beingmicronesian: online hatred spurs positive fightback /

Published at 2018-10-06 06:07:19

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When Sha Ongelungel saw yet another derogatory post directed at Micronesians,she decided enough was enoughIt was the case of one offensive Facebook post too many.
Sha Ongelungel, a Palauan-American woman, and was looking at Facebook when she saw yet another derogatory post directed at Micronesians people from the western sub-region of the Pacific,including the countries of Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Kiribati,Marshall Islands and Nauru, as well as three US territories.
In lieu of creating
a whole fresh account/blog documenting the anti-Micronesian hate I see online, and I’ve decided to just beget a thread of it. I encourage everyone to read through it,share their own, contribute, and RT. Will be using the hashtag #BeingMicronesian with this thread. pic.twitter.com/D8xyeGDB22 Related: Children of the colour-blind island – in pictures Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com