White People Engage In 'Digital Blackface'

CNN gets obliterated for accusing white people of racist 'digital blackface' for sharing black memes: 'The stupidest thing I've read in all of 2023'

CNN was thoroughly mocked for accusing white people of "digital blackface" for sharing memes and GIFs featuring black people. The CNN writer claimed that digital blackface is "one of the most insidious forms of contemporary racism."CNN senior writer John Blake claimed that black people sharing GIFs of other black people "get a pass." However, Blake said that white people are not allowed to share GIFs or memes of black people. "But if you’re whit…

CNN Gets Brutally Shredded on Social Media For Claiming White People Using Reaction Gifs of Black People is 'Digital Blackface'

Even Elon Musk got into the mix as CNN was brutally shredded on Twitter for posting an opinion piece saying that white people using reaction gifs of black people is a form of digital “blackface.” The article in question was authored by the network’s writer and producer, John Blake. “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,'” Blake wrote, and CN…

What is “digital blackface”? And why is it wrong for white people to use it?

Digital blackface is a practice in which white people adopt online expressions of images, jargon, slogans or black culture to transmit humor or express emotions.

CNN Writer Says White People Using Black Memes is 'Digital Blackface'

A new CNN piece says 'digital blackface' needs to be done away with. It's the phenomenon of white people using Black memes and/or GIFs to react to things on the Internet -- which has become common practice on Twitter and elsewhere.

White People Engage In 'Digital Blackface'

White People, Please Stop Engaging in ‘Digital Blackface’ by Posting GIFs Featuring Black Folks

Let's solve racism by eradicating digital blackface!