Photo / CBSSocial media users are being warned not to share Oprah reaction memes from her historic chat with the former Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as they're engaging in "digital blackface". After defining the term digital blackface, the group went on to explain why circulating such memes can be damaging. The group included not just Oprah reaction memes but also the use of emojis with the skin tone changes. Another added: "Reaction pictures/gifs and memes are universal and are certainly not a part of "digital blackface"??? This piece talks about Digital Blackface + the excessive posts of Black women as a way of 'performing Blackness'.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 13, 2021 21:00 UTC