Blackbird browser - good niche or racist?
As one of the few black hackers I know, I would be the first to applaud anything created that makes me feel included.
That being said, would I use blackbird? NO.
Not because its separatist. Not because its divisive. I wouldn't use it because there is nothing I can do with a black browser, that I cant do with a non-genre specific browser.
I consider myself a developer, which has no connotations to race. But once it does, then the need for a varied opinion or counterpart would need to exist.
That is the issue with BlackBird. As of now, IE or Firefox, etc doesnt address any particular audience. Yahoo as a portal may have mainstream content. So then a niche portal is needed.
I agree that there are area of hard to find content that may need a specific counterpart. But a browser? Thats like making Black-centric spoons and forks. pointless.
Thoughts?