Response: “ Digital Protest, Hashtag Ethnography, And The Racial Politics of Social Media In The United States” by Yarimar Bonilla and Jonathan Ross

 Area 1:

In the article “digital protest, hashtag ethnography, and the racial politics of social media in the United States” by Yarimar Bonilla and Jonathan Rosa analyzes the impact of the internet protests and hashtags. And further discussions on how powerful social platforms are to demonstrators and the downfalls of using online protests. They mention an individual reporting they saw someone gun downed. I can’t help but think of George Fylod and the live footage aired. And the viral spread of man dying witnessed in real life and virtual. History repeats itself. 

Area 2:

Protesting changed from demonstrations dropping picket signs to hashtags at end of  a social post. A different way to reach people. It spreads information faster and world wide vs. some protests that may only make it to the local news. However, there is downfall to fast track information people lose the awareness along the way because they see  as trendy hashtag that everyone is doing. There is good in this wide spread of awareness to other parts of the world known the struggles of living in America for African American man and women. Telling their story. It is similar to what’s happening today the black lives matter movement some take to the streets  to demonstrate and others protest online. Both of them play important roles and both are necessary for the message for change that should have been given a long time ago. And not remain silent.