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In reply to the discussion: "Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is" [View all]BumRushDaShow
(128,947 posts)And she is right on point regarding what amounts to (my words) "segregation" of social media... Although it would more accurately be considered "separation" since people obviously have a choice as to which types of media to use and who to follow on that media.
I would say that this is part of the reason behind what Effie has been trying to do on DU, as much as it seems to frustrate a number of DUers. It is "bridging the gap" of communications (on a different level - i.e., more "informal" with the discussion forum being a part of "social media" ) and get some conversations going, exactly like these 2 ladies here in Philly are trying to do. And this effort will actually also be helpful for Michelle because being the child of immigrants who came here to the U.S. from a country where nearly everyone "looks like them" (versus descending from enslaved people who were brought here, where people who "look like them" are in the minority), she can gain a better understanding of those of us whose families have been here under this system for generations.