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Digital rapper FN Meka and the new era of digital Blackface

There Are No Girls on the Internet

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Industry Blackout, a Collective of Black People in the Entertainment Industry, Didn't Love It

If f n isn't a human, why go out of your way to depict him in such highly racialized ways? If you're not trying to capitalize on a perceived proximity to blackness, it just feels really exploittive. Industry black out, a collective of black people in the entertainment industry committed to changing the community, also didn't love it. This digital effigy is a careless abomination and disrespectful to real people who face real consequences in real life. The difference is your artificial wrapper will not be subject to federal charges for such. For your company to approve this shows a serious lack of diversity and a resounding amount of tone death leadership. This is simply unacceptable and will

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