@kikuhughes@amsterdamitaly just happens to have a black person in the gif, I don't believe it is racist. But if that gif is used for the sole factor they are black or because of the assumed connection between black people and them having funny reactions, then yes, it is wrong.
@kikuhughes@amsterdamitaly Okay. Again, all I said was my personal opinion about using gifs feat. black people to express how you feel, not because of the sole factor they are black or because there is an assumed connection between a black person and them having funny reactions. All I'm saying is if a gif-
@amsterdamitaly@kikuhughes@thelittleanimal Me as well. I think using GIFS to express how you feel in an entertaining and non-discriminatory way is fine but using it just because they are black isn't.
@kikuhughes@thelittleanimal I personally don't think gifs featuring black people are digital blackface if it is not used for the sole reason their black but because it expresses their emotions/feelings at that moment. But, impersonating a black person, speaking like a black person, etc. Yeah, that ain't it.