.
Hair then, if possible
You forget that hair relaxer weave and dye exists?
Everyone isn't going to pass the black approved test on hair bro lol
If you feel like what we’ve asked for won’t work for you, we are willing to discuss what will. This isn’t a super serious thing, and we aren’t rigid on our verification
Thank you for replying. Here's the thing. I'm not trying to be a troll.
It is super serious to some of us.
Some people work within a parameter where full anonymity is wanted when it comes to social media activities. Why disclose location and provide photos that have digital time stamps. I can honestly tell you. Of what I know. You can certainly find someone off a candid photo of their arm.
This is why this idea is stupid. Some folks are white passing lol just saying. If someone is high Yellow they're pretty much going to be dealing with BS from the mods lol.
What BS from mods? I don’t think anybody who has asked to be verified has had any problems