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This is simply not true and is documented as such. When I was active on social media, I was feed so much anti-Hillary stuff, I almost did not vote for her. Cynique, it was you you talked some sense into me. The FACT is that Black voter turnout was LOWER in 2016. You can say that Facebook, and social media in general, had no impact, you are very ;ikely wrong given what we know today. So, you're saying the majority of black folks didn't vote for Hillary as the lesser of 2 evils, and then citing yourself as a reluctant black voter who did vote for her. Who, then, did the majority of black voters vote for? While keeping in mind all the black votes that weren't counted, i am saying that it doesn't matter if the black turnout was less than the previous election because the majority of those who did turn out, voted for Hillary and this was due in part to black people like you who voted for her in spite of their misgivings. In other words, you haven't made your point. And you are also implying that if social media didn't exist then the Russians couldn't have influenced the election and Hillary would've won. Pure speculation and if this conclusion is based on the vague "documentation" you refer to, then i am again underwhelmed especially if it was the finding of the analysts who previously predicted Hillary would win. Of course, I'm just expressing my take on this subject, but there are a lot of really informed smart black folks who make up the black twitter community and who could construct a strong case in support of it. What is your rationale for predicting Twitter will end with Trump's presidency?

If there are more arguments we can call it antisocial medium. AM

I’m aware of Pew Research and read their reports too - I’ve actually linked some of the reports here. Although I don’t believe I used the reference to answer a question but rather to let others know SOME research is available However, @Troy this doesn’t answer the question. If you and I were the sample - it would indicate 100% of social media users read a mininum of 2.5 full-length novels and non-fiction books per month. Add in 3/4 of my list of twitter followers (authors) and those I follow (journalists, authors, directors, show creators) and that number could rise to 5 books per month. So please let’s stop assuming social media is an influence on our intellectual prowess or lack of it . It’s just another platform competing for attention. By the way, you can deep dive into cultures through social media too - and a lot quicker than reading one person’s personal perspective in a book. cultural information shared in real time and co-signed by others is far more valuable then an independent voice whose been edited down to appeal to the average audience. (Yes mainstream books appeal to the average audience) Coming full-circle, your rant against SM speaks more to the group of middle-aged black men that you say are invisible in media. Identity politics is an outgrowth of social media as it was an ideal platform to form alliances and advocate for their causes. You mentioned black men don’t use social media that way. Maybe this answers the question as to why black men don’t advocate for black women - Through your words it appears black men don’t collectively use any platform to advocate for themselves. Damn, now that I think about the last time black men got together was when Minister Farakhan called y’all to Washington in ‘95. !?!? oh snap!

The popular vote does matter when it comes to showing how flawed the electoral college is! The fact that Hillary got millions more votes than Trump was a moral victory for Dems and provided a push-back for Trump's bragging as well as offering proof that victory has been unfairly denied Democrats; twice! And you are right up there with the Trumpites trying to dismiss this fact as insignificant! Bottom line, the Republicans won the presidency on a fluke, but this would've probably happened whether the Russian scammed FaceBook or not because Trump, himself, appealed to racists malcontents in key states, all on his own. Yes, the Russians galvanized stupid white voters, but the only impact they had on the black vote was to make them hate Trump more. Yes, the Russians polarized the country by fueling the flame of racial discord, and FaceBook inadvertantly helped them, but nobody had to convince blacks to oppose the party of George Bush, who they detested and disrespected, - the party of Barak Obama who they were loyal to. Yes, Bernie, may have siphoned off black votes from Hillary, but the fact remains that the majority of black people stuck by Hillary, as the lesser of 2 evils and the Russians and FaceBook had nothing to do with it. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. As opposed to you who are in denial about the significance of the popular vote being won by Hillary. No body wanted to "run back home, banging on the door looking for support from black men. The argument that black male journalists and political office holders were missing in action when it came to defending their female colleagues from Trump's bullying was a retort from black women. It was given in response to black men who were saying that they protect their women. Also accompanying this retort to men's claims, were remarks in regard to how reassuring it was that sistas had each other's backs and were strong enough to withstand injury. As For Goldie, Mel explained where she was coming from, but it apparently went right over your head. That's why i give her "likes" because she's always on point.

Yes much more polite than hooker, whore, prostitute, street walker, etc. You imply it but that it is not universal, the way the words Woman and Lady are. You can find that distinction in the dictionary. If I say, "he is my dad," that does not tell you if he was a good dad or bad dad. However, if is say she is a lady that tells you something positive about the caliber of the woman. Now I appreciate lady comes with some baggage of culturally defined rules of what being a lady means, but there is a distinction none the less. @Delano, English is your first language right? I feel like im teaching my GED class to a non native speaker

Troy, how many times do you have to be reminded that Trump lost the popular vote by about 3 million votes? Or that a comparatively small amount of black people voted for him, or support him now. Liberal and Social Democrats and Independents also didn't vote for and do not now support him and none of these groups are fooled by what Trump and his trolls put out on social media! They are more occupied with agreeing with all the anti-Trump memes and excerpts from anti-Trump Liberal publications, as well as arguing with and refuting Trump supporters. So who are all of these unsophisticated folks who you claim are being misled by Trump trolls? Trump's base are the ones who are guillible and misled and that's by choice. Social media was what greatly contributed to getting out the vote which resulted in Dems gaining a majority in Congress. So you do need to give up trying, because the point you are struggling to make is weak.