Journal Entry: Identity Online
The last chapter on the Black Americana, however, was quite disturbing. The overt racist dialogue of the sellers undermines the idea that these are collectibles, to be used for education. And, as the author pointed out, most were not from the Antebellum era but reproductions made in sweatshops overseas. And all of the sellers appeared to be white. I haven't previously considered how overwhelmingly white eBay is, both buyers and sellers. But the selling of Mammie dolls (and referring to it as Negrobilia) is way over the line.