The Slow Factory Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to social and environmental justice, this week issues a warning about digital blackface, describing it as an online phenomenon where white and non-black people share GIFs and photos of black people to express emotion, and stating that it often perpetuates negative stereotypes that they are 'aggressive, loud, and sassy.'
Slow in the pejorative sense, that is...
Some praised the organization for raising awareness for digital blackface, while others felt the inclusion of memes was going too far and actually a form of black erasure.
As Longrider points out, there's really only one appropriate response to this nonsense.
Well they will have to sort out the TV license situation. is it still cheaper to have a black and white ? well if so, no longer, as it with be coloured and white or some such stupid nonsense.
ReplyDeleteHave they thought this through ?
As I said over at LR's place, why is aggressive, loud and sassy necessarily negative? There is a regular commenter at various blogs that I would describe as aggressive loud and sassy but I doubt that he is black. He is a bit of a nutter but doesn't mince his words, always says what he thinks and his comments are always entertaining. He calls himself Mr. Ecks.
ReplyDeleteNone profit they might be but how many managers or chairpersons are making a big salary out of this I wonder?
ReplyDelete"Well they will have to sort out the TV license situation. is it still cheaper to have a black and white ?"
ReplyDeleteYes! And if you're blind. 🤔
"He calls himself Mr. Ecks."
We've met... 😉
"...but how many managers or chairpersons are making a big salary out of this I wonder?"
Oh, without a doubt!