Marginalized people with platforms face harsher expectations and worse criticism when it comes to parasocial dynamics online. CW/TW: Discussion of white supremacy, queerphobia, social exploitation of marginalized people By Shaanth Nanguneri In every Tiktok, Youtube video, and Tweet we consume, our parasocial relationships with content creators are evolving. The idea of a parasocial relationship in...
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White People: Stop Weaponizing Our Emotions To Avoid Your Racism
My habit of showing my humanity via having feelings, is routinely used by white people as ammunition to discredit anything I have to say. By Shannon Barber Don’t call me angry when what you mean to say is: this Black person has full human emotions and I’m uncomfortable. Or if you mean: I feel personally...