Comments on: Blogs & Diversity http://elliottback.com/wp/im-a-white-male/ Internet & Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:40:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: diversitygirl http://elliottback.com/wp/im-a-white-male/#comment-513899 diversitygirl Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:07:30 +0000 /?p=525#comment-513899 But the question is: How does one separate the "white male" bloggers from the diverse ones? Not all A-list blogs are of the white male variety and certainly not all blogs that appear to be written by white male bloggers are actually by white male elitist types. Non-whites can be as elitist as the whitest of the A-list ruling class. The popularity of blogging, in the first place, stems from the opportunity of expressing one's views behind a veil of anonymity. For instance, I could hide behind a gender and race that I feel would fit what my blog is about and no one would be the wiser to know it was a mere girl of fifteen and of Asian American origin ranting against Blacks and Hispanics. But then I might not be a girl of fifteen and Asian American at all. Think about it... But the question is: How does one separate the “white male” bloggers from the diverse ones? Not all A-list blogs are of the white male variety and certainly not all blogs that appear to be written by white male bloggers are actually by white male elitist types. Non-whites can be as elitist as the whitest of the A-list ruling class.

The popularity of blogging, in the first place, stems from the opportunity of expressing one’s views behind a veil of anonymity. For instance, I could hide behind a gender and race that I feel would fit what my blog is about and no one would be the wiser to know it was a mere girl of fifteen and of Asian American origin ranting against Blacks and Hispanics. But then I might not be a girl of fifteen and Asian American at all.

Think about it…

]]> By: Zeke http://elliottback.com/wp/im-a-white-male/#comment-970 Zeke Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:04:45 +0000 /?p=525#comment-970 White male blogs? YES! I need to pick up this story, thanks for the tip Elliot :-) White male blogs? YES! I need to pick up this story, thanks for the tip Elliot :-)

]]> By: Elliott Bäck http://elliottback.com/wp/im-a-white-male/#comment-965 Elliott Bäck Wed, 16 Mar 2005 01:29:43 +0000 /?p=525#comment-965 Personally, I have no problem with the ads that particular blogs run. We all have hosting to pay for, and as long as the ads are mostly secondary to the purpose of the blog, and don't distract from the content, I'm fine with it. It's hard, though, to fit them into your layout without distracting everyone! Personally, I have no problem with the ads that particular blogs run. We all have hosting to pay for, and as long as the ads are mostly secondary to the purpose of the blog, and don’t distract from the content, I’m fine with it. It’s hard, though, to fit them into your layout without distracting everyone!

]]> By: Astarte http://elliottback.com/wp/im-a-white-male/#comment-963 Astarte Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:45:31 +0000 /?p=525#comment-963 I've never linked to any blog that has ads, and so-called A-List blogs have ads. They also create ads for themselves to drive trafic to their blogs so that they can sell more stuff. But, really ... if you want to try talking about something *other* than the same few subjects the A-Lists basically link to with little actual discourse, then turning off their noise is a good place to start. My prediction, of course, is that their little ecosystem will remain, regardless of what we do. However, by refusing to be the equivalent of plankton in *their* ecosystem, we can evolve off and build our *own* ecosystem that is much higher quality. Now *that's* a revolution. I’ve never linked to any blog that has ads, and so-called A-List blogs have ads. They also create ads for themselves to drive trafic to their blogs so that they can sell more stuff.

But, really … if you want to try talking about something *other* than the same few subjects the A-Lists basically link to with little actual discourse, then turning off their noise is a good place to start.

My prediction, of course, is that their little ecosystem will remain, regardless of what we do. However, by refusing to be the equivalent of plankton in *their* ecosystem, we can evolve off and build our *own* ecosystem that is much higher quality.

Now *that’s* a revolution.

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