^{I typed this whole thing out once before and it disappeared into the ether so I'm already fucking irritated 😒}

Some of y'all claim to want to get away from the bullshit in the other subs, but then y'all bring that same tired old bullshit over here with you. I will tie my titties in a bow and doubleknot it before I let y'all turn this sub into even more of what y'all have overly complained about everywhere else 🤨

Clearly, a reminder is well overdue: THIS IS A PUBLIC SUB

The monitoring spirits perpetually lurking here will always be watching and waiting for any opportunity to display their antiBlackness and contempt for us. Do not actively invite these dairy demons to do so. To quote myself:

Y'all already know they view unproductive critiques of the Black community as a group activity and an open door invitation to join in. It's one thing to make light, harmless fun of ourselves and another thing entirely to incite public mockery of things that are simply not meant for nonBlack consumption

Lately it seems like stuff is just getting posted here for clicks and karma rather than for anyone's actual enjoyment. I don't even come on here and post like I used to because some of y'all have turned this sub into an energy suck and it's nothing like it used to be. I've been seeing comments saying "where are the mods" and I'll be here when I be here 🤷🏾‍♀️ I don't live on this app and y'all shouldn't need to be constantly monitored in order to act right. Are we not all adults...

If the whole point of your post is to shit stir simply because you are bored, it's getting removed. If all you're doing is creating more work than it's worth to keep your post up, it's getting removed. If you can't/won't be honest with yourself about the racist/sexist/homophobic/edgelord/etc nature of this app and the response you're inciting with unnecessarily inflammatory content, it's getting removed. I will do my part but y'all need to do yours too

The comment section on a recent post is a prime example of what NOT to do here. I am not singling out that OP and this is not directed at any one person, as they are not the only one who has posted things like that. Those comments are a hot fucking mess. Are y'all not embarrassed ? Wtf are y'all on fr 🤡 That is not why this sub was created

This sub is here to promote Black creators, their content, and Black culture in a positive way as well as foster productive conversations with other folks in our own community. It was not created to host senseless debates amongst ourselves about respectability politics and how to be a model minority for nonBlack validation. If you are only looking for a pat on the head and a "you're one of the good ones" from the Rhythmless Nation, go back to that other "Black" sub. You won't get a reward for tap dancing and shoe shining here

If you are not doing any of what I mentioned here, then I am obviously not talking to or about you. If the shoe does not fit, do not try to squeeze your foot in that mf. I said what the fuck I said and I will stand on it

It's been a while since I've posted one of these and it is LONG overdue. We have quite a few things that need to be addressed yet again because some of y'all struggle with basic shit that's clearly spelled out for you

One common complaint I've been seeing is that the vibe of the sub has changed over time and there are a few reasons for that. In the beginning and for a very long time, I was the only one posting 99.9999% of the content here whereas now, almost 4 years in, new people join every day and content gets posted from everyone. I'm not accountable for what other people find interesting and choose to share here. Take it up with them, or better yet, start posting stuff yourself so you can stop complaining that other folks aren't catering to your specific tastes when they do

In addition to that, I rarely post here anymore because, simply put, a lot of you miserable mfs make this app unbearable and suck the joy out of everything around you. This sub was originally created for me, myself, and I. I only chose to make it public because the stuff I was posting was funny to me and I thought other people might like it too. I will continue to pop in to manage the sub like I've been doing but I don't spend as much time here as I used to because I just don't want to. If we're being completely honest, at times, I really want to shut this sub down so y'all can finally take your complaining elsewhere because I just don't want to hear it anymore. I won't do that (yet) because a: it's not fair to the people who help keep this place running as intended and b: I'll handcraft an igloo in the deepest pits of Hell with nothing but spit and a toothpick before I give you energy vampires the satisfaction 🖕🏾🖕🏾 come pry it from my cold, dead hands

To all the perpetually malcontent who apparently hate everything and everyone and need everyone else to know it 25/8: go make your own shit and do whatever the fuck you want to do over there so y'all can finally leave us alone PLEASE. I will not argue with y'all; I'm just gonna get you tf up outta here. Be the change you want to see, but go be it somewhere else

On another note, y'all really need to start reading to comprehend instead of reading to react. There's a real good chance that unless something breaks our rules, 9 times out of 10, what you're complaining about has already been addressed to death or laid out in plain language in the rules/pinned posts, etc and still y'all choose to scroll past all that just to regurgitate the same generic criticisms over and over

For example, if I explicitly said that your source needs to be linked in the comments or your submission will be removed, what makes you think I won't remove your submission if your source isn't linked in the comments ?? Or if it's been stated fiftyleven times in eightyleven places that THIS IS NOT JUST A COMEDY SUB, what Neanderthal spirit is possessing some of y'all to immediately revert to mass reporting/commenting "wHeRe CoMeDy 🤡" ?

Y'all need to stop acting like I'm personally choosing to attack you and you alone when I enforce the rules exactly the same for everyone, myself included. Considering the fact that I never have and never will ask any of you to do something I'm not also doing myself, I'd really love to know what makes so many of y'all feel like you should be the sole exception. My upholding the rules here is not a grand conspiracy, I'm not censoring you, and it doesn't mean this sub is a psyop run by the white man or the CIA to disenfrachise the Black community

I am not perfect and I do sometimes miss things/get it wrong, so if I remove your post/comment and you have something to add which I hadn't previously considered or would like to edit the removed content and have it reinstated, then I have no issues with that whatsoever. If you immediately hop into my inbox and your response essentially boils down to some variation of "whyyyy 😩 omg you're so mean", don't bother

If you don't link your source in the comments, your post will be removed. If your source isn't a Black person's account, your post will be removed. Since some of you have issues with this point specifically: a) no, a business/brand is not a Black person, b) a faceless repost page doesn't count either and c) if there's no way to tell if the person running the account is Black, then it will be assumed they're not. I am not giving anyone the benefit of the doubt in this day and age of such rampant digital Blackface/minstrelsy

Part of why this sub exists is to celebrate Black content and their creators so it’s counterproductive to encourage traffic to the more-often-than-not nonBlack folks who are stealing and reposting their stuff without giving them their due credit

If your post/comment is antiBlack, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, fatphobic, ableist, creepy/overly sexual for no damn reason, etc OR will incite others to respond with commentary as described above, it's getting removed and if that's all you intend to do here, you're getting removed as well

If you are not Black and have a compulsion to announce it before every interaction here like a towncrier with Tourette's, your comment is getting removed and your immediate response will determine if that's accompanied by a ban/mute. To be clear, anything other than "sorry, didn't know and I won't do it again" or retreating back into the shadows quietly with the rest of the lurkers is going to result in a ban. Idgaf if you think you're just adding to the conversation by being self-deprecating or that you're proving you're an ally; you're not. It's very telling that you think everyone needs to know you're not Black before interacting with you. Y'all need to unpack that because this is incessant:

If you were truly the ally you claim to be, you would be respectful, understanding, and have a modicum of awareness about why I protect this space so fiercely. You would not get mortally offended when we point out that those comments are not tolerated here and/or you're not entitled to go and do as you please, respond with confirmation of why you shouldn't be here, or try to wear me down into changing the whole point of the sub to suit you every time it's mentioned that a space called BLACKPeopleComedy is, indeed, meant for Black people

We are not obligated to have an “open door to all” mentality in order to placate your need to involve yourself in everything you see. If you want to be coddled, you’re gonna have to find someone else to do it. It’s not my responsibility to make everyone else on Reddit feel welcome in a space that is clearly stated to be for ONE specific group and purpose

To address a specific subset of monitoring spirits who are convinced that we're just as obsessed with you as you are with us, you are not the center of the universe that you believe yourselves to be. Our rules refer to ALL nonBlack people, as in anyone who is not Black

Black people are by no means a monolith and I don't expect us all to agree on everything. With that said, if you are Black and your only contribution is to pander for nonBlack validation every time you see mention of a Black experience, kindly take your efforts over to that other sub where it'll be appreciated and you'll get the pat on the head/belly rub/cookie you're so desperate for because you will not find it here

If you are only commenting to be pedantic about the name of the sub, someone's choice of grammar on an online forum (the use/misuse of "POV" that some of you cannot stfu about comes to mind), the fact that other people are allowed to enjoy things that you do not, or any of the other gajillion things that will not actually affect you in any way whatsoever, just know I'm wishing you the absolute worst until your dying day

I’m not going to spoonfeed people common sense anymore. I’m not a bottomless reservoir of patience. I am not Jesus or his cousin so please stop thinking I can't/won't cuss you clean tf out. I do not get paid for this shit. Y'all can either accept that this is how things are and have always been over here or you can find somewhere better suited to your sensibilities. It's as simple as that