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?!
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