Results: Coming To A Billboard Near You...Your Own Racist Comments For All To See
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In Brazil, a new campaign has come up with a way of curbing racist comments posted on Facebook , by taking these "anonymous" racist slurs and plastering them on billboards near the offender's home. Are you aware of this campaign?
Yes
24%
•
445 votes
No
67%
•
1224 votes
Undecided
8%
•
155 votes
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The campaign, "Virtual racism, real consequences," is using the location tag from Facebook posts to find where the offenders live. The group is then buying billboard space in their neighborhoods, but blurring out the names and photos of the commenters. The project is republishing those comments as a reminder that virtual bullying can have an impact in the real world. Do you see this kind of campaign having an impact on how people think about what they post on social media sites? I think this is a brilliant idea, and should work quite well
11%
•
207 votes
I think this will have some impact
28%
•
502 votes
This will have little or no impact
23%
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411 votes
This campaign is a waste of time and effort
19%
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355 votes
Good idea, but I feel names and faces should be also published--expose these racists
14%
•
264 votes
Other (please specify)
5%
•
85 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 1.10% | 20 | |
| n/a | 0.49% | 9 |
| na | 0.38% | 7 |
| Unsure | 0.16% | 3 |
| Undecided | 0.16% | 3 |
| not sure | 0.16% | 3 |
| idk | 0.11% | 2 |
| I don't know | 0.11% | 2 |
| how the public responds will be interesting. what about buring the house down if they find the person | 0.05% | 1 |
| I think this is a bad idea | 0.05% | 1 |
| it might make things worse by giving people ideas to do it themselves | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not sure about this, but the idea behind it is noble. | 0.05% | 1 |
| thought police | 0.05% | 1 |
| i stay the heck away from all social media | 0.05% | 1 |
| bad idea | 0.05% | 1 |
| This is all just a bunch of marxist bullcrap. | 0.05% | 1 |
| no idea | 0.05% | 1 |
| Some people don't care and will never change. | 0.05% | 1 |
| People have no right to not be offended. Grow up. | 0.05% | 1 |
| It just encourages it | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't know. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Should not be in the person's neighborhood. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I think this will show some people that there are others like them and just egg them on | 0.05% | 1 |
| no opinion | 0.05% | 1 |
| bad idea. Just more trouble. | 0.05% | 1 |
| ... | 0.05% | 1 |
| For the most part I agree with the racists | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not on Facebook | 0.05% | 1 |
| nil | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.05% | 1 |
| Invasion of privacy, OMG! They should embed the software to nullify this kind of behavior | 0.05% | 1 |
| n | 0.05% | 1 |
| None of these above | 0.05% | 1 |
| Bn | 0.05% | 1 |
| awesome trollage, Brazil! | 0.05% | 1 |
| d | 0.05% | 1 |
| No | 0.05% | 1 |
| Spreading hate is not the solution | 0.05% | 1 |
| bull poopy | 0.05% | 1 |
| no it sucks | 0.05% | 1 |
| Maybe the world is not ready for social media since people are still so immature that they abuse each other. | 0.05% | 1 |
| no comment | 0.05% | 1 |
| I think though racism is a real problem the ones making it a problem are the media they see everything as racist though most people aren't | 0.05% | 1 |
| Nasty remarks just like this site. Not intetested and dont pay attention to FB camoaign news items such as this | 0.05% | 1 |
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Have you ever posted a racist comment, or a comment that you know is hurtful towards some other group/person, on a social media site? Yes, all the time
4%
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66 votes
Yes, but only once or twice
5%
•
94 votes
No, I think about what I post
17%
•
315 votes
No, I do not post things like that ever
49%
•
886 votes
Do not use social media sites/post on sites
24%
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431 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
32 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.66% | 12 | |
| n/a | 0.38% | 7 |
| na | 0.22% | 4 |
| D | 0.11% | 2 |
| undecided | 0.11% | 2 |
| I hope not, if I have it was unintentional & do to ignorance | 0.05% | 1 |
| probably, occasionally | 0.05% | 1 |
| only in self defense | 0.05% | 1 |
| Try not to ever. | 0.05% | 1 |
| There's no such thing as racism. There's just a lot of stupid people in the world. | 0.05% | 1 |
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