A Facebook group describing itself as a forum for AFL “shitposts” has in recent days attracted memes depicting an AFL player as a Ku Klux Klan member.
A Facebook group describing itself as a forum for AFL “shitposts” has in recent days attracted memes depicting an AFL player as a Ku Klux Klan member and others in blackface.On Sunday, a member of the group posted a photo of a GWS player in blackface. This post attracted more than 300 likes.On Tuesday, the same Facebook user poster posted a new meme depicting a Sydney player being welcomed into the KKK. This post has over 500 likes.
The use of content that is shocking or offensive, with individuals competing to push the boundaries further with each new iteration of a meme, is a common online phenomenon.the league suspended the Richmond club membership “There's something in it about going to more and more extremes in order to get a reaction, to get a response,” said Dr Robards.
This in turn can convince others in the group who did not hold those beliefs that they are the norm, he said. In a group with many young members, this can be a particular problem. “A lot of people say, when their racist or misogynistic or homophobic or transphobic language is called out, they accuse the people calling them out of not taking a joke or not getting the humour.While this practice is not new, social media accelerates “the speed that memes or jokes are responded to, with something that pushes the envelope further,” said Luke Heemsbergen, a lecturer in communications at Deakin University.
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