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This picture was found on one of my old high school friend’s facebook page. In the picture are my friend and his father who is titled at “Poppa Raj.” They are both making similar gestures towards the camera. Their hands are raised away from their bodies and their hands are positioned with their middle finder over their ring fingers. The father has a rather plan look on his face with a little bit of a smile mixed in. The son is smiling without his teeth and seems to be excited at the moment. From the background, they are inside their home and seem to be a rather privileged family. The rooms seem to be large, there are several paintings that are hanging on the wall and I see a granite counter top as well.

They are making a gesture that is most associated with the black community. I know this because one of the comments made on the picture said something along the lines of “your dad’s going gangstaaa.” Many of the other comments made on the picture show that the viewers really like the picture and are completely surprised by it as well. Viewers may be surprised by this because they are of Hindu decent and it is highly unlikely that someone of another minority group would add to a stereotype of another minority group (blacks). Blacks have suffered enormous amounts throughout history and the representation of this picture does not seem to be politically correct. Other people viewing this picture are just seeing it as a joke and that it is extremely funny. However, they are not aware of the message it sends to others in cyberspace.