Kimmo 70,464 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) I can’t y’all Maybe you shared that viral video of Kimberly “Sweet Brown” Wilkins telling a reporter after narrowly escaping an apartment fire, “Ain’t nobody got time for that!” Perhaps you posted that meme of supermodel Tyra Banks exploding in anger on “America’s Next Top Model” (“I was rooting for you! We were all rooting for you!”). Or maybe you’ve simply posted popular GIFs, such as the one of NBA great Michael Jordan crying, or of drag queen RuPauldeclaring, “Guuuurl…” If you’re Black and you’ve shared such images online, you get a pass. But if you’re White, you may have inadvertently perpetuated one of the most insidious forms of contemporary racism. You may be wearing “digital blackface.” Edited March 27 by artdoll Hottie Detector 51 Link to post Share on other sites
TheFame Monster 8,188 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 is all i have to say 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
River 78,188 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 using meme/gif with POC means you don't care what is the color of the person in the meme/gif, you use it to because of the expression of the person and not the color of the person. CNN trying to find a problem so badly Artdoll was here xoxo 28 1 1 23 Link to post Share on other sites
Werewolves Wanted 2,033 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I feel like there should be more focus on individuals posing as POC when they are not rather than simple gif usage. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NATAH 24,127 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 i've seen this discussed before and i'll laugh just as hard this time mother, what must i do? 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Guillaume Hamon 4,950 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 No wonder why CNN ratings are falling... Actually they may do this kind of stuffs cause it's falling lol. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
heygurlhi 2,904 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) pro corporatist wokism at it's best keep virtue signaling CNN almost like they hide something headlines like this is why people hate the "left" btw Edited March 27 by heygurlhi Ignore me i drink 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites
LIKELADYAGAGA 3,397 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) After reading the full article, it's more nuanced than the headline suggests. The author communicates that if you're White and you use Black stereotypes as humor, that's insensitive. The article explains that it's not using the gifs that's the problems, it's if it perpetuates a Black stereotype for laughs or not. Edited March 27 by LIKELADYAGAGA 13 1 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites
PunkTheFunk 119,174 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I know everyone wants to laugh this off but I see some truth in this. The gifs you use online are meant to be an extension of your own expressions and emotions. Using a gif of a POC is not inherently wrong but it becomes a problem when that gif usage begins to caricaturize a segment of the population. I find gifs of women, especially black women tend to be prevalent on these forums, especially in contexts of humor or anger, and I often wonder if there is some underlying bias there. I am not saying I am not guilty of this because I use plenty of gifs too. Just something to think about. 17 4 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Simon 555 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 2 minutes ago, LIKELADYAGAGA said: After reading the full article, it's more nuanced than the headline suggests. The author communicates that if you're White and you use Black stereotypes as humor, that's insensitive. The article explains that it's not using the gifs that's the problems, it's if it perpetuates a Black stereotype for laughs or not. That's deep. (I'm white - sorry for the gif ) 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Levine 16,404 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 But Oprah telling "what is the truth" is using for the phrase, not for Oprah. If Kate Blanchett would have said something like that, then there would have been her .gif. This article is stupid and it only creates more hatred in the ignorant people. 8 5 Link to post Share on other sites
iamamiwhoami 1,333 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 So it means you can only use those gifs if you’re black, doesn’t it? Link to post Share on other sites
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