Comments on: BET Awards Dominate Twitter, Causes Racist Backlash

By: Black Folks and Twitter…we are everywhere. : Black Girl in Maine

Black Folks and Twitter…we are everywhere. : Black Girl in Maine — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:22:23 +0000

[...] Black folks were tweeting about the festivities at BET and some folks got mad about it…check this out, you can also feel free to do a Google search on the [...]

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By: When Cultures – and Subcultures – Collide on Twitter « The Learned Fangirl

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:11:32 +0000

[...] Last year’s BET awards discussion seemed to take some Twitter users by surprise and the resulting commentary turned nasty and at times racist. Since then the “news” of black Twitter users seems to have become more accepted, but [...]

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It is great surprise to me to see that not only the twitters integration onto the show but also the show dominating trending to topics on twitter.

By: When Racism goes digital: What #Team are YOU on? « L J R

When Racism goes digital: What #Team are YOU on? « L J R — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:49:22 +0000

[...] BlackWeb 2.0 commented that: It seems like whenever African-American topics dominate media there are always some unhappy campers. Social Media is no different… Apparently many people on Twitter wanted trending topics to go back to what they were use to seeing… Mind boggling that in a day when so many people make the argument that the Internet is not race specific… things like this still exist. It is a two-way street, in order for the Internet to truly be race agnostic society has to be first. [...]

By: twitter trend cause racist backlash « v, myself and i

twitter trend cause racist backlash « v, myself and i — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:04:42 +0000

[...] trend cause racist backlash Interesting article about Twitter and social events that raises issues on demographics and [...]

By: twitter trends cause racist backlash « v, myself and i

twitter trends cause racist backlash « v, myself and i — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:02:02 +0000

[...] trends cause racist backlash Interesting article about Twitter and social events that raises issues on demographics and [...]

By: rmcaldwell

rmcaldwell — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:30:27 +0000

I did write that, James. However, before I posted it, I'd written a comment detailing everything Markus stated. I still believe people are people but I also believe that in being “people,” we are most comfortable where we are welcomed. Please go to the other sites and invite them over here. Please challenge them in the same manner as you've challenged BlackWeb2.0. Better yet, create the site that is inclusive and that treats all intelligence as equal. Again, thank you for your comment.

By: jamesgooch

jamesgooch — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:18:08 +0000

Funny how the comment agreeing with my message was deleted. While the comment missing the point is praised.

On another note your comment about "serving their market." also seems to denote that mainstream media does not follow the achievements of black executives because it is not in their market? Really? A quick scan through any major news site will show they all exist and I am sure none of them would like the lessening of their achievements you offer them through the suggestion they could only be found here.

It is amazing that in a country so integrated with race and religion we would need an outlet for any one group of people to shine when as we all know great people of any color and any religion will shine regardless of publication or forum.

And here is that "missing" comment:

rmcaldwell wrote, in response to jamesgooch:

James, I agree, people are people.Thanks for your comments.

Link to comment: http://www.blackweb20.com/2009/06/29/bet-awards...