Twitter called out CNN’s ridiculous coverage Otis Byrd’s with a new hashtag #cnnbelike. Mr. Byrd, a black man, was recently found hanged from a tree in Mississippi late this week. Otis Bryd is not a suspect of any crime and it still hasn’t been decided if his death was a result of suicide or murder, and yet while reporting the story, CNN insisted on referencing his criminal record.
Luckily Twitter was on it and called out CNN for not giving him the same fair treatment and benefit of the doubt that they do for people with less melanin.
#CNNBeLike “Self Defense” pic.twitter.com/XliPFFgsLB
— Bassem Masri (@bassem_masri) March 20, 2015
#CNNBeLike “Black man found dismembered in apparent suicide” — 5’7 Black Male (@absurdistwords) March 21, 2015
#CNNBeLike “Officer who shot and killed unarmed black man shows injuries from the incident” pic.twitter.com/7WYunGV6Ga
— ReedXcv (@____Reedd) March 21, 2015
#CNNBeLike “Pregnant black woman arrested. Fetus likely had gang ties” — 5’7 Black Male (@absurdistwords) March 21, 2015
#CNNBeLike Were Martin Luther King and Malcolm X really Black leaders, or thug, ex-cons with criminal ties? pic.twitter.com/sormi187i9
— LEFT (@LeftSentThis) March 21, 2015
#CNNBeLike Hundreds of dangerous and suspicious looking black people found in a boat pic.twitter.com/pw9H2UKxnK — Crystal Fleming (@alwaystheself) March 21, 2015
#CNNBeLike gang seen loitering outside official building pic.twitter.com/haW1up0W2Z
— Sean Lyles (@1stHiscrown) March 20, 2015
#CNNBeLike Black male shot down at construction slight.Police say he was heavily equipped and didn’t drop his weapon pic.twitter.com/vnhnkbaAAI — Dreamer (@Deandre_deams) March 21, 2015
#CNNBeLike 23 year old Caucasian Christian child of God sent both of his parents to heaven today
— Stephanie (@_StudMuffin10) March 21, 2015
#CNNBeLike Honorable white cop shoots black male sporting blue outfit, sources say gang affiliated pic.twitter.com/MjSIrwTAS4 — winnie (@winyoh) March 20, 2015
Once again we continue channel our energy into parodies to call out the absurd framing and statements of mainstream media.
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