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