Hate groups are spreading racist images and descriptions of President Barack Obama on Facebook and in other social media, according to a study from “The Journal of New Media and Culture.” Since everyone uses social media these days, what should you do when these images show up in your office Negative stereotypes destroy morale and productivity and harm your efforts to create an inclusive workplace. Here’s what’s happening and what you should do.
The repeated depictions of Obama as a monkey or hoodlum and other derogatory Black stereotypes are likely to occur more regularly as Election Day nears.
The stereotypes circulating on social media today frequently rely on historical representations of Blacks as “animalistic,” “deviant” and “inferior,” finds the report that analyzed the occurrence of “hate,” “Barack Obama” and “Michelle Obama” on more than 20 Facebook groups and pages.
