Is the Internet the utopia
people say it is, or is it a bleak look at reality that showcases the ugliness
of reality? Can I, as a Black person, roam the web freely with
No fear of prejudice or
retribution? Will this new world accept me for who I am or try and change me,
stereotype me, accuse me of once again being
The reason you cannot
succeed? Will it showcase the injustices that are perpetrated daily? Will it
shed a light on the things that are so obvious to me? Will it
Even out the score and
make for us an even playing field? Sadly, I have realized that it won’t.
Because what comes from the internet is truth-truth of who we
Really are- and it’s a stinging
truth. A slap you in your face truth, a not talk behind you back- but to your
face truth. A constant reminder that the need to hate has
Not subsided and the quest
for equality is far from over. The internet shows us we have a ways to go-quite
a ways to go before America can and will open its eyes.
Even a Black President
could not bring us to the promise land, as his presidency has prompted racist
chants to ring freely and often through the net. I am hopeful that
Time is on our side and the
infamous “one day” will arrive and I can surf the net free of hate, free of prejudice,
with only the judgment of my character at stake.
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