What Type of Facebook Posts are Racist?

How disagreement can cause tension in a close-knit family.

My family is temporarily at odds over social media posts. I say temporarily because I know we love each other, and we will work through it. I have three siblings, and we all use Facebook regularly. On birthdays, we are those people who write sweet posts about how much we love each other and how lucky we are.

We share a lot of positive things on Facebook. But, as most people know, Facebook can be very polarizing.

Recently several family members have stated they would delete Facebook or limit their use. This is in response to disagreements about posts family members found offensive.

Since there is disagreement amongst my siblings and hurt feelings, my father has stepped in and stated social media might very well be the country's downfall. He didn’t suggest we avoid it, but he basically asked us to avoid upsetting each other on Facebook. This is all he wants for Father’s Day. I still have a few weeks until then, so this is my response.

Our parents are from Arkansas & Oklahoma and raised us in a Freewill Baptist church. We didn’t live in poverty, but we weren’t really wealthy. We all ended up doing well in life and are now in the middle class's upper end.