Archive for January, 2011

Racism in Social Media

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Anytime I read an article, blog post, or watch a video, I browse through the comments, just to see how people react to various media.  Many comments are absurd and not worth reading, but I occasionally find worthwhile insights.

One interesting phenomenon that I have noticed, however, is that racism is alive and well within social media.  Although some people would have us believe that racism has faded from our societies, the truth is that most racist people just do not have the audacity vocalize their hatred.  But in the anonymity of the Web, they feel quite comfortable expressing their lewd and bigoted opinions.

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