Hate Speech Against African Americans Up 10,000% On Twitter
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WORLD — Several watchdog groups have sounded the alarm over a concerning rise in hate speech on Twitter since Elon Musk took ownership of the platform. They say African Americans are being particularly targeted, as speech against them has risen over 10,000%.
"This is concerning," said researcher Merv Blubshank of the Center for Countering Mean People Being Hateful on the Internet. "Even more concerning is the fact that almost all the violent hate is being directed at one African American man in particular."
Several hateful messages noted by the organization include such as: "Go back to where you came from Elon Musk!", "I hope Elon Musk dies in a fire!" and "ELON MUSK! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!".
"We're concerned that African Americans will no longer feel safe online," said Blubshank. "This rampant hatred must end!"At publishing time, the organization also noted a worrisome rise in anti-FBI hate speech on Twitter as well.
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Sorry,you have to be black to be an African American.
Why?
Because those are the people who the term applies to. Duh ?
Ahhh, so it's inherently racist. Right?
i suspect a lot of people are looking like this after that statement , hide their pillows , it could get rough .
I'm on Twitter and I simply haven't seen much of a change. It is more than likely a wishful statistic as the only one that could accurately provide this date would be Twitter and there hasn't actually been any change on their hate speech policy.
can you imagine the heads exploding if musk changes his profile to say he is a white african- american ? he was born in africa which makes him african by birth , and if he has been naturalized , he is also american ....
my arent you clever
clever ? no.
i think it would be funny as hell, just a little common sense and how it is applied in a simplified manner totally shoots down your assertion and premise .
now that i think IS funny . or at least waiting for you to defend it is .
it doesnt shoot down shit
only to those whose heads are full of ....
look at it this way , now there is just one more minute division within the division to be exploited ...
reminds me of that origional star trek episode , the one where an alien race had a face half black and half white , the the discrimination was based on which side of the face was what color .
Definition of African American noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
African American
nounI dont know what you are talking about, or care
oh fully agree thats the ACCEPTED definition and thats usually the case and is usually true , but there seems to be exceptions to any steadfast rule , such as i pointed out above .
Yeah, racist....
if YOU want to call Elon Musk an African American , knock yourself out.
Seems like this definition doesn’t allow for self-identification.
Must care a little bit or you wouldnt respond , im confident you will figure it out though , then you will know .
It's extremely funny however the village idiots that finally found a tool to hide their stupidity by decrying racism don't think so. Imagine that?
What are these misfortunate intellectual midgets going to do when decrying racism loses it's reaction?
Keep in mind most of them dislike Elon Musk without really understanding the man, he is no conservatives but they don't want to be unfriended by the horde of Morons. He has a plan to go to the moon, and their plans involve virtue signaling so they don't lose friends. People are incredibly lonely and sad creatures in this country.
here i thought it was Mars. the moons already been done , no free cheese there .
well, bless your heart .....
calling someone a racist lost its power years ago, now its just blamed on MAGA as a catch all.
want to really have fun with those that try and call people racists is just return the favor and point out just how racist what they say is , they of course deny it , which is to be expected , but in reality it simply diminishes whatever they say . besides most people that cry racist , have shown that they themselves harbor some of the self same thinkings they decry . but they cant be racists .
besides one can not call someone out individually here on this site as a racist , its against the rules . but as they say , if the shoe fits...lace that bitch up buttercup. some of our "older " participants likely have velcro instead of laces though . ( ZIIIIP)