Cyber Sticks and Stones
When the hit internet series Awkward Black Girl won the online Shorty Award, one tweeter responded, "Anthony Cumia lost to a N*ggerette!!! Another wrote, "ThingsBetterthanAwkwardBlackGirl: The smell coming from Treyvon Martin." Noting the difference between these comments and her real life experiences, Issa Rae, the show's creator wrote, |