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In The Birth of a Nation, White Women, Identity Politics and the Internet Author Wendy K.Z. Anderson details how white nationalists and alternative right-wing women  used racist rhetoric and web design as a means of advocating and simultaneously embodying white supremacy. Many whites today readily dispute this notion of racial inequality. After all, they live and work in environments that give them the possibility of having black friends, going to a black church if they wish, going out to lunch with black co-workers, and in some cases even dating black people. It resembles a  gilded cage.  The Rebirth of the Nation shows how white nationalist women exploit color-blind racism in the digital space, and how post-feminist frameworks become food for the political achievements of conservative white women to maintain institutional white supremacy. While American history has been clouded by institutionalized racism and sexism, post-racial, post-feminist views have led to polarized politics, dramatically increasing the number of free speech lawsuits against people of color, transgender, queer, and experiencing women. violence. While a growing number of institutions recognize the volatility of these white male narratives, few have noticed or carefully considered the role white nationalists, the alternative right, and conservative white women play in organizing to uphold the message of white supremacy. It speaks to how white men influence racism and hegemony in the digital environment, sometimes without even realizing it. Due to the nature of our position and the influence of COVID, we spend most of our time working on the internet. While I'm not completely white, I do benefit from the benefits of passage, so I have to always make sure I know how my language or my actions, whether online or offline, oppose systemic and institutional racism.