What’s ‘digital blackface?’ And why is it wrong when White people use it? - CNN

[now05ster]

Yeah it's been overtaken by a certain crowd

What do you mean "you people"?

 

[W@P]

 

[Gabe Owner]

My current SA meme, it’s just too easy when this country is run by morons…

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I love this.

 

[rambo919]

 

[Kosmik]

You don't even need to post a meme, you can just drop popular culture slang and get fired..

Mississippi news anchor apparently removed after quoting Snoop Dogg live on air

Barbie Bassett previously apologised for another on-air comment in October

www.independent.co.uk

TIL...

 

[Jam Sandwich]

TIL...

Lol...I learnt something new today...

“Fo shizzle, my nizzle,” said Bassett when the idea of a collaboration between the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper and a newsroom journalist was raised.

“Nizzle” is slang for the N-word.

Must be about cultural appropriation and all....

 

[Gabe Owner]

Lol...I learnt something new today...

“Fo shizzle, my nizzle,” said Bassett when the idea of a collaboration between the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper and a newsroom journalist was raised.

“Nizzle” is slang for the N-word.

2 letters in common, bro.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

2 letters in common, bro.

I would have pegged it as some kind of reference to lighting a joint or something...

 

[Kosmik]

Lol...I learnt something new today...

“Fo shizzle, my nizzle,” said Bassett when the idea of a collaboration between the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper and a newsroom journalist was raised.

“Nizzle” is slang for the N-word.

Must be about cultural appropriation and all....

Exactly!

 

[kalongbat]

Afaik, laws are not retro active. So if you contravene a new law years in the past, you cannot be punished legally. In SAGuys example, you can't. In the example of a ceo being lambasted later, that is public opinion/perception, like the trudeo and similar. Society may dislike it but unless it broke some other law or a law in effect AT THE TIME of the incident, there is no criminality. Civil, differant story, folks can argue emotional trauma etc and roll the dice on that.

As insane as it sounds, apparently it can be. Retroactive laws and prosecutions are a thing in many countries.

 

[Kosmik]

As insane as it sounds, apparently it can be. Retroactive laws and prosecutions are a thing in many countries.

Any examples? Not doubting but curious.

 

[Madhawk]

 

[Barbarian Conan]

 

[SykomantiS]

Please don't force me to haul out that world IQ chart again..

I'm starting to think that chart is, like, waaaaay off.
70 seems way too high.

 

[Bliksis]

Lol...I learnt something new today...

“Fo shizzle, my nizzle,” said Bassett when the idea of a collaboration between the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper and a newsroom journalist was raised.

“Nizzle” is slang for the N-word.

Must be about cultural appropriation and all....

"What's that colourful umbrella for?"
"Fo' drizzle"

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Recent article on CNN

What's 'digital blackface?' And why is it wrong when White people use it? | CNN

If you're White and you've posted a GIF or meme of a Black person to express a strong emotion, you may be guilty of wearing 'digital blackface' -- a modern-day term for an insidious form of racism.

edition.cnn.com

 

[Kosmik]

When the sarcasm is so thick.....

But Drax-clones will miss it.

 

[W@P]