[Air-L] #ThingsBlackPeopleDo is number one twitter trending

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Sat May 22 12:49:51 PDT 2010


Are you saying Anthropologists and others in the social sciences only  
notice things about other races because of their very own race?
Not because, you know, it's inherent in their discipline? ;)

>>
>> Secondly, white people notice the hashtags about race and for many  
>> whites
>> (not all, certainly) this is the first time they "notice" race  
>> which is
>> usually an unmarked category for whites (as Frankenberg, and then  
>> lots of
>> other people, noted).


>>> It's an interesting tag, this #ThingsBlackPeopleDo
>>> Mostly invoked by (if pictures are indicators) primary by black
>>> individuals.
>>> Some evocative, some ironic racism, some culturally self- 
>>> referential.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts on this current organic real-time global  
>>> conversation? Part of
>>> some of whole, yet individualistic.
>>> Where's Barry, would love to hear his thoughts on this.
>>>
>>> Example tweets:
>>>
>>> netty2189: #thingsblackpeopledo call each other nigga and think  
>>> its cute
>>> less than 20 seconds ago from TweetCaster · Reply · View Tweet
>>>
>>> Upt0wntruths: #ThingsBlackPeopleDo own maddddd  
>>> jewlery ...regardless if you
>>> live in the projects
>>> less than 20 seconds ago from Echofon · Reply · View Tweet
>>>
>>> JessicaLXY: RT @Sugarscamp #thingsblackpeopledo Go "mmmm-hmmmm"  
>>> with pursed
>>> lips and eye roll << mmmmmm-hmmmmm!!! lmao.
>>>
>>> LilRalphLauren: #thingsblackpeopledo Become the president of the  
>>> united
>>> states of america!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>
>>> Twin2388: #ThingsBlackPeopleDo learn how to become track stars  
>>> when they
>>> hear a gun shot
>>> 6 minutes ago from Twitterrific · Reply · View Tweet
>>>
>>> Kenni329: #thingsblackpeopledo Start immature dumb trending topics  
>>> like
>>> this that make them look like ignorant fools! C'mon, can we get it
>>> together?!
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> @SharonG
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