1/36
@BreeNewsome
Wow. Gotta wonder how widespread the digital blackface phenomenon is & what that reveals about the dominant culture’s fixation with impersonating Black people
2/36
@KweenInYellow
very widespread
3/36
@trouble_scott
A few years ago, I saw someone on FB pretending to be a black kid I knew from a sneaker forum. I thought it was weird to see him promoting Trump under a different first/last name.
It’s a pervasive problem and I’m sure it’s far more widespread than we can appreciate right now.
4/36
@youngzell3
he needs to step down
5/36
@jirish
SMH
6/36
@JonOfOakland
Now it started: They say, "I have a Black friend."
How it is going: They pretend to be the Black gay friend.
7/36
@realhudsonyards
it’s pretty simple really
8/36
@themstems
He replied to someone arguing with him & intended to use a Black digital puppet that he pulls out when he believes he needs backup from ‘someone’ who credibly validates his argument. The intention is an appearance of authority/authenticity. In truth, a pathetic manipulation.
9/36
@Ivory_Keith_C
And he said that with his whole chest, didn't he?
10/36
@CCoceans311
This sucks because so many times I’ve seen friends who I know are Black have their voices invalidated on here because people think they’re using digital Blackface.
11/36
@thisnotmyburner
The Russians just outsourced the social media trolling to the Americans this time
12/36
@hannahleeahn
13/36
@FlaniganColette
Very common. I read Bishop Talbert Swans twitter, he gets these everyday. Always conservative, evangelical and begin their sentences with I am a black man....idk the endgame. They don't fool Black people
14/36
@Neferast
He got Rachel Dolezal syndrome..
15/36
@fiendofscience
yup- for every blue checkmark doing it, there have to be about 10k 'regular' twitter people doing digital blackface or other dishonesty. I need to remember this whenever tempted to engage with trolls.
16/36
@Kirkmking
No, most black men don't have to say "I'm a black man and..." or "As a black man I..." I know that I just say what needs to be said!
17/36
@RothAnim
Pretty common. This was one of the tactics used in gamergate.
When the alt-right core started gettign called out on their racism and sexism, some of their defenders (whether alt-right or games) started using "Not your shield" to deflect that criticism.
18/36
@llr517
I’d say it’s pretty widespread.
19/36
@MemphisQuinn
It’s even weirder than your normal case of digital blackface… Apparently this gentleman (who is somehow related to Patti LaBelle) claims to have sent the message but it’s hard to discern whether that is the sincere situation or if he’s falling on a sword for this person
20/36
@DrLinger42
That guy was very, very close to being in the US HoR. Barely lost the primary in a marginal district.
21/36
@GoTellItontheMt


22/36
@BTrusty504ever
It's deep, Bree. It's pretty widespread.
23/36
@99percentMelk
@DeanBrowningPA EXPOSED! Racist and sexist, the worse America has to offer. Fvck you coward!!!
24/36
@davezavu
Is this a thing? I mean a thing on Grinder? Closested white guys pretending to be black? More things white guys need to be sorry for.
25/36
@COINTELPRONOUN1
I for one actually am a female T'au Fire Warrior
26/36
@NikkiStokely89
He actually claims to be quoting a reply he got to another tweet too. Which is funny because I don't see any quotation marks or a mention of the other account.
27/36
@axmedamiinmax
twitter should suspend dean's main account.
28/36
@Alucarda_666
It makes one wonder how many of these accounts are used to sow discord between black and latino people? Likely a ton.
29/36
@brockscrocs
Holy shyt that’s fukking brutal
30/36
@MiltonEverglade
As a bisexual Jewish parsee this speaks to me
31/36
@peeton36
Isn’t this the plot of Get out?
32/36
@TygerSongbird
Browning is a brown-noser.
33/36
@Stilldrereacts
Just go down the Meghan Markle rabbit hole and you will see.
34/36
@BobDawgs22
Say what? Are you trying to be a white guy?
35/36
@Tish_Larue
@DeanBrowningPA
36/36
@DamonLMoore
*continuing fixation
https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/blackface-birth-american-stereotype
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