Facebook Testing "Satire" Tag, And It's All Because Of Your Cousins

One of the many micro-aggressions that regularly occur for Black folks on Facebook is having to witness several shock-inducing status updates with “exclusive” news on their timelines, linking to shady websites and claiming it as truth. George Zimmerman selling a Trayvon Martin painting. Some “hidden” video of a rich Asian man exposing Black folks and why they can never win. Bacon becoming illegal. And, my personal favorite, Allen Iverson begging for change outside of an Atlanta mall.

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Two of those were actual “news” stories. The other could be on your timelines today.

So, Facebook is apparently swooping in to save the day, testing out a “satire” tag for sites like The Onion so your cousins don’t get it twisted. My only hope is that they tag actual satire sites and not the lying ass liar click-baity sites that claim satire (Yes, this means you The News Nerd.) But, that’s a (sub) micro-aggression discussion for another day.

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