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Racism
Nov 27, 2012 14:15:03 GMT
Post by Hunny on Nov 27, 2012 14:15:03 GMT
Racism evident behind some US social media
In the decades since the civil rights movement helped end segregation in the US, openly racist language has largely disappeared from public discourse. Yet the re-election of America's first black president on November 6 sparked an ugly outburst by some students at the University of Mississippi. Racial slurs initially made in posts on Twitter and Facebook were soon repeated at an impromptu anti-Obama protest where campaign posters were also burned. Meanwhile rumours of a riot on campus spread on social media. Researchers say the incident has highlighted how some people are more prepared to voice racist views online than in person. And how social media can be used to mobilise people who share those views very quickly. SEE THE REST OF THE STORY...
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