Late one night, a Cuban taxi driver stops for Yoani Sanchez [1] because of the colour of her skin, but when he learns that she's a blogger, his unease reveals another kind of prejudice: “His spectrum of classification stigmatizes not only some shades of color, but also certain leanings of opinion…that also lead, on this Island, to displays of segregation and rejection.”
Cuba: Blogging Prejudice
· Written by Janine Mendes-Franco
Categories: Latin America, Cuba, Digital Activism, Ethnicity & Race, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Ideas, Politics, Technology, Women & Gender