Reaction GIFs of Black People Are More Problematic Than You Think

<p>On the other hand, technology also makes it much easier to&nbsp;<a href="https://onezero.medium.com/the-modern-mutation-of-blackface-3da8a832db8e" rel="noopener">borrow elements</a>&nbsp;of other cultures. When we all live behind the relatively anonymous wall of the internet, we have near-absolute power to display ourselves in whatever manner we like. I can pretend to be an Asian American man living in Wyoming if I want. (I&rsquo;m not: I&rsquo;m a Black woman living on the East Coast.)</p> <p>One prominent problematic example of this is the use of digital blackface in GIFs. While using GIFs is not nearly as extreme as taking on a whole fake online identity, it represents a much more subversive way that cross-cultural blending from the internet can reinforce negative stereotypes and make us less empathetic when it comes to other races.</p> <p><a href="https://onezero.medium.com/stop-sending-reaction-gifs-of-black-people-if-youre-not-black-b1b200244924"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>