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Vine Dries Up. Black Humor Loses a Home
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 31.10.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | diversity, social media, Twitter
Summary | Twitter announced that it will shut down it's video-based social media platform Vine. The six second videos had established a particular kind of humor that the author argues is reminiscent of black humor with its allusions and communicating in codes. Many black comedians in particular had thrived on the platform and significantly shaped its visual language.
Image Description | Some vines by Jay Versace and a screenshot of a Nicholas Fraser vine with comments.
Image Tags | male(s), Vine
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