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Resident urges commission to call out online behavior that erases others' experiences
Summary
During public comment Nathan Chung said a local Facebook post marginalized Black experience and criticized a community member for "erasing other people's experiences," urging the commission to be aware and not tolerate such conduct.
Nathan Chung spoke during public comment to thank the commission for public readings and to raise a concern about online behavior he said had dismissed Black experience in Northampton. He identified himself as a Northampton-area resident and said he was speaking as a member of the public.
Chung described a conflict with a local resident who runs a Facebook group, saying the person posted that events would be "more instructive for the white women in North" and criticized the choice of readings. "So, I just don't like the fact that some people in the community, a very small group of people, they like to devalue other people, to raise themselves up and erase other people's experiences," he said. The chair thanked Chung and expressed regret about his experience; the commission did not take formal action on the complaint during the meeting.
