Azizi,

You state:"With regard to African Americans and other People of Color being active participants on Internet forums that focus on general topics such as "television shows" or "movies", I think that there has to be some critical mass of self-identified African Americans (and other People of Color) before we (PoC) are comfortable participating in those forums, and because we are comfortable we then actively participate in those forums. Perhaps that critical mass is the 1/3 of the total number of members that I believe a blog like dailykos has."



Looking at this forum from the viewpoint of a conservative, I have to agree with you. Far less than 1/3 here are self-identified conservatives. We do not have such a "critical mass", yet I feel it is still important to have our viewpoint(s) [conservatives are no more monolithic than any other group] represented.

But it CAN be painful to be hated for what others think that you believe.