Linda Chavers’ editorial calendar for ELLE should never go bare thanks to Twitter’s contributions. Following her controversial “I Have a Problem with #BlackGirlMagic” think piece, users took to social media with #ChaversNextArticle, pitching potential topics she should explore for future articles.
The Problem With Kanye’s All Of The Lights: Several Lights Weren’t On. #ChaversNextArticle
— Mango Sorbaé (@BienSur_JeTaime) January 13, 2016
“Snap Your Fingers, Do Your Step: Why this phrase is offensive to those who can’t snap their fingers” #Chaversnextarticle
— E. (@LowProCessna) January 13, 2016
“Why I don’t care for the phrase ‘It’s Lit’: People Actually Die in Fires: #ChaversNextArticle
— A-Money (@HollaBlackGirl) January 13, 2016
“Why I hate the term woke: You have to go to sleep sometimes” #ChaversNextArticle
— A-Money (@HollaBlackGirl) January 13, 2016
Why is Jesus Still On the Mainline? He Needs A Cell Phone #ChaversNextArticle
— Genius Deferred (@GeniusDeferred) January 13, 2016
It’s Impossible for Everyone to Have the Same Dream: Why the phrase “teamwork makes the dream work” should cease #ChaversNextArticle
— Maaaaack ❤️ (@sendmemyangel) January 13, 2016
“Is Jesus Really Special: We’re All God’s Children.” #ChaversNextArticle
— Evan (@nerditry) January 13, 2016
RT @Chimichamu: “The Problem with I’m Every Woman: Chaka was just one.” #ChaversNextArticle pic.twitter.com/45C1lKcn7a
— Pananegra (@PanaNegra) January 13, 2016
#ChaversNextArticle “The Falsehoods of ‘Boyz in the Hood’..Women Live There Too” pic.twitter.com/pOR8H6P6kl
— GirlTyler (@sheistyler) January 13, 2016
Here’s my problem with Dr. Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” — sometimes I just lay there #ChaversNextArticle
— Maaaaack ❤️ (@sendmemyangel) January 13, 2016
“The Hokey Pokey is NOT What It’s All About (And Other Lies My Mama Told Me)” #ChaversNextArticle
— Nina Perez (@AuthorNinaPerez) January 13, 2016
“Why the blacker berry isn’t so sweet?” #ChaversNextArticle pic.twitter.com/DShjx16X94
— Marcus Shepard (@MarcusShepard) January 13, 2016
My problem with Netflix and Chill. Why would I want to be cold watching TV?! #ChaversNextArticle
— Jeff (@JeffJSays) January 13, 2016
“I speak softly: How ‘Say it loud! I’m Black & I’m Proud’ is offensive to soft spoken folk” #ChaversNextArticle #blackgirlmagic
— Marcus Shepard (@MarcusShepard) January 13, 2016
“Here’s the problem w/Alicia Key’s song Superwoman: There’s nothing super about her.She can’t fly.She’s a regular human” #ChaversNextArticle
— Maaaaack ❤️ (@sendmemyangel) January 13, 2016
The deception of the “Moon Walk”: Michael didn’t step foot on the moon, nevertheless walk on it #ChaversNextArticle pic.twitter.com/TmWaitW9ii
— Maaaaack ❤️ (@sendmemyangel) January 13, 2016
Here’s what, Tony Toni Tone: I grew up in Southern California, and it rained there MANY times. #chaversnextarticle
— New Attitude Who Dis (@ImJustCeej) January 13, 2016
“Here’s my problem with Black Power. You can’t actually get significant electric charge from black people.” #ChaversNextArticle
— Rod TBGWT (@rodimusprime) January 13, 2016
@rodimusprime “Here’s my problem w/ Black is Beautiful.If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, what about the blind” #ChaversNextArticle
— Asa Spades (@sanitythief) January 13, 2016
“My problem with How To Get Away With Murder: What if you need to get away with manslaughter?” #ChaversNextArticle
— Asa Spades (@sanitythief) January 13, 2016
Here’s the problem with Beyonce’s “Flawless” — She didn’t wake up like that. She put makeup on for the video shoot.” #ChaversNextArticle
— Maaaaack ❤️ (@sendmemyangel) January 13, 2016