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In a | In a March 26, 2023 op-ed, CNN’s John Blake asks [https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/26/us/digital-blackface-social-media-explainer-blake-cec/index.html “What’s ‘digital blackface?’ And why is it wrong when White people use it?”]. He gives the following answer: | ||
“Digital blackface is a practice where White people co-opt online expressions of Black imagery, slang, catchphrases or culture to convey comic relief or express emotions.” | “Digital blackface is a practice where White people co-opt online expressions of Black imagery, slang, catchphrases or culture to convey comic relief or express emotions.” | ||
I presume that includes a “white person’s” use of terms like “[[woke]]”. | I presume that includes a “white person’s” use of terms like “[[woke]]”. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:04, 26 March 2023
In a March 26, 2023 op-ed, CNN’s John Blake asks “What’s ‘digital blackface?’ And why is it wrong when White people use it?”. He gives the following answer:
“Digital blackface is a practice where White people co-opt online expressions of Black imagery, slang, catchphrases or culture to convey comic relief or express emotions.”
I presume that includes a “white person’s” use of terms like “woke”.