Racist comments Listed as Billboard in Brazil

In response to the racism speech in cyberspace, a group of activists in Brazil perform an unusual way of doing resistance efforts. They capture an image of such words and set it up as a billboard (billboard) are large near the location of actors who perform these comments.

Quoted by the BBC, Wednesday (12/02/2015), a campaign called 'virtual racism, tangible result' is supported by Criola, human rights organizations that are managed by a number of African-Brazilian women.

This work is done by collecting comments Facebook or Twitter, as well as take advantage of geolocation to find somewhere to stay uploader. They then buy ad space near his house and put up these comments with capital letters, with the name and photograph blurred.

Jurema Werneck, founder Criola, said that this campaign aims to make people be more open and report racism.

Trending he told the BBC, "Those who upload online racism thought they could sit quietly at home and do whatever he pleases on the internet. We will not let it happen. They can not hide, we will find them. "

Although legislation against racism in Brazil is already there, Werneck feels the authorities have not made sufficient efforts to enforce the law so that there are still many people who are reluctant to open to acts of racism.

The campaign started when the host of the famous television weather forecasts was subjected to racist speech. Comments expressed to Maria Julia Coutinho after the photos uploaded to Facebook pages Nacional account Journal-- news shows during prime time.

Ironically, the photo was uploaded on July 3, on the day of a national anti-racism in Brasil-- get the defense of thousands of supporters Coutinho. Said one Facebook user, "I'm going to print all of the comments in this upload and report it to the authorities. Racism is a crime. "

The billboard campaign has been going on since the summer and Werneck said he got a positive reaction, including from Brazilian citizens who are not black.

However, this campaign is also being debated in the social network. A user said, "I think it is appropriate and fair to reveal their faces." Others say, "Be careful in giving comments, could you be the next person who posted the billboard."

However, there are also many who do not support this way. "Everyone harassed on the Internet, not only black ethnicity. If not reviled, do not use the Internet, "said one resident. (*)

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