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[–]Blended_Scotch 11 insightful - 3 fun11 insightful - 2 fun12 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I have also dealt with this from the very same sub. As far as I know, there is no equivalent of it on r/WhitePeopleTwitter

I was commenting on a post that had nothing to do with skin colour at all, it was to do with masks and someone who refused to wear one. My comment was swiftly removed by a bot because I was not a verified member (despite being subbed) and only verified members can comment on posts with the flair "Country Club Only"

As to what the "Country Club" is, when it applies and for what reasons, I don't know. But I was told I had to send a picture of my forearm and username if I wanted to interact with any of these posts. The mods can seemingly apply that flair wherever they wish, even on posts that have nothing to do with black people in particular, and stop any non-verified members from voicing their opinion.

Someone else here mentioned this was segregation and I think I have to agree. I'm subbed to this subreddit, I enjoy their content and I regularly upvote and occasionally comment on their posts. And now, despite being a supporter of the subreddit, I'm not able to voice that support because I am not black. I didn't join that subreddit because it had anything to do with skin colour, I joined because I enjoyed the content on it. Fundamentally, isn't that really what forums should be about?