Talk:Black Twitter/Archive 1

Black Twitter
I'm not sure how you can put African-Americans and South Africans as "Black Twitter" when the culture (and the time zones) are so different. Are the subjects that they talk about the same? Similar patterns of usage? What links them together other than race? Because there are a lot of Nigerians on Twitter and people from Ghana, too. I think those cultures mike have some commonality with users in South African but not African-American culture. Newjerseyliz (talk) 22:32, 1 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi, I added the South African material because a source said Black Twitter was becoming popular there too. The article (in the Christian Science Monitor) makes clear that it's a loose community. SlimVirgin (talk) 02:17, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Elon James White quote
I agree with the deletion here. The comment was about some hashtags rather than about Black Twitter per se; as it stood, it misrepresented White. Something could probably be said about the hashtags that White's comment addressed, but until the article has that material, the quote (inserted here by ) lacks context. Andreas JN 466 00:37, 20 August 2013 (UTC)


 * I agree too. I've removed or moved what was in that section to the "Influence and reception" section, and we can build it up from there if more sources become available. SlimVirgin (talk) 00:43, 20 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Just a note to say what a great job you've done with this, Andreas. It's a lot better now. SlimVirgin (talk) 20:38, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Useful source
Useful source mentioned in Twitter discussions of this article:
 * Williams, Apryl and Domoszlai, Doris. "#BlackTwitter: a networked cultural identity", The Ripple Effect, Harmony Institute, 6 August 2013. Andreas JN 466 16:01, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Bias in second paragraph
Hey, I'm not a Twitter user and I'm not sure how to reconstruct the second paragraph but it's clearly not neutral so can someone change it please? I don't think it should be reverted entirely because the issues it raises are valid, but are not written in an encyclopedic manner. Shiningroad (talk) 08:10, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
 * If you mean this, it was reverted as vandalism. Daniel Case (talk) 03:15, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure if I'd call that 'vandalism'. It's insightful vandalism, anyway. :P Shiningroad (talk) 08:24, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

Is this a joke?
Where is the white twitter, women's twitter, gay twitter, christian twitter, muslim twitter, etc... articles?

Is it odd to anyone that these sociology based articles are pretty much psuedoscience founded on opinion pieces? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.127.180.73 (talk) 07:59, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
 * The idea that Black Twitter isn't separate from Twitter, really, is covered in the Criticisms section. Feel free to add more critiques from reliable sources. If reliable sources cover those other topics, feel free to start articles on them. -- Beland (talk) 18:12, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

Help with another article
Hello all, I recently created the article SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen, which has since been nominated for deletion. If anyone would like to join the discussion over there it would be much appreciated. CheersErykahHuggins (talk) 22:41, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
 * The discussion about Articles_for_deletion/SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen has taken a turn towards merging. Suggested merge targets thus far are Black Twitter, Black feminism and Intersectionality. In my opinion a section about specific hastags would logically fit here best. Please participate in the deletion/merging vote! --Ronja (talk) 05:13, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

#SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen
Came late to the discussion; missed this whole thing at AfD. Just have to point out that (1) this has already been a long-running item; it has certainly outlasted far more news cycles than some articles I could mention. (Mitt Romney dog incident anyone?) And (2) don't a lot of people talk about this who aren't Black? Slash aren't part of Black Twitter? I mean, is Black Twitter the same as non-White Twitter?? A lot of non-"Black" tweeps of color got in on this hashtag. And the Guardian article cited in the #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen section doesn't use the phrase "Black Twitter". (BTW here's another article from a mainstream source, which doesn't use the phrase either.) So... I probably would support this topic having a standalone article, and maybe it can get one back later as more coverage emerges. Short of that, might this topic belong instead (or, hey, also at an article about critiques of white feminism? such as Womanism or Third-wave feminism or, IDK, maybe I'm totally out of line here, what do other folks think about this? groupuscule (talk) 14:45, 16 February 2014 (UTC) (P.S. More coverage, why doesn't this get its own article again? Ms. Magazine, HuffPo, The Wire, Clutch Magazine, Bitch Magazine, Salon.com, nowhere near an exhaustive list.) <3 groupuscule (talk) 14:45, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

BET
Shouldn't "#BlackGirlsRock" be there as well? 24.226.243.42 (talk) 21:32, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Justine Sacco
This doesn't contextualize the incident at all. The Sacco tweet was undoubtedly racist, but intended as a poor-taste joke. Wikipedia shouldn't be used as a casual soapbox for people interested in certain thematic elements. I would strongly argue this section is biased.

Delete your account
Los Angeles Times asserts that #Deleteyouraccount is "especially popular" on Black Twitter.E.M.Gregory (talk) 10:23, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

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New Hashtags: #oscarssowhite, #sayhername, #ifidieinpolicecustody, #icantbreathe, #handsupdontshoot, #blackoncampus
#OscarsSoWhite The #OscarsSoWhite hashtag was originally created in 2015 in response to the 87th Academy Awards lack of diversity amongst the nominees in major categories. The hashtag was used again when the nominations were announced for the 88th Academy Awards the following year. April Reign, activist and former attorney, who is credited with starting the hashtag, tweeted, "It's actually worse than last year. Best Documentary and Best Original Screenplay. That's it. #OscarsSoWhite." In addition, she includes that none of the Africa American cast of Straight Outta Compton was recognized, while the Caucasian screenwriter received nominations.

#SayHerName The #SayHerName hashtag was created in February 2015 as part of a gender-inclusive racial justice movement. The movement campaigns for black women in the United States against anti-Black violence and police violence. Gender-specific ways black women are affected by police brutality and anti-Black violence are highlighted in this movement, including the specific impact black queer women and black trans women encounter. The hashtag gained more popularity and the movement gained more momentum following Sandra Bland's death in police custody in July 2015. This hashtag is commonly used with #BlackLivesMatter, reinforcing the intersectionality of the movement.

#IfIDieInPoliceCustody
 * 1) IfIDieInPoliceCustody is another hashtag that started trending after Sandra Bland's death. In the tweets, people provided explanations of why they would die in police custody and what to do if they died in police custody. The tweets revolved around police brutality and how easily it would be for any black person to end up in the same situation as Bland. The tweets embody a range of fear and outrage felt by the black community towards the police in America.

#ICantBreathe The #ICantBreathe hashtag was created after the police killing of Eric Garner and the grand jury's decision to not indict Daniel Pantaleo, the police officer that choked Garner to death, on December 3, 2014. "I can't breathe" were Garner's final words and can be heard in the video footage of his arrest and killing. The hashtag trended for days and gained attention beyond Twitter. Basketball players, including Lebron James, wore shirts with the words for warm ups on December 8, 2014.

#HandsUpDontShoot The #HandsUpDontShoot hashtag was created after the police shooting of Michael Brown and the grand jury's decision to not indict Darren Wilson, the white Ferguson police officer that shot Brown, on November 24, 2015. Witnesses claimed that Brown had his hands up and was surrendering when Wilson fatally shot him. However, this information was not credible and led to the jury's decision. Hands up, don't shoot is a slogan used by the Black Lives Matter movement and was used during protests after the ruling. The slogan was supported by members of the St. Louis Rams football team, who entered the field during a National Football League game holding their hands up. Using the hashtag on twitter was a form of showing solidarity with those protesting, show opposition to the decision, and bring attention to police brutality.

#BlackOnCampus The #BlackOnCampus hashtag was started after multiple university officials resigned in Missouri, as well as other demonstrations at Ithaca College in New York, Smith College in Massachusetts, and Claremont McKenna College in California. The hashtag became an online discussion about racial inequality on college campuses, specifically microagressions that are often overlooked by administrators and Caucasian students. The tweets shed light on the daily struggles black students endure at school and are seen as a call to action to address structural racism on campuses. Dmlee26 (talk) 08:01, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

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Quality
I'm not sure how to flag pages on mobile, but this article needs to be flagged for quality. It needs to be re-written. The first sentence fails to properly capitalize "United States" and is just poorly written, as is the rest of the article. Saad Mirza (talk) 03:22, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

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