Google image search results for ‘three black teenagers’ cited as evidence of media racism
By John Glenday
A simple Google image search has been used to highlight discrepancies in the broad portrayal of black and white teenagers on the web, with the term ‘three black teenagers’ returning a rogues gallery of police mugshots whilst a search for white teens pulls up mainly saccharine stock shots.
This marked difference in tone swiftly went viral on Twitter when Kabir Alli of Virginia posted a short video clip of himself conducting the search, much to the amusement of his friends.
YOOOOOO LOOK AT THIS pic.twitter.com/uY1JysFm8w
— July 3rd. (@iBeKabir) June 7, 2016
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Source: The Drum




