Marwick pointed out that while microcelebrity is a positive alternative to mainstream media culture, it's important to turn a critical eye on online communities. "Internet culture can be very sexist, homophobic and racist," said Marwick. "Popular blogs are all written by white guys ... and the most popular YouTube videos are of hot girls."
QUICKLY, JR, WRITE SOMETHING, MY RACIAL BACKGROUND PREVENTS ME FROM WRITING WITTICISM SO I MUST RESORT TO EATING RICE, CRUNCHING NUMBERS, AND DRIVING MY CAR INTO THE WALL!!!
(seriously, I just latched on to that comment because it struck me funny, it actually has some real relevant, if a bit cyber-hippy for me.)
Wired Article
Counter point:
Where, oh where would all of the successful "White Guy Bloggers" be without the perpetual fountain of WTF that is more commonly known as Japan? We don't make the news, we just report it.
Sincerely,
White Guy
Counter-Counter point: That's very true.
Not Japanese Guy.
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