Part Two of The Drinking Gourd’s Afrofuturism roundtable series.
Author: Vanessa Taylor
TikTok Teens are Making Fake Phone Call Videos to Escape Sketchy Ubers
Users have created an entire genre of videos designed to scare away would-be harassers and help vulnerable people navigate dodgy situations.
Muslim Teens Love Surveillance Memes That Give Them a Subversive Way to Cope
“The message is, ‘I know you’re watching me.'”
Email scammers are taking advantage of our coronavirus fears
People will always try to capitalize on the fear and confusion of others, and the coronavirus panic is no exception.
Mike Bloomberg’s defense of Muslim surveillance after 9/11 is willfully ignorant
“The impacts of surveillance go beyond lawsuits or those specific moments in time.”
Degrowing the Future
“Why is the future assumed to be the continuation of growth? What if it’s degrowth?”
The 19th Amendment Did Not Give All Women The Right To Vote
In an effort to correct the narrative that the 19th Amendment gave all women the right to vote, here’s a glimpse into when the (written) law actually allowed other women to vote.
Why We Cannot Trust DNA Companies Like Ancestry and 23andMe
Biometric identification — of which DNA testing is a form of along with fingerprinting, facial recognition, etc. — was not created in a race-neutral vacuum.
Eugenics Is Influencing Dating Apps and Other Forms of Tech
While touting tech ‘advancements’ as being explicitly based in eugenics or scientific racism may be out of fashion, that doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
The History of the Medical Industry’s Role in Oppression is Well Documented
Social media is reshaping the medical industry’s abuse or, at least, the extent to which that abuse can be shared. It also provides a platform where workers can reinforce dangerous beliefs.