How Black Twitter Changed The World
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Where do politics, memes, black culture, and activism come together online? You’ve guessed it: Black Twitter! Here's how this blackity black online community has changed Al Gore’s Internet and the world as we know it for the better.
From its cultural commentary to its humor and ability to create social justice movements, Black Twitter is a space fueled by the ingenuity of black folks. And while we know that the online community emerged roughly a decade ago-what kind of legacy has it created?
Professor Meredith D. Clark is a former journalist and assistant professor at the University of Virginia. She’s working on a forthcoming book about Black Twitter and says that the community created by black folks on Twitter has had a tremendous influence on the Twittersphere, and beyond. “I’d say that black Twitter has shaped the culture of Twitter the same way that black culture has shaped American culture for years. The things that happen on Black Twitter and the people who take note of them are just like so-called culture vultures in other subsets of culture,” Clark told The Root.
As a writer, activist and author, George M. Johnson is another prominent voice on Twitter. Johnson uses his platform to speak up for black and queer people. While, overall, his experiences on the app have been positive, they haven’t all been easy. “So it’s like if I talk about the fact that I’m HIV positive, right. If I talk about some of the things I’ve been through, when I’m in a moment where people disagree, they oftentimes will use that to attack me.” But Johnson says, to some extent these attacks on twitter come with the territory of being visible and unapologetically vocal on Twitter.
Feminista Jones is an author and feminist. A “Twitter OG,” she has been on the app for over a decade. Jones says that while she is unsure as to whether or not Twitter will exist in another decade, she’s certain that the online community of black people will live on.
“We were on MySpace, we were on Black Planet,” Jones continued. “We were we are on UA-cam, Facebook. We’re everywhere. We’re going to be everywhere because we are a black community and we are a global community. So we’ll find each other. Whether Twitter exists or not.”
In this episode of Unpack That, look back at how Black Twitter changed the world this decade.
Black Twitter is doing soooooo much to help the black community. Such a powerful statement. Keep hitting that keyboard. HAHAHAHA.
Fog Dogma stfu
Luis D. Awwww so original and mature . Since you want to play into racial stereotypes , you’re parents are probably divorced .
Luis D. Actually I do
@Panagiotis Mikhailova exactly lol
Regular everyday people on Twitter are not inventors, musicians, philanthropists, or innovators nor is the average black people Twitter guy or girl is the embodiment of Nelson Mandela.
Yeah, Twitter is like prayer. It's a way of feeling like you're doing something, when in reality you're not. It doesn't change anything. Kind of like this channel.
Ouch.
Burn!
FACTS
ha!
I love being Black!!!!!!!!!!
It’s sort of spiritual I guess, you can’t say it does nothing just cause you can’t see the impact. It’s like morale or battle cry, you can’t see it’s impact but it creates a desire mindset for a certain situation. E.g black twitter creates a sense of pride in black ppl, pride in ones group/ race is important, white ppl have pride from their history and ancestry but we don’t have that because is slavery, so this in stores pride and it also unite the black people, and this makes a large difference that’s why there is the war strategy of divide and conquer but black twitter unites black ppl so they can’t be conquered and it gives value to individuals because as much as we don’t want to acknowledge it humans are vein creatures who love attention and wants to be valued and by impact other people and other races with our culture it gives us value. This are vein things and can’t bring direct impact but are very important w.g if you have pride you won’t allow yourself to be mistreated or bullied or looked down on so you prove yourself and if you are part of a united group you have a stronger will as you have others to depend on and if you value yourself you make sure that you won’t be harmed
Wait a minute! Wait a gottdamn minute.. Is that a hickey on my good brother's neck? 7:15 🤔
So is black Twitter anything that is tweeted by a black person? Or only the positive and noteworthy things.
I'd say its everything, like usually if someone says something bad they will be dragged
🤔 Great Question
I 100% love the african American community and 100% support all these police brutality movements, but no one can deny that black twitter is FUCKING TOXIC and BRUTAL
I don't understand...is it a different app? Please explain and excuse my ignorance 😨
It's a subculture on twitter and a hashtag.
what is this place?
Black Twitter has now become "stan Twitter ".
....
@Motown Gayes did you not see my quotation marks or are blind to that and sarcasm?
Black Twitter >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Somewhat off topic but, Do you plan to address the comments by Hillary Rosen about "angry black women" in a future video?
I love my people ✊🏿✊🏿
Ya where you love to make fun of other races, wow what great people.
I love white people
Weird M Amir how do you get to that conclusion?
Dark World It’s not just that tho, there’s plenty of other stuff. Not just that, sometimes they deserve it because they come for us.
Mine too.
Anyone here because of what they did to adore?😂🧚♀️🙆🏾
Wait what is the official black twitter account
Is there a brown twitter?
Lmaoo
finde das Video Mega !!!
She kinda looks like kelly Rowland
Just another way to use the races card I still want to ask the same question why can't we have a white Twitter
Black Twitter is the gold standard of Twitter.
So why don't we take our 'gold' somewhere where WE control it and put it to use for OUR benefit, not Jack Dorsey's and Biz Stone's and THEIR families'???
HomeLifeGoods racism isn’t going to stop if each race keeps using the term ‘we’...
@@LKBeastGamer That sounds like a rose colored glasses stance. Racism is about POWER. Currently racism BENEFITS white society. If that isn't seen/understood then we aren't on the same page as far as the REAL world. This isn't about emotions or whether or not people like each other. It's about power. Until black people love other black people (instead of forever falling for the indoctrination to hate each other) and UNDERSTAND these dynamics...we will never get too far beyond where we are (not too much different financially than where we were after slavery ended). In fact it's getting WORSE.
HomeLifeGoods yeah I get that, my bad, but being a white person (working class) I don’t think it’s made to benefit us but to benefit the white people who are either rich or in positions of power because I grew up in a diverse town and school I don’t know many racist people (mainly the older generation that are) sorry for those people in my race that are racist tho
@@LKBeastGamer Don't be sorry (for people who aren't sorry). Sentiments largely mean nothing. Just stand up against it when you know you are a part of or witnessing obvious racism. Most whites don't.
Is this channel old by white liberal media. The focus seems to be on the same as white liberal issues
I've never been on black twitter actually.
How did this video only have 15k views?
cuz its trash?
Twitter has only done 2 things for the world: jack & shit. And jack left town.
Why is it always ppl with their pet as the pfp saying the rudest sht 💀
@@nectarshrub *truest
@@nectarshrub u butt hurt over a social media app?
@Mira M ah the classic "no you are!" Totally got me
Where would the world be without our influence, music, culture, fashion, cooking, expressions,.....
Everyone seems to realize this but us....which is why we don;t create our OWN platform/s.
Most of the cooking cones from southern roots lol
A LOT SAFER
Louis H yeah because no one cooked before 😂
Back in the Ice Mountains living like the cave men of their ancestors.
Pass
Lmao..this is the first time I've ever heard of Black Twitter. Pretty sad.
What's really sad is White Europeans are still in our God given Homeland today. What's even sadder is that they act as if they really DISCOVERED our Homeland. When their great grands were homeless at Sea and stumbled upon the Westerners Homeland. Now they want the World to believe their continued lies now that's Pathetic and Sad. You're still here?? Black Tweeter is as real as you are of this land.
@@bamacapt115 "caveman days" white America literally has your brain stuck on stupid. Their were plenty of civilization in Africa most of which u destroyed because u didn't want anyone to know that white people aren't the only ones that can build a civilization and accomplish things, with your pathetic superiority complex, and don't act like u were so advanced because it was black people who thought u how to bathe and take care of your hygiene.
@Nicole Jessica nahh he probably enslave another group of people then make them do it for him and take all the credit
@Nicole Jessica or probably just destroy the one the black person guilt, maybe even just take credit for it instead who knows
@@lindatate6284 why you mad about what happened 100 years ago
Ahahaha
Weird flex , but okay .
We are Global African Indigenous people!! Love and Unity is the best key for us all together!!💯 Also Giving thanks to the Great Mother's/Goddesses and Great Father's/Gods and the Ancestors and Guardians!! Saying from Snefer aka Bashiyr!!👸🏿🤴🏿
just gonna forget about thecoli?
Black Twitter, like black culture to American culture, makes up like half of what’s good about it.
EDIT: I just got to @1:25 in the video. Of course, I agree.
Where's White Twitter ?????
In Europe where you should be.
Linda Tate uhhh.... it’s the internet, think about what you said. Slowly this time.
If there was white twitter, it would most definitely be better than black twitter.
🤣🤣🤣Living in a bubble
The fact that this is exists shows us that humans will always be divided by race.
Imao black Twitter?
Mad?
What is it
@@bartezy7780 shit
@Fog Dogma You mad a hell huh..lmao
duarteliana2 this girl on tik tok said the n word.....
This enriched my spirit.
If talking about people posting on “black twitter” enriched your spirit..... then god damn bro.
maybe you should find you something else to do instead of stroke your ego over something you had no part in
Were are the white people
Hmmmm yet another way to fight segregation with segregation. Way to Show that intelligence.
Racism
Changed the world....for the worse
Changed the world is a bit of a reach. 😂
Just a BIT dontcha say??🤣🤣🤣
Black Twitter is just regular Twitter stop segregation
I think I’ll leave twitter to the twits.
Crack Twitter, gotcha
Twitter wouldn't be half as big or entertaining if not for black twitter.
And HOW is that helping or empowering black people, exactly?? I'm SURE they'll continue sprinkling out the sand...so black people's tap dancing there remains that much more "entertaining". With views like yours (presuming you're black) it's not hard to see why black people STAY in the condition we largely are in...and will probably be in for another 400 or more even AFTER there's no 'white' Twitter.
@Dinguis Who cares, twitter still wouldn't be what it is without black twitter.
@@Auron1Roxas2 Simple folk don't care or connect dots.
@Sean 85 No it wouldn't.
@@homelifegoods2199 You sound so pathetic and sad XD Keep crying your little white tears.
there’s no such thing as BLACK TWITTER
Black Twitter is ruining the world lmao
oogy boogy
I'm not a feminist.
Hopefully you'll grow up one day.
If I want to pick up black chicks do I go on Black Twitter?
How much does black twitter make? Oh right, nothing.
The WHITE OWNER make$ that dough.
Carry on tho.
Who's country is these WHITE EUROPEANS in making that $$? Carry on thou.
The derangement is so very real among these White Europeans in our Homeland they now call America. What's even sadder is that they are still here. Everyone around the World knows what why and when EUROPE'S undesirables entered everyone's countries because they no longer had one. That paper with ink means absolutely nothing you call dollars. It's as fake as your presence in others countries. At the end of the day all you Deranged people will answer to God and you can take all your $$ with you. You both will burn.
@@lindatate6284 legit Nobody is talking about Europe except you for zero reason whatsoever
@@lindatate6284 America is your homeland now?
This isnt Black Twitter lmao Black Twitter was like a digital Animal House
A hive of ego ignorance and kangs