Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post provides information about Louise Mensch and documents and provide explanations for two Hip Hop references that Louise Mensch recently used in her political twitter feed.
The content of this post is presented for cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Louise Mensch for an interesting, scary, and I believe what will be a historically significant twitter account.
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INFORMATION ABOUT LOUISE MENSCH
From https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/17/louise-mensch-trump-russia-ties-media-scoop
Julian Borger in Washington
Friday 17 February 2017 06.14 EST Last modified on Wednesday 1 March 2017 01.11 EST
"In the journalistic race to get to the bottom of one of the most closely guarded secrets in Washington – the investigation into the Trump team’s contacts with Moscow – one of the biggest scoops came from an unexpected source: the British former MP and novelist Louise Mensch.
Mensch has lived in New York since resigning as the Conservative MP for Corby in 2012 so that she could spend more time with her children and her American husband, Peter, the manager of the heavy metal band Metallica.
Now 45, the woman born Louise Bagshawe in London who once dominated the chick-lit bestseller lists in the UK has reinvented herself once more: working as an executive for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp by day, and probing Donald Trump’s Moscow connections by night."...
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A HIP HOP REFERENCE THAT WAS USED IN THAT TWITTER FEED
https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
"Louise Mensch Verified account @LouiseMensch [March 25, 2017 12:00 PM)
Louise Mensch Retweeted Bradd Jaffy
Here we go yo
Here we go yo
So what so what so what's the scenario
#ConspiracyFact #TrumpRussia :)Louise Mensch added
Bradd Jaffy Verified account
@BraddJaffy
DOJ says a Russian hacking plot co-conspirator was arrested yesterday in Canada on a U.S. government provisional arrest warrant
8:41 AM - 15 Mar 2017"
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Hip Hop Quote: "Here we go, yo, here we go, yo etc."
From https://genius.com/A-tribe-called-quest-scenario-lyrics
"Scenario
A Tribe Called Quest
Featuring Leaders of the New School
Produced By A Tribe Called Quest
Album The Low End Theory
[Produced by A Tribe Called Quest]
[Hook]
Here we go, yo, here we go, yo
So what, so what, so what's the scenario
Here we go, yo, here we go, yo
So what, so what, so what's the scenario
[Verse 1: Phife Dawg]
Heyo, Bo knows this, (What?) and Bo knows that (What?)
But Bo don't know jack, 'cause Bo can't rap
Well what do you know, the Di-Dawg, is first up to bat
No batteries included, and no strings attached
No holds barred, no time for move fakin'
Gots to get the loot so I can bring home the bacon
Brothers front, they say the Tribe can't flow
But we've been known to do the impossible like Broadway Joe, so
Sleep if you want, NyQuil will help you get your Z's, troop
But here's the real scoop
I'm all that and then some, short, dark, and handsome
Bust a nut inside your eye to show you where I come from
I'm vexed, fuming, I've had it up to here
My days of paying dues are over, acknowledge me as in there (Yeah!)
Head for the border, go get a taco
Watch me wreck it from the jump street, meaning from the get-go
Sit back relax and let yourself go
Don't sweat what you heard, but act like you know
[...]
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SHOWCASE VIDEO:A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
TribeCalledQuestVEVO, Published on Dec 5, 2012
A Tribe Called Quest's official music video for 'Scenario'.
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ANOTHER HIP HOP REFERENCE THAT WAS USED IN THAT TWITTER FEED
https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
"Louise Mensch Verified account @LouiseMensch [March 15, 2017 12:00 PM]
Louise Mensch Retweeted Allen Harris
@putinRF u mad bro?Louise Mensch added,
Allen Harris
@crash_matrix Retweeted Louise Mensch
Except u haven't. It's all been half-truths. If the report's correct, u were only correct by accident @LouiseMensch Louise Mensch Verified account
Louise Mensch Retweeted Bradd Jaffy
Co-conspirator you say?
Why, it's almost as if I've been correct in my reporting throughout
#TrumpRussia #wikileaks"
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Hip Hop Quote: "You mad bro?
Explanation:
From http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=u%20mad
"This phrase was coined by Cam'Ron on the Bill O'Rielly show. The Harlem-bred rapper used it, when Bill began to get upset to further piss him off.
'Please, let me finish Cam'Ron. Let me finish!'
'Aha Aha! U Mad! U Mad!'
by Johnny Twoguns August 13, 2004"
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"umad
Online gaming shorthand for "are you mad?" Used as a taunt after pwning an enemy or messing with someone.
Red player: "I can't believe you just killed me with one hit! Are you cheating?"
Blue player: "umad?"
#so what #are you mad #what are you gonna do about it #your mom #bite me
by Holy Simon!!! May 22, 2010"
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From http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/u-mad
" “U MAD?”, sometimes written as “you mad?” or “u mad bro?”, is a catchphrase that is often used in discussion threads to imply that someone is losing their temper during the course of an argument, sometimes taunting or baiting other posters into a flamewar. Due to the agitating nature of the phrase, it is often considered a form of trolling.
[...]
Origin
The phrase “You mad, ‘cause [I’m better than you]” is a dissing technique found in the context of hip hop music, with its roots in freestyle battling. The phrase can be often heard on “diss tracks”[1] or songs primarily intended to disparage or insult others …. The first image macro using the phrase featured the Harlem-based rapper Cam’Ron pointing off camera with the overlaid text “YOU MAD.” The still image came from a segment on the Bill O’Reilly Show … where Cam’Ron appeared with producer Damon Dash to debate whether or not rap was harmful to children in November 2003...
DAMON DASH: How do you hurt children by promoting to be an entrepreneur and a CEO and to do right…
(CROSSTALK)
O’REILLY: Hold it! Hold it! You’re looking at a principal…
CAM’RON: Why don’t you want to let him talk? You mad. You mad.
O’REILLY: You won’t let me finish.
CAM’RON: Where did you start, A Current Affair, right?
O’REILLY: No, wrong.
CAM’RON: I’m going to get at you in a minute.
O’REILLY: You go ahead. You get at me.
CAM’RON: I’m going to get at you in a minute.
Spread
The first Urban Dictionary definition for the phrase “U Mad” was submitted by user Johnny Twoguns[4] on August 13th, 2004, attributing the coinage to Cam’Ron. The same year, U-Mad.net[10] was established as a personal homepage for an independent rap group”...
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: *You Mad
BlueNinjakoopa553 Uploaded on Aug 20, 2009
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Cam'Ron and Damon Dash on the Bill O'Reilly show [Cam'ron's use of "You mad" on that show resulted in that phrase increased popularity.
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Sunday, December 1, 2013
#RacismEndedWhen Tweets That I Really Like
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post documents selected tweets for #RacismEndedWhen [the hashtag "Racism ended when"].
Background:
"On Sunday, the Republican National Committee tweeted out an ill-advised tribute to civil rights icon Rosa Parks, praising the late activist for "her role in ending racism."
@GOP
Today we remember Rosa Parks’ bold stand and her role in ending racism.
9:58 AM - 1 Dec 2013
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I learned about that GOP tweet and its resulting hashtag via a Huffington Post article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/01/gop-rosa-parks_n_4368211.html
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Although I don't tweet, I couldn't resist clicking that hashtag. I learned that @FeministaJones started #RacismEndedWhen in response to that Republican's tweet.
And I decided to archive some of the #RacismEndedWhen tweets that I like.
Tweets provide opportunities for insightful, witty humor and in-your-face truth talking. These tweets are compiled for folkloric, cultural, sociological, and, yes, for entertainment reasons.
I divided these selected tweets into two groups:
Group 1 are ironic, sarcastic tweets that hopefully convey the point that racism hasn’t ended because of ___________ or that _________ wasn’t proof that racism has ended. I call this group "Sarcastic/Ironic #RacismEndedWhen Tweets"
Group 2 tweets provides a serious example of something that would indicate that racism would have ended. I call this group "Serious #RacismEndedWhen Tweets".
These tweets aren't presented in any order of preference. However, I assigned each tweet a number for reference purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
WARNING: While all the tweets quoted on this blog are "clean", some #RacismEndedWhen tweets include profanity, the "n word" fully spelled out, and other content that may be considered problematic.
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#RacismEndedWhen link https://twitter.com/search?q=%23RacismEndedWhen&src=hash&f=realtime December 1, 2013
Group 1: Sarcastic/Ironic #RacismEndedWhen Tweets
1. Attack Slug@BadassGuacamole56m
#RacismEndedWhen Steve Harvey started hosting Family Feud
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2. Lizz Winstead
#RacismEndedWhen The Jeffersons "moved on up."
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3. Ken Schultz@kenthinguy23s
#RacismEndedWhen Mitt Romney bridged the racial divide by demanding to know who let the dogs out.
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4. Mistletoe Ethaniel@m_ethaniel30m
#RacismEndedWhen Disney released 13 movies starring black princesses and all-black casts.
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5. Blu_wire@11@Blu_wire1132m
#RacismEndedWhen the lone black character stopped being the first to die in horror movies.. oh wait..
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6. Corey Smith@corey_smith8033m
#RacismEndedWhen Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney made 'Ebony And Ivory'
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7. Darth Shada ✨@DarthShada35m
#RacismEndedWhen Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin were inducted into Mensa.
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8. Amy McCarthy@aemccarthy39m
#racismendedwhen Vanilla Ice dropped his first record.
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9. ROY vs BEAU ®@TheKonfident11h
#RacismEndedWhen ....Mr. Drummond adopted Willis & Arnold.
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10. Adwoa Asiedu@adjpants44m
iCannot RT @fuelbot: #RacismEndedWhen Justin Timberlake got cornrows.
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11. Jane Doe, MD@DrJaneChi2h
#RacismEndedWhen Bill Clinton played the sax on Arsenio Hall.
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12. Adwoa Asiedu@adjpants52m
BAHAHA!! My fave! RT @nationsfilm: #RacismEndedWhen Barbara Billingsley said, "Can I help? I speak jive." in Airplane!"
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13. Haitian Shade Tree@UnaGotadeL1uvia2h
#RacismEndedWhen Elvis invented rock n roll
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14. Comrade@Kyronne1h
#RacismEndedWhen Disney had a cartoon with a Black Princess
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15. Malus Lupus@Cae_919m
Hold on a sec... I thought #RacismEndedWhen we all remembered the Titans? Can the #GOP confirm?
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Group 2: "Serious #RacismEndedWhen Tweets".
1.HenryS@Surprise4231m
#RacismEndedWhen the GOP stopped trying to keep minorities from voting…oh, wait.
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2. Sue@Stroppy_Girl40m
#RacismEndedWhen everyone who settled in North America made good on their broken treaties with indigenous peoples and...oh, wait. Nevermind.
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3. Woochie@shimmygod1h
#RacismEndedWhen the police stopped following black & hispanic folks on the road
4. Tits N Giggles@Tits_NGigs55m
#RacismEndedWhen everyone unanimously wanted to put an end to "stop & frisk"
Oh, yeah....
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5. LC@Retracasil16m
#RacismEndedWhen White Americans paid to watch majority black movies that did not star Denzel Washington or Will Smith.
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6. Chris Bourg@mchris4duke48m
#racismendedwhen When professions that proclaim diversity as a core value actually became diverse #librarianship #88percentwhite
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7. Ronin Mara@RoninMara42m
#RacismEndedWhen sit-com characters of different ethnicities started joking about things that had nothing to do with each other's ethnicity
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8. J. Gladiator@_AdvntrsofJess_46m
"@CoquiNegra: #RacismEndedWhen I stopped being mistaken for The Help instead of the Professor...oh wait; that never happened"
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9. daphne barconey@deebarc11m
#RacismEndedWhen people of color can purchased items with their debit cards at Barney's and not stopped or go to jail
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10. Claire@Bishpleaz10m
#RacismEndedWhen People gave credit to funny hashtags to the black women who started them. Oh wait.
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RELATED LINK
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/12/01/3007041/gop-credits-rosa-parks-ending-racism/ GOP Credits Rosa Parks For ‘Ending Racism’
"The Republican National Committee celebrated the 58th anniversary of Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, by proclaiming in a tweet that racism has ended" [tweet given above]
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ADDENDUM December 7, 2013
Here's an excerpt from a Salon article that relates to the topic of Black people using twitter:
"
..."As American pop culture lurches its way toward presenting a marginally more complete picture of the society that births it, the media are rushing to catch up. The fabled “national conversation on race” is happening. Equal parts hilarious, historical and painful, the complex clumsiness of its execution is matched by its necessity. We have to talk about it — we’re just not that good at it yet...
Black Twitter, as both a player and a phenomenon, has been front and center of most of these discussions. As a member of “Black Twitter,” I’m conflicted about the moniker. My participation in feminist, geek or New York Twitter have yet to receive the same level of scrutiny as my membership in Black Twitter. At the same time, there’s joy in the name. Black. Twitter. Using the same social media everyone else is, this cultural movement has been a repeated source of insightful analysis, hilarity and virtual support that affirms the shared and diverse experiences of being black both online and off. One in four black people who are online at all is tweeting, using the platform to offer instant feedback on the news of the moment."
Article title: "The American media has no idea how to talk about race on-screen
But they're (slowly) learning, thanks to social media campaigns that are forcing difficult conversations" by Sydette Harry
http://www.salon.com/2013/12/05/the_american_media_has_no_idea_how_to_talk_about_race_on_screen/
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Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Special thanks to @FeministaJones for starting this hashtag.
I cosign what this tweet says:
Beatrice E Peterson@MissBeaE32s
Hopefully #racismendedwhen will spark a larger dialog about racism and diversity in all aspects of life.
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This post documents selected tweets for #RacismEndedWhen [the hashtag "Racism ended when"].
Background:
"On Sunday, the Republican National Committee tweeted out an ill-advised tribute to civil rights icon Rosa Parks, praising the late activist for "her role in ending racism."
@GOP
Today we remember Rosa Parks’ bold stand and her role in ending racism.
9:58 AM - 1 Dec 2013
-snip-
I learned about that GOP tweet and its resulting hashtag via a Huffington Post article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/01/gop-rosa-parks_n_4368211.html
-snip-
Although I don't tweet, I couldn't resist clicking that hashtag. I learned that @FeministaJones started #RacismEndedWhen in response to that Republican's tweet.
And I decided to archive some of the #RacismEndedWhen tweets that I like.
Tweets provide opportunities for insightful, witty humor and in-your-face truth talking. These tweets are compiled for folkloric, cultural, sociological, and, yes, for entertainment reasons.
I divided these selected tweets into two groups:
Group 1 are ironic, sarcastic tweets that hopefully convey the point that racism hasn’t ended because of ___________ or that _________ wasn’t proof that racism has ended. I call this group "Sarcastic/Ironic #RacismEndedWhen Tweets"
Group 2 tweets provides a serious example of something that would indicate that racism would have ended. I call this group "Serious #RacismEndedWhen Tweets".
These tweets aren't presented in any order of preference. However, I assigned each tweet a number for reference purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
WARNING: While all the tweets quoted on this blog are "clean", some #RacismEndedWhen tweets include profanity, the "n word" fully spelled out, and other content that may be considered problematic.
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#RacismEndedWhen link https://twitter.com/search?q=%23RacismEndedWhen&src=hash&f=realtime December 1, 2013
Group 1: Sarcastic/Ironic #RacismEndedWhen Tweets
1. Attack Slug@BadassGuacamole56m
#RacismEndedWhen Steve Harvey started hosting Family Feud
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2. Lizz Winstead
#RacismEndedWhen The Jeffersons "moved on up."
**
3. Ken Schultz@kenthinguy23s
#RacismEndedWhen Mitt Romney bridged the racial divide by demanding to know who let the dogs out.
**
4. Mistletoe Ethaniel@m_ethaniel30m
#RacismEndedWhen Disney released 13 movies starring black princesses and all-black casts.
**
5. Blu_wire@11@Blu_wire1132m
#RacismEndedWhen the lone black character stopped being the first to die in horror movies.. oh wait..
**
6. Corey Smith@corey_smith8033m
#RacismEndedWhen Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney made 'Ebony And Ivory'
**
7. Darth Shada ✨@DarthShada35m
#RacismEndedWhen Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin were inducted into Mensa.
**
8. Amy McCarthy@aemccarthy39m
#racismendedwhen Vanilla Ice dropped his first record.
**
9. ROY vs BEAU ®@TheKonfident11h
#RacismEndedWhen ....Mr. Drummond adopted Willis & Arnold.
**
10. Adwoa Asiedu@adjpants44m
iCannot RT @fuelbot: #RacismEndedWhen Justin Timberlake got cornrows.
**
11. Jane Doe, MD@DrJaneChi2h
#RacismEndedWhen Bill Clinton played the sax on Arsenio Hall.
**
12. Adwoa Asiedu@adjpants52m
BAHAHA!! My fave! RT @nationsfilm: #RacismEndedWhen Barbara Billingsley said, "Can I help? I speak jive." in Airplane!"
**
13. Haitian Shade Tree@UnaGotadeL1uvia2h
#RacismEndedWhen Elvis invented rock n roll
**
14. Comrade@Kyronne1h
#RacismEndedWhen Disney had a cartoon with a Black Princess
**
15. Malus Lupus@Cae_919m
Hold on a sec... I thought #RacismEndedWhen we all remembered the Titans? Can the #GOP confirm?
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Group 2: "Serious #RacismEndedWhen Tweets".
1.HenryS@Surprise4231m
#RacismEndedWhen the GOP stopped trying to keep minorities from voting…oh, wait.
**
2. Sue@Stroppy_Girl40m
#RacismEndedWhen everyone who settled in North America made good on their broken treaties with indigenous peoples and...oh, wait. Nevermind.
**
3. Woochie@shimmygod1h
#RacismEndedWhen the police stopped following black & hispanic folks on the road
4. Tits N Giggles@Tits_NGigs55m
#RacismEndedWhen everyone unanimously wanted to put an end to "stop & frisk"
Oh, yeah....
**
5. LC@Retracasil16m
#RacismEndedWhen White Americans paid to watch majority black movies that did not star Denzel Washington or Will Smith.
**
6. Chris Bourg@mchris4duke48m
#racismendedwhen When professions that proclaim diversity as a core value actually became diverse #librarianship #88percentwhite
**
7. Ronin Mara@RoninMara42m
#RacismEndedWhen sit-com characters of different ethnicities started joking about things that had nothing to do with each other's ethnicity
**
8. J. Gladiator@_AdvntrsofJess_46m
"@CoquiNegra: #RacismEndedWhen I stopped being mistaken for The Help instead of the Professor...oh wait; that never happened"
**
9. daphne barconey@deebarc11m
#RacismEndedWhen people of color can purchased items with their debit cards at Barney's and not stopped or go to jail
**
10. Claire@Bishpleaz10m
#RacismEndedWhen People gave credit to funny hashtags to the black women who started them. Oh wait.
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RELATED LINK
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/12/01/3007041/gop-credits-rosa-parks-ending-racism/ GOP Credits Rosa Parks For ‘Ending Racism’
"The Republican National Committee celebrated the 58th anniversary of Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, by proclaiming in a tweet that racism has ended" [tweet given above]
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ADDENDUM December 7, 2013
Here's an excerpt from a Salon article that relates to the topic of Black people using twitter:
"
..."As American pop culture lurches its way toward presenting a marginally more complete picture of the society that births it, the media are rushing to catch up. The fabled “national conversation on race” is happening. Equal parts hilarious, historical and painful, the complex clumsiness of its execution is matched by its necessity. We have to talk about it — we’re just not that good at it yet...
Black Twitter, as both a player and a phenomenon, has been front and center of most of these discussions. As a member of “Black Twitter,” I’m conflicted about the moniker. My participation in feminist, geek or New York Twitter have yet to receive the same level of scrutiny as my membership in Black Twitter. At the same time, there’s joy in the name. Black. Twitter. Using the same social media everyone else is, this cultural movement has been a repeated source of insightful analysis, hilarity and virtual support that affirms the shared and diverse experiences of being black both online and off. One in four black people who are online at all is tweeting, using the platform to offer instant feedback on the news of the moment."
Article title: "The American media has no idea how to talk about race on-screen
But they're (slowly) learning, thanks to social media campaigns that are forcing difficult conversations" by Sydette Harry
http://www.salon.com/2013/12/05/the_american_media_has_no_idea_how_to_talk_about_race_on_screen/
****
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Special thanks to @FeministaJones for starting this hashtag.
I cosign what this tweet says:
Beatrice E Peterson@MissBeaE32s
Hopefully #racismendedwhen will spark a larger dialog about racism and diversity in all aspects of life.
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