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I consider among these, the kind of people who, when they see a Black name trending on social media, being harassed or disapproved of for something, they join in on the harassment and disapproval, using that as an excuse to express their anti-Blackness.

Tumblr for example is rife with closet racists who express their anti-Blackness through how they engage in fandom, (how they talk about Black characters on TV and in movies, harassment of Black actors, for example) ,and how they treat Black fans.

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Lakitha Tolbert
Lakitha Tolbert

Written by Lakitha Tolbert

(She/Her) Busybody librarian from Ohio.

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