Blackbird: The World's First African American Browser

[mix-hyenataur.livejournal.com]

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/feature-articles/blackbird-review-mozilla.php

No words.

Comments

[mix-hyenataur.livejournal.com]

Also Features:
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"Who did you really steal this computer from?"

And much more!

[/satire]

But really, what is with this 'reverse-racism' I am seeing? I thought the Black Panthers gave up in the 70's.

Reverse-engineering a product as racially biased just to only gain political favors in your 'race card' group is just bad, bad marketing.

[jecook]

While I'm sure other members of this community will disagree with me, I automatically ignore anything linked to/from somethingawful. Why? It's about as amusing to me as having a large gorilla shoved sideways up my rectum without lube or a general anesthetic.

(Please note also that starting flamewars to violently disagree with this viewpoint will be deleted, and the instigators in danger of getting whacked with the BanHammer 40,000K. People: Give me intellectual stimulation that's not blatantly discriminatory AND amusing. It's not rocket science.)

[arabwel.livejournal.com]

So basically... it aggerates all your content towards black-centric websites. Wouldnö aplugin have been easier?

[the-reda.livejournal.com]

This really needs to be cited as: good intentions that ended up epic fail.

[taleya.livejournal.com]

I swear, with some of your posts I honestly don't know if you're flamebaiting, or your sarcasm meter is badly broken.

[trixtah.livejournal.com]

How is this any different to any other branded/niche version of Firefox?

[trixtah.livejournal.com]

Word.

[say2.livejournal.com]

I'd agree with you if this was something made up by Something Awful. The good bad news is that this software actually does exist.

[jokergirl.livejournal.com]

...what.

[aelsa.livejournal.com]

Calling racist remarks "satire" doesn't make them not racist.

[reanimated.livejournal.com]

*snort* reverse racism. just like the existence of historically black universities is racist against white people. this is hurting you how, exactly?

also...black panthers? really?

those are some nice 'joking' stereotypes you got thurr. i think you're the only one who is so offended by this. why is that? actually, nah, i'm asking rhetorically, i don't really care.

[reanimated.livejournal.com]

but ACKNOWLEDGING THAT NOT EVERYONE IS WHITE IS REVERSE RACISM! ELEVENTYONE!!@@!%%$$

[reanimated.livejournal.com]

zomg, not everyone on the internet is white. and omg targeted marketing STILL EXISTS. *yawn*

Apathometer?

[lunatic59.livejournal.com]

The device has yet to be invented that can measure the amount to which I don't care.

[arkady.livejournal.com]

This is positively tame compared to stuff he posts elsewhere.

[reanimated.livejournal.com]

i had no idea the black panthers had branched out into web design!

[reanimated.livejournal.com]

your icons amuse me. XD

[chaobell]

"Hang-man game in new tab" (Add-on)
"Who did you really steal this computer from?"

I'm just wondering what part of your brain is broken so badly as to make you think this shit is funny.

[wrench0626.livejournal.com]

Can't say I've ever thought of any browser as having an ethnic identity. Making one for one specific ethnic group and marketing it as 'look! Not racist!' is just... racist.

[natalie-i-am.livejournal.com]

*cough*IceWeasel*cough*
Total changes I've noticed between FF in Windows and IW in Linux. 2.
Shortcut for downloads the last word featured on my browser.

I swear for a moment or 2 that looked like a legit review. Then again I probably have an abnormally low opinion on the masses in general. [Any masses, or just all of them massed together]

[shifuimam.livejournal.com]

What I want to know is why it's African American. Not all black people are Americans. In fact, there are loads of black people on the Internet who aren't American.

Why can't they just be honest and call it the world's first browser for fuckwads who buy into the asstardery that is ghetto culture?

[winter-serenity.livejournal.com]

Also: White people can be African American too.

[mix-hyenataur.livejournal.com]

This.

Given I also know African Americans whom are white. Also: Jamacans, Hatians, etc.

As to people reacting to my other comment:
No I am not offended by this. I'm just laughing at its audacity. Poking fun at the browser's own features such as "Black Videos, black this, black that"

[mix-hyenataur.livejournal.com]

They had to, computers were being racist again.

[mix-hyenataur.livejournal.com]

http://www.whitebirdbrowser.com/