>sentiment online, similar to what Moore and Carnell indulge
>in sometimes (I'm a daughter of West African immigrants/first
>gen, so it does hurt). But from what I've seen, the
>commentary's mostly been from other West Africans (at least on
>twitter), and a few media outlets. Not that the coverage has
>been favorable.


Yeah that's interesting. I wouldn't be surprised to see Carnell or Moore speak on this and highlight what they call "masking ADOS failure", where the selling point of an American business is that it's all black while there are little to no ADOS present. This seems be partially what you're saying below. I hate that some of their followers can't just stick to that and the justice claim, but I guess you have those types and pretenders everywhere.


>He was CEO of Okayplayer as a whole tho, not just Okayafrica.
>And I wasn't trying to imply that an immigrant, first-, or
>second-generation African shouldn't ever lead a Black American
>media brand or that a Black American shouldn't ever lead an
>African media brand. Moreso that diversity, representation,
>and inclusion are applicable goals in predominantly black
>spaces too.



Word. That's true and sounds like something that needs to be raised amid all of this.


>You raise an interesting question about how we haven't really
>heard from many Black American/ADOS men on this issue (I mean,
>other than 15 and BT) and what their representation was like
>there. One could argue that Black American/ADOS men have been
>the dominant group within Black American brands in the
>music/culture space - or at least within those focused on Hip
>Hop - and it's notable that women have had issues in those
>black spaces as well. edit: i.e. maybe that has something to
>do with it??
>



I would be interesting to hear more from women in these spaces. Frankly, I just find it quite odd when men at the top hire a bunch of women to be under them. That just seems suspicious on its face to me... similar to what you were saying in reply 50.