“While digital technologies enable users to mask their racial identity through processes of anonymity, such masking tends to be overshadowed by a reinforcement of problematic stereotypes and racially coded content. Platforms such as Instagram and Facebook have promulgated a phenomenon of presenting the digital self in exaggerated forms and meme sharing as cultural reflection. Meme culture has legitimized the appropriation of racialized portrayals of emotion as a means of expression. While the Soulja Boy meme serves as a convenient example, a search for gifs related to “sassy” or “angry” reveals the prevalence of these portrayals. In this example, race is not mentioned or acknowledged, but  as we we have previously learned, race does not have to be explicitly indicated for notions of “blackness” or “otherness” to be present.”