'Mute White People' button appears on Instagram stories.....

[MMC]

A new button appearing on Instagram reads, “mute white people.”


The Washington Examiner confirmed the button on Instagram Monday, following a tweet bringing attention to the GIF by conservative commentator Katie Pavlich.


Called the “unbothered sticker,” it was uploaded to online database GIPHY by Refinery29, a media outlet aimed at a female audience, GIPHY’s website shows. GIPHY moderates which GIFs are approved to be shared in its library and, subsequently, platforms, such as Instagram.


“To ensure that GIPHY stickers will always be fun and safe no matter where you see them, we have an enhanced moderation process for approving stickers into our library. This is a permanent part of our moderation process and may impact the turnaround time for uploaded content to appear within the Sticker API (which powers partners such as Instagram),” GIPHY’s website states.


Refinery29 has uploaded more than 500 buttons and GIFs to GIPHY, its profile shows. Some of the GIFs include, “Pay Black Women,” “Reparation$$$,” and “Afro-Latina Magic,” and the outlet has received more than 3 billion views on its GIF uploads.



Blackout Tuesday, on June 2, for example, swept across the nation and was intended for social media users within the entertainment industry to remain silent that day in an effort to reflect on the Black Lives Matter movement. Other users shared solid black photos as a way to signify their solidarity with the movement.


Instagram, GIPHY, and Refinery29 did not immediately respond to requests for comment.....snip~


https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/n...tagram-stories



Imagine that. Up that Ante, huh?

[Pammy]

I wonder if I can get one of those for my husband....

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[pjohns]

If a "mute white people" button is okay, would a "mute black people" button be okay, too?

If not, then why not?

[MMC]

If a "mute white people" button is okay, would a "mute black people" button be okay, too?

If not, then why not?

How about a Mute Leftist Button.

[carolina73]

I wonder if I can get one of those for my husband....

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You can but you know how that ends when we hold it in and then the pressure valve blows.
We are like kids in the grocery store.

[pragmatic]

You can but you know how that ends when we hold it in and then the pressure valve blows.
We are like kids in the grocery store.

(was that a fart joke...??)

[carolina73]

(was that a fart joke...??)

I guess that could be another use of it.

[bulletbob]

How about a Mute Leftist Button.

that would be my preferred choice

[MMC]

Was anyone aware of the Blackout Tuesday in June? Anyone hear about Blacks taking time out to reflect on Black Lying Marxists.

[jet57]

If a "mute white people" button is okay, would a "mute black people" button be okay, too?

If not, then why not?

Mute white racist/nationalist is probably the target of the post. If that’s true - as it should be, I’ll agree.