It quite honestly surprised me the huge discrepancy in the differences in the different races. I didn't think there would be such a dramatic percent change between them. I thought that there wouldn't be such a difference in internet usage between races. I thought we were in a day in age in which we all had equal access and opportunity. It almost seems like Markus from the essay is almost saying that he is the minority of African-American students who are interested in things other than rap music. For him it seems like it will be a challenge to create such a change, but he seems like he is dedicated to it.
I find it extremely disturbing that white is considered the default. This isn't okay. Since when should your race matter? It has been proven time and time again that race means nothing, but skin color. It disturbs me that racism is even more prevalent on the internet. Since when did it become okay to hate? to discriminate based on color? It is greatly disappointing to see people act that way. Quite honestly it makes me want to start my own colonial town where acceptance is the only law. Think of it that way. If we accept and respect each other, than there really isn't a need for any other law.
It makes me sad that computer literacy is not equal either. I can't believe we would let that happen as a nation. Why would we allow education to be unequal? We want everyone to have the same chance, so why would we allow some races to be less educated in computer literacy? This is not okay. Quite honestly this essay made me quite depressed for the state of race and the internet.
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