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Re:Launch HN: BlackOakTV (YC S21) – Netflix for black people by crooked-v on Friday August 06, 2021 @02:13PM (#28090959)
"Race shouldn't matter" is a fine thing to say, but is a really unhelpful principle for those people for whom it can't not matter.

Or to put it another way, with an example: I'm sure there are plenty of non-religiously-observant American Jews who would be happy to treat race as a non-entity, but that's not much of an option for them when anti-Jewish slander and violence is an ongoing part of society.

Re:Launch HN: BlackOakTV (YC S21) – Netflix for black people by dcow on Friday August 06, 2021 @02:32PM (#28091163)
So if all subgroups are subject to slander directed at their subgroup, then why is the answer to further segregate subgroups and create segregated services that only cater to certain subgroups?
Re:Launch HN: BlackOakTV (YC S21) – Netflix for black people by crooked-v on Friday August 06, 2021 @03:31PM (#28091774)
> and create segregated services that only cater to certain subgroups

I fail to see the "segregated" and "only" parts. Marketing to a particular demographic and reflecting the life experiences of that demographic doesn't mean that other demographics aren't allowed, nor does it mean that nobody else is going to be interested.

Re:Launch HN: BlackOakTV (YC S21) – Netflix for black people by dcow on Friday August 06, 2021 @08:10PM (#28094306)
I dunno I feel like half this thread would never have even happened if they lead with e.g.

> BlackOakTV - A streaming service promoting content by black creators focused on black culture

instead of:

> BlackOakTV - Netflix for Black people

OP asked for feedback. They can do what they want with it (including ignore it).