15149, RE: but... Posted by Zesi, Tue May-08-01 03:59 AM
I would say that race shows itself through some of our comments. Though it doesn't necessarily mean one is white or black or dominican or vietnamese....
Like a post that says "I hate white people..." I'd wager that poster ain't white
Or a post that's like "What's wrong with white people?" I'd wager the poster is white
Plus, we have some of their pictures, so we can put a face to a name. Basically, everyone on here is aracial until they explicitly say or show who they are. We can guess, we may guess right most of the time, but sometimes we'll be wrong. It won't shake my world if I find out someone on here is white...it will change my perception of what they say, though. Because off the computer, we operate inside a world where race matters and influences us every day...those influences do make it to cyberspace...fake persona or not.
It just BES that way sometimes.
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