It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens by boyd danah

It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens by boyd danah

Author:boyd, danah [boyd, danah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780300166316
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2014-02-22T16:00:00+00:00


6 inequality

can social media resolve social divisions?

In a school classroom in Los Angeles, Keke sat down, crossed her arms defensively, and looked at me with suspicion. After an hour of short, emotionless responses to my questions about her daily life and online activities, I hit a nerve when I asked the black sixteen-year-old to explain how race operated in her community. I saw her fill with rage as she described how gang culture shaped her life. “We can’t have a party without somebody being a Blood or somebody being a Crip and then they get into it and then there’s shooting. Then we can’t go to my friend’s house because it’s on the wrong side of [the street]. You know what I’m saying? It’s the Mexican side.” Los Angeles gang culture forces her to think about where she goes, who she spends time with, and what she wears.

We can’t go places because of gangs.... We can’t go to the mall, can’t be a whole bunch of black people together.... I hate not being able to go places. I hate having to be careful what color shoes I’m wearing or what color is in my pants or what color’s in my hair.... I just hate that. It’s just not right.



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