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Internet Culture Archive

Archives for August 2016

Culture
A history of sorority shaming on the internet, from recruitment videos to selfiesA history of sorority shaming on the internet, from recruitment videos to selfies
Culture

It’s fall, and you know what that means — more mockery of women bonding with other women.

By Aja Romano
The hippest internet cafe of 1995
Video

The cyber-struggle was real. Here’s what it felt like, told by a founder.

By Phil Edwards
Pew study: 67 percent of white social media users don’t post about race
Internet Culture

Most of them don’t see others discussing the topic either.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
A Pew report shows that tweeting about race is more than “hashtag activism”
Internet Culture

This list of Twitter’s top 10 race and racism days is revealing.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
A viral Christian blog post about accepting interracial marriage shows how deep racial bias runs
Religion

The author had to pray to accept her black son-in-law. It was bad.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Culture
This feminist’s most famous quote has been sold across the web. She hasn’t seen a cent.This feminist’s most famous quote has been sold across the web. She hasn’t seen a cent.
Culture

Can anyone stop the internet’s capitalist spread of Flavia Dzodan’s inherently anti-capitalist quote?

By Aja Romano
Culture
2016 update from “this is fine” dog: things are not, in fact, fine2016 update from “this is fine” dog: things are not, in fact, fine
Culture

“OH MY GOD EVERYTHING’S ON FIRE!”

By Caroline Framke

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