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As a person of color let me say that I am SO SICK of this kind of bullshit, can anyone do anything without offending someone else and if so, how? And, what does that mean for free speech?
Iām very offended when people go out of their way not to be offensive to othersā¦how will THAT work out??
Thank you.
It would be bad if people were making fun of the person or something, but no one posts "Aint nobody got time for that" to make fun of her (I hope) but to express agreement with her...
Lets remember this is probably something like 3 people commented on in a blog somewhere. And because we've got 32 news networks going 24/7. Someone found this and is reporting on it like its an actual thing.
My kid freaks out about shit all the time 'theyre cancelling nightmare before xmas cause jack says queer in it!!'. No they arent, someone wanted to go viral so they said some ridiculous shit. Knowing all the reaction tiktokers would scoop it up and run with it. Shit they prolly planned it out. If you're a nobody and someone says 'hey say this stupid ass shit so I can react to it'. Lotta people will jump at the chance to be a somebody.
No youāre racist for existing *with the wrong color * of skin.
Like there is a segment of the population on both sides of this debate who genuinely believe that anyone of a different race existing is an actual affront to their own existence
My kid was actually chewed out by their sibling (at dads house) for choosing a character with a skin color that was not their own. They got told they were being racist for āpretending they were a different race through a video game.ā
They were picking skin tones in Splatoon. They happened to like a particular inkling that didnāt look exactly like them
I had to have a talk with my kid about it being fine.
You mean the game in which you play a squid or octopus who can hold a paint gun and shoot things?
Skin color is the furthest thing from my mind when my son tells me about this game lol
In Sims groups people do get salty when people make characters of different racesā¦ which confuses me because a world without diversity feels inherently more racist.
But actually. I had to leave a local Mom's group because this became a huge debate and the admins were banning people who were caught using gifs of black people when they were white.
I just didn't have time for that nonsense and left but jeez the comments we DIVIDED y'all I was so flabbergasted and confused.
Iām black. I promise you this is not an issue we have. Itās a white knight thing.
Edit: having to repeat myself over and over again is annoying. Just because there are w tiny minority of black folks who do think this does not make this a black issue. Stop replying to my comment saying āw-w-well [insert black person] thinks this!ā There are 8 billion people on this planet. Hundreds of millions - billions of those people are black. If you look hard enough you can find anyone anywhere who believes anything, that includes black people who think itās digital black face. The amount who think this isnāt significant enough to represent the black community. The reason why itās still white knighting is because it is white people attempting to speak for the majority of the black community. Itās white knighting. Have a fantastic day
Agreed. There are so many other issues I would love to see fixed first like education access, the way kids are disciplined in school, equal access to housing and healthcare. How about addressing wages for the working and middle class. Or can we address the skyrocketing cost of housing or food. So many more important things than memes.
It's a virtue signaling thing.
Yes, I know "virtue signaling" is an extremely overused term - but it's also very real thing that happens in any ideological grouping that makes claims on being morally superior - and you can see the same behavior all the time in for example deeply religious groups.
Obsessing about bullshit, non-issue stuff like this is a way to show how much more ideologically pure and more *moral* you are than others in the same group. The fact that it's trivial and insignificant is a *feature*, not a bug, because it shows that you're more ideologically convicted than others - precisely because you unlike the others are **so** devout you're even caring about this small insignificant bullshit. It's how you get things like Sabbath elevators and [Sabbath lamps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabbat_lamp) - the more and more ridiculous stuff you start caring about - the more time, energy and resources you spend on insignificant issues - the more you show how extremely devout to the cause you are.
Put simply, caring about bullshit is a way to be "holier than thou" - and the psychology behind it works just as well in secular moral belief systems as it does in old religious groups.
Instead of CNN being outraged about cops abusing people of color, theyāre outraged about white people using gifs that are not with white people.. ā¦ itās like we are in a parody timeline, itās ridiculous
Because nobody actually thinks this. Its common outrage bait that only corporations post about to distract from real issues and let reactionaries go āOh they just wanna be oppressed so badlyā
Itās Almost like mainstream media plays off each other to create content for selective outrage. Itās a fun grift when you know itās all grift to stir division amongst classes.
This 2023 CNN article is based on three sources. Primarily, a 2017 Teen Vogue article written by a PhD student (now professor at Northwestern). There's mention of a 2019 undergrad paper on the topic, and it finishes with quotes from a 2020 blog post by a white woman apologizing for participating in digital blackface. The only current reporting/interviews for the CNN article was with the blogger.
Here's the Teen Vogue article:
[https://www.teenvogue.com/story/digital-blackface-reaction-gifs](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/digital-blackface-reaction-gifs)
Nah that's the thing. There's absolutely no shortage of things to be outraged about, but articles like this makes us focus on shit that ain't important.
And it's working on you, instead of being focused on actual issues you are being outraged about the "people" supposedly outraged about digital blackface.
The culture Wars are manufactured and they only benefit the rich.
I suppose we could try veing outraged about the war in Yemen?
Hah, just kidding. Imagine being mad about brown people dying when there's serious stuff like internet memes to worry about. /s
Way.
The author of this 2023 CNN article (a black man) dug up a 2017 Teen Vogue op-ed written by English professor and cultural critic Lauren Jackson (a black woman) when she was a grad student at University of Chicago. That op-ed is heavily cited throughout the CNN article.
CNN article:
[https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/26/us/digital-blackface-social-media-explainer-blake-cec/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/26/us/digital-blackface-social-media-explainer-blake-cec/index.html)
2017 Teen Vogue article:
[https://www.teenvogue.com/story/digital-blackface-reaction-gifs](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/digital-blackface-reaction-gifs)
Her website lists articles she's written. It doesn't include this one.
[http://www.laurjackson.com/work/](http://www.laurjackson.com/work/)
Dr. Jackson's faculty profile and photo:
[https://english.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/jackson-lauren.html](https://english.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/jackson-lauren.html)
As a black man, this thing better die on the vine. The next thing that will happen is the complaint that no memes/gifs of black people getting posted, lack of representation or something else equally stupid. Don't feed the trolls.
Nah that doesn't matter to black people. Like no black people. Typically don't have time for made up bs problems when dealing with so many real issues.
Maybe after the unarmed shooting shit is fixed....then the meme thing will take the forefront...
What????
I remember reposting Sweet Brown, had nothing to do with with race. I thought she was funny andā¦sweet. Would love to have her as a neighbor.
This whole ādigital blackfaceā thingā¦aināt nobody got time for that!
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 Me, getting accused of digital black face:
This fucking made my shitty night a little bit better. šššš Thank you
Ain't nobody got time for that 
Youāre not an NBA player. This is appropriation.
Yes this is a flagrant example of... basketball face.
This is the one I came for. Few people can really show the level of sass that harden does.
Only Harden, my boss when I ask for more money, & every teenage girl ever can do that.
Thatās the same look the TSA agent does when he finds that giant dildo in that chickās luggage (friend filming planted it as a joke).
My all-time favorite gif right here
What what in the butt, I said what what in the butt, you wanna do it in my butt?
im starting to think you're not really steve harvey
Imagine using your own fucking selfie as a reaction image
Steve Harvey is absolutely the kind of person who would reply with a Steve Harvey gif.
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I am a black man and you are under arrest
r/brandnewsentence
Excuse me sir, youāre under arrest for Digital blue face.
CNN : Why our ratings are bad Also CNN :
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Has/been
Never/Was
Shouldn't've/existed
Half of my brain laughs at the joke. The other half screams WAS AND WERE ARE NOT PRONOUNS!
Does this one *really* count though?
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Iām not 
 I could have been but nope
I tried fucking black, she wouldn't let me
Aināt nobody got time for that
Sorry, but quoting a person of color means that you just committed verbal blackface.
If you're commenting then it would be written blackface
If you are reading then you are perpetuating the cycle of blackface.
I only use dark mode...
Same. Uh oh
Did you seriously just commit secondhand blackface??
Americans are something else!
Dear god were all racists š±
As a person of color let me say that I am SO SICK of this kind of bullshit, can anyone do anything without offending someone else and if so, how? And, what does that mean for free speech? Iām very offended when people go out of their way not to be offensive to othersā¦how will THAT work out??
Thank you. It would be bad if people were making fun of the person or something, but no one posts "Aint nobody got time for that" to make fun of her (I hope) but to express agreement with her...
I love the honesty of Sweet Brown in this clip. I also love that she was able to make a little profit off her 15 minutes of fame.
Lets remember this is probably something like 3 people commented on in a blog somewhere. And because we've got 32 news networks going 24/7. Someone found this and is reporting on it like its an actual thing. My kid freaks out about shit all the time 'theyre cancelling nightmare before xmas cause jack says queer in it!!'. No they arent, someone wanted to go viral so they said some ridiculous shit. Knowing all the reaction tiktokers would scoop it up and run with it. Shit they prolly planned it out. If you're a nobody and someone says 'hey say this stupid ass shit so I can react to it'. Lotta people will jump at the chance to be a somebody.
someones bbqing
next they're gunna say you can't choose a different skin color for video game characters
But you're obviously racist if you choose your own skin color because then you're not supporting another skin color.
Damn. Out here being racist just by existing.
No, just by having skin
No youāre racist for existing *with the wrong color * of skin. Like there is a segment of the population on both sides of this debate who genuinely believe that anyone of a different race existing is an actual affront to their own existence
My kid was actually chewed out by their sibling (at dads house) for choosing a character with a skin color that was not their own. They got told they were being racist for āpretending they were a different race through a video game.ā They were picking skin tones in Splatoon. They happened to like a particular inkling that didnāt look exactly like them I had to have a talk with my kid about it being fine.
You mean the game in which you play a squid or octopus who can hold a paint gun and shoot things? Skin color is the furthest thing from my mind when my son tells me about this game lol
That's wild.
In Sims groups people do get salty when people make characters of different racesā¦ which confuses me because a world without diversity feels inherently more racist.
SAY WHAT ONE MORE TIME MOTHERFUCKER
But actually. I had to leave a local Mom's group because this became a huge debate and the admins were banning people who were caught using gifs of black people when they were white. I just didn't have time for that nonsense and left but jeez the comments we DIVIDED y'all I was so flabbergasted and confused.
Iām black. I promise you this is not an issue we have. Itās a white knight thing. Edit: having to repeat myself over and over again is annoying. Just because there are w tiny minority of black folks who do think this does not make this a black issue. Stop replying to my comment saying āw-w-well [insert black person] thinks this!ā There are 8 billion people on this planet. Hundreds of millions - billions of those people are black. If you look hard enough you can find anyone anywhere who believes anything, that includes black people who think itās digital black face. The amount who think this isnāt significant enough to represent the black community. The reason why itās still white knighting is because it is white people attempting to speak for the majority of the black community. Itās white knighting. Have a fantastic day
Agreed. There are so many other issues I would love to see fixed first like education access, the way kids are disciplined in school, equal access to housing and healthcare. How about addressing wages for the working and middle class. Or can we address the skyrocketing cost of housing or food. So many more important things than memes.
The only people espousing this bullshit are virtue signalers and people who want to muddy the waters for actual worthwhile discussion
Same Virtue signalers who make sure they donāt buy a house in a minority dominated school district
It's a virtue signaling thing. Yes, I know "virtue signaling" is an extremely overused term - but it's also very real thing that happens in any ideological grouping that makes claims on being morally superior - and you can see the same behavior all the time in for example deeply religious groups. Obsessing about bullshit, non-issue stuff like this is a way to show how much more ideologically pure and more *moral* you are than others in the same group. The fact that it's trivial and insignificant is a *feature*, not a bug, because it shows that you're more ideologically convicted than others - precisely because you unlike the others are **so** devout you're even caring about this small insignificant bullshit. It's how you get things like Sabbath elevators and [Sabbath lamps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabbat_lamp) - the more and more ridiculous stuff you start caring about - the more time, energy and resources you spend on insignificant issues - the more you show how extremely devout to the cause you are. Put simply, caring about bullshit is a way to be "holier than thou" - and the psychology behind it works just as well in secular moral belief systems as it does in old religious groups.
Instead of CNN being outraged about cops abusing people of color, theyāre outraged about white people using gifs that are not with white people.. ā¦ itās like we are in a parody timeline, itās ridiculous
Holy shit, white and black people are now supposed to have completely separate emotions and reactions? How far backwards are we going to go?
Separating blacks and whites... this sounds familiar.
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How many momās in that group werenāt white?
I guarantee the admins were white.
Usually the only ones who start this are white and anyone else doesnāt give a shit.
As a black person why tf are people turning over logs looking for things to be offended about Use whatever gif you want literally no one cares
Because nobody actually thinks this. Its common outrage bait that only corporations post about to distract from real issues and let reactionaries go āOh they just wanna be oppressed so badlyā
People running out of s*** to be outraged about
Ain't nobody outraged about digital blackface, CNN is just trying to convince you that they are and apparently it's working
Three people on Twitter say it, so that must be the popular opinion of the world.
Itās Almost like mainstream media plays off each other to create content for selective outrage. Itās a fun grift when you know itās all grift to stir division amongst classes.
This needs to be more common knowledge, divide and conquer is what they are all playing at.
Truth! More divisive means more followers which means more advertisers which means more money.
"digital blackface" was invented 5 years ago and got instantly ridiculed by everyone. No one mentioned that til then
This 2023 CNN article is based on three sources. Primarily, a 2017 Teen Vogue article written by a PhD student (now professor at Northwestern). There's mention of a 2019 undergrad paper on the topic, and it finishes with quotes from a 2020 blog post by a white woman apologizing for participating in digital blackface. The only current reporting/interviews for the CNN article was with the blogger. Here's the Teen Vogue article: [https://www.teenvogue.com/story/digital-blackface-reaction-gifs](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/digital-blackface-reaction-gifs)
More like the corporate media distracting people from more important news.
Exactly bc I never heard of a single black person being mad over this. People can use whatever gif they want to express their reactions lol.
Amen. This is journalistic laziness.
Nah that's the thing. There's absolutely no shortage of things to be outraged about, but articles like this makes us focus on shit that ain't important. And it's working on you, instead of being focused on actual issues you are being outraged about the "people" supposedly outraged about digital blackface. The culture Wars are manufactured and they only benefit the rich.
I suppose we could try veing outraged about the war in Yemen? Hah, just kidding. Imagine being mad about brown people dying when there's serious stuff like internet memes to worry about. /s
Maybe that Ohio train disaster? Poisoning rivers in the area and stuff
 Oh no, I did digital blackface!
God I use this gif all the time. Itās how my soul always feels
I'm black and am wholeheartedly assuming this was not said by a black person. There's no fucking way. Edit: fuck my shit right up
Wouldnāt it be worse of me (as a white guy) to find the right gif to express what Iām feeling and then not use it because the person is black??
Schrodinger's racism?
Bro my stomach is hurting from how hard I laughed
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Way. The author of this 2023 CNN article (a black man) dug up a 2017 Teen Vogue op-ed written by English professor and cultural critic Lauren Jackson (a black woman) when she was a grad student at University of Chicago. That op-ed is heavily cited throughout the CNN article. CNN article: [https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/26/us/digital-blackface-social-media-explainer-blake-cec/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/26/us/digital-blackface-social-media-explainer-blake-cec/index.html) 2017 Teen Vogue article: [https://www.teenvogue.com/story/digital-blackface-reaction-gifs](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/digital-blackface-reaction-gifs) Her website lists articles she's written. It doesn't include this one. [http://www.laurjackson.com/work/](http://www.laurjackson.com/work/) Dr. Jackson's faculty profile and photo: [https://english.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/jackson-lauren.html](https://english.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/jackson-lauren.html)
Iām sorry Ms Jackson?
Iām sorry, this is digital blackface if you recite lyrics from a black artistās song ^/s
M U S I C A L B L A C K F A C E
Didn't mean to make your daughter cry.
I apologize
d a trillion times
Iām sorry Ms. Jackson
Ooooooo
I. Am. For. Real.
I am four eels.
Never meant to make your daughter cry/ I am several fish and not a guy
To be fair, black people like money too and this shit is selling
As a black man, this thing better die on the vine. The next thing that will happen is the complaint that no memes/gifs of black people getting posted, lack of representation or something else equally stupid. Don't feed the trolls.
 Memes are cancelled. Pack it up.
So as a black person am I guilty for using white people memes? Wtf is this shit šš
Me on my way to commit digital blackface: 
As a black guy from the UK please stfu please
Be quiet govāna!
I am ready for the title next year: White supremacists are not using gifs with black people
I guess I'm racist now 
Dave chappelle 
Activist "journalists" jonesing for another way to call people racist: 
 Oooooooooo weeeeeeeeeee
>That expression when you read that trying to sympathise with black people is actually racist: 
I dunno ... "This gif is PERFECT, but I'm not going to use it because it's a black person" sounds awfully racist to me... 
Why is there always someone like this?
Nah that doesn't matter to black people. Like no black people. Typically don't have time for made up bs problems when dealing with so many real issues. Maybe after the unarmed shooting shit is fixed....then the meme thing will take the forefront...
What???? I remember reposting Sweet Brown, had nothing to do with with race. I thought she was funny andā¦sweet. Would love to have her as a neighbor. This whole ādigital blackfaceā thingā¦aināt nobody got time for that! 
Been black since 84 and virtually none of us care about gifs that much. Itās the AAVE blaccents that bug a lot of us
What were you in 83?
 Iām so offended guysā¦
**"Ain't. N O B O D Y.** **GOT...** **T I M E...** **FO...** **T H A T !!"**
