GIFs as Blackface

Function with Anil Dash by Vox Media Podcast Network

Oct 16, 201938:32Technology

It seems like every month a new cringe worthy picture of a public official in Blackface is shared on social media. The pictures usually surface decades after they were taken but they are born out of a long tradition of B...

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