There is no accountability for online hate speech. A person can post cartoons of lynchings, spout Nazi rhetoric, deny the Holocaust, and call Mexicans rapists, and their social media account will likely go unchecked. Their actions online, though, do not exist solely in series’ of ones and zeros. The implications of online hate rhetoric are felt in the real world, …
Candyman and Irresponsible Storytelling
The characterization of Candyman as a grotesque, hostile, and threatening black man obsessed with a white woman perpetuates dangerous racial stereotypes. The consequence of this depiction fortifies the racial fears and constructs that people of color have worked so ardently to dismantle.
The Problematic Politics of the Women’s March
For many, the march instilled feelings of hope and progress. But for others, the march preserved the same divisiveness it sought to dismantle.