That [insert minority] blogging thing

After my first read of "That African-American Blogging Thing" I was thoroughly confused.. until I realized, after reading the comments, that it was a satire on Matt Stoller's post "The Woman Blogging Thing".

To go back to an earlier conversation in class and my subsequent post, I think we have to be really careful about forcefully diversifying the blogosphere. Technology is great, don't get me wrong, but you can't use it as a cure-all for class or race discrimination. It strikes me as awfully condescending to assume that because technology (such as blogging) has value for one demographic, it will be similarly valuable for all other demographics. We should, of course, always try to make technology as accessible as possible, but if we really want to make a difference in "leveling the playing field" between classes and races, we should start doing that in real life-- only then will it be reflected in cyberspace.