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

[AbsolutSurgen]

23 minutes ago, stepee said:

I always like to keep some pineapple wrapped up in aluminum foil in case I’m having pizza that day 

You’re a monster. 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

24 minutes ago, sblfilms said:

Did your family put leftovers in the various plastic tubs left over from butter spreads, whipped toppings, etc.? My mom still does.

My grandma’s absolutely did. 

[skillzdadirecta]

Glad to see this topic continue the proud D1P tradition of devolving into a discussion about food complete with the age old Pineapple on Pizza debate... Bravo sirs 

 

Back on topic... Kinda

 

Mississippi TV Meteorologist And News Anchor Removed After Quoting Snoop Dogg Live On Air

DEADLINE.COM

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There has been no sign of the Mississippi meteorologist since March 8.

 

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There has been no sign of a Mississippi morning news anchor woman since she voiced a Snoop Dogg phrase on air earlier this month. 

Barbie Bassett has not been on air for the NBC affiliate WLBT since March 8, when her team were discussing the rapper’s addition to his wine line. 

Bassett said, “Fo shizzle, my nizzle,” when the idea of a Snoop collaboration with a newsroom journalist was raised. (“Nizzle” is slang for the N-word.)

The station’s chief meteorologist as well as anchor, Bassett has previously caused controversy with a comment, referring to a black reporter’s “grandmammy” on air. She later apologized.

 

[AbsolutSurgen]

Today. I learned what that saying means.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, AbsolutSurgen said:

Today. I learned what that saying means.

UH OH

 

[AbsolutSurgen]

1 minute ago, sblfilms said:

UH OH

 

Since rap is not really my thing, I don't go around quoting rappers on a daily basis.

I should be OK.

[TheShader]

I told my very white coworker about the news story, and he was also confused as he didn't know what it stood for until I explained it to him. I'm flabbergasted.

[stepee]

I feel like certain things like that snoop phrase are such obvious dodges to me, I must have a radar for this sorta thing.

[TheLeon]

This is why the only rapper I quote is Vanilla Ice.

[AbsolutSurgen]

30 minutes ago, stepee said:

I feel like certain things like that snoop phrase are such obvious dodges to me, I must have a radar for this sorta thing.

The dude has done ads for big insurance companies.  I know him from the ads he's done.

[CastlevaniaNut18]

I've probably said "fo shizzle" at some point just being goofy. But definitely only that part.

[skillzdadirecta]

25 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said:

I've probably said "fo shizzle" at some point just being goofy. But definitely only that part.

[AbsolutSurgen]

I got one better:

 

[Bacon]

On 3/27/2023 at 12:50 PM, Mr.Vic20 said:

think before you post

never or else i'd never post

[SuperSpreader]

2 hours ago, AbsolutSurgen said:

I should be OK.

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

I could never pull off a fo sho. Too pasty

[SuperSpreader]

1 hour ago, stepee said:

I feel like certain things like that snoop phrase are such obvious dodges to me, I must have a radar for this sorta thing.

[Bacon]

4 hours ago, sblfilms said:

Did your family put leftovers in the various plastic tubs left over from butter spreads, whipped toppings, etc.? My mom still does.

For years. Country Crock made the best bowls. Ever since they changed to the square bowl (and changed the formula to be awful, plz bring back the cancer parts that made it good), I've stopped using them.

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Also snoop has a kids show and it’s pretty great

[SuperSpreader]

1 hour ago, TheLeon said:

This is why the only rapper I quote is Vanilla Ice.

You and Don Jr.

[TheShader]

Just now, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Also snoop has a kids show and it’s pretty great

First time I saw a clip it really sunk in what a wild timeline we live in. 

[CastlevaniaNut18]

8 minutes ago, Bacon said:

For years. Country Crock made the best bowls. Ever since they changed to the square bowl (and changed the formula to be awful, plz bring back the cancer parts that made it good), I've stopped using them.

I still have CC bowls my mom gave me years ago and I use them for soups. 

[Anathema-]

Appropriating black American phrases is quintessentialy white American and using memes that feature black people is not even that. Digital blackface, on the other hand, refers to actually pretending to be a black American through the novelty of the anonymous Internet experience but instead has been a phrase appropriated to mean something divisibly absurd. Imagine that. 

[Guest]

16 minutes ago, Anathema- said:

Digital blackface, on the other hand, refers to actually pretending to be a black American through the novelty of the anonymous Internet experience but instead has been a phrase appropriated to mean something divisibly absurd.

 

No, no it doesn’t. Pretty much the earliest documented mention of the term comes from Lauren Jackson, a Black woman, and she was explicitly referring to reaction Gifs.

 

What is interesting is that younger kids are going the next level, as they reject gifs/memes, and instead do all sorts of garbage to more directly do the mockery.

[SuperSpreader]

6 minutes ago, sblfilms said:

What is interesting is that younger kids are going the next level, as they reject gifs/memes,

 

I don't think this is true. From what I've seen is they ONLY speak in memes. 

[TheShader]

16 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said:

 

I don't think this is true. From what I've seen is they ONLY speak in memes. 

I remember they specifically went through a phase where it was exclusively unintelligible memes, and the fact that the memes were equivalent to absolute gibberish was the point.

[AbsolutSurgen]

My 13-year old son sent this to me on Discord yesterday with no context. 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, TheShader said:

I remember they specifically went through a phase where it was exclusively unintelligible memes, and the fact that the memes were equivalent to absolute gibberish was the point.

Yeah, I always viewed that as part of a rejection of old people memery. Just make the absolute most incomprehensible nonsense possible. They also seem to inject themselves and their friends into these bizarre images.

 

I had to tell my 14 year old to stop updating his iMessage contact pic with all the weird crap he makes.

[mclumber1]

My daughter's generation (12 years old) has rejected memes and gifs and even emojis.  They just use text in their messaging apps, and punctuation is forbidden. 

[AbsolutSurgen]

My 6-year old has even rejected text. She sends voice messages to me as a Unicorn Animoji or a poop Animoji. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, mclumber1 said:

and punctuation is forbidden

This enrages me about communicating with my teenage employees.

[TheShader]

2 minutes ago, mclumber1 said:

and punctuation is forbidden.

In my experience, this isn't generation specific. If you can tell me how to get the Boomers, Gen X, and Millenials around me to use punctuation then I'm all ears. Doubly so if you can tell me how to get them to use it properly.

[TheShader]

The only exception seems to be when people go the opposite direction and use punctuation willy nilly. Just, tossing in; punctuations...wherever they really, feel like it!!!?

[SuperSpreader]

1 hour ago, sblfilms said:

Yeah, I always viewed that as part of a rejection of old people memery. Just make the absolute most incomprehensible nonsense possible. They also seem to inject themselves and their friends into these bizarre images.

 

I had to tell my 14 year old to stop updating his iMessage contact pic with all the weird crap he makes.

 

That's just internet memes. Did you dislike Odd Future?

[SuperSpreader]

1 hour ago, TheShader said:

The only exception seems to be when people go the opposite direction and use punctuation willy nilly. Just, tossing in; punctuations...wherever they really, feel like it!!!?

 

How  does that, actually, make you- feel?