FCJ-159 /b/lack up: What Trolls Can Teach Us About Race

This article explores the racial politics of trolling by examining virtual world raids conducted by users of the internet message board 4chan. Since these raids deploy offensive language and imagery that play upon African American stereotypes and history, they can be understood as participating in a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tanner Higgin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Humanities Press 2013-12-01
Series:Fibreculture Journal
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Online Access:http://twentytwo.fibreculturejournal.org/fcj-159-black-up-what-trolls-can-teach-us-about-race/