The Socialhood Watch monitors these hashtagged streets for acts of civility and criminality alike. Just as the world turns, the tide of public opinion sways from minute to minute. We can praise your fave’s woke post today; yet, drag them for their ignorance tomorrow. Read below for the good, bad and ugly in social posts.
The Good – Michelle Alexander trends on Twitter
Professor and author Michelle Alexander trended with the release of her article “Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote.”
Michelle Alexander points to Hillary Clinton’s racially charged rhetoric that fueled mass incarceration. pic.twitter.com/RjEXdsfkTP
— Rahel (@juris_doc7) February 10, 2016
Twitter was abuzz especially after Clinton’s surprising loss to Bernie Sanders in the New Hampshire primary.
tfw the entire TL is reading Michelle Alexander pic.twitter.com/ssegkltbsP
— please clap (@onekade) February 10, 2016
.@BernieSanders pulled down the support of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Michelle Alexander and Harry Belafonte—all in one morning.
— Darren Sands (@darrensands) February 10, 2016
I said the same thing Michelle Alexander said in her article. I will not be manipulated by the media or the Clintons into voting for her.
— Bougie Black Girl (@BougieBlackGurl) February 10, 2016
My mother just said she will not be played by the Clintons again after reading Michelle Alexander article 😂😂😩
— Annie (@Annetteee_007) February 10, 2016
While the article critiqued Clinton, Alexander explained she wasn’t totally sold on Sanders either.
.@staceyhopkinsga Michelle Alexander summarizes it all right here…. pic.twitter.com/bYU0ntnxwn
— GAPeach (@PoliticsPeach) February 10, 2016
Michelle Alexander on voting for a lesser evil https://t.co/NJAbdD3duZ pic.twitter.com/b3zXNmMugS
— Stephen Keating (@stephenmk) February 10, 2016
While not all agreed with Alexander’s perspective, it was a welcomed in a rather absurd political climate.
The Bad – Kanye renames his album title…again
Kanye West rocked the social waves (pun intended) when he announced a new title to his album: The Life of Pablo.
Final track list for The Life Of Pablo pic.twitter.com/PMH94MAAeJ
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 11, 2016
Naturally folks were perplexed and could only express their confusion through copy + paste.
Kanye be like… The Life of Pablo pic.twitter.com/QtiN0t2nHW
— Ani Caribbean (@AniCaribbean) February 11, 2016
My face when I heard Kanye named his album The Life of Pablo pic.twitter.com/F8JXiO07Ng
— PushOrtiz (@TheWeekday1107) February 11, 2016
Kanye said the album is called “The Life of Pablo.” pic.twitter.com/c3u2AvzxSp
— Rappers Said (@RappersSaid) February 11, 2016
The Life Of Pablo pic.twitter.com/SlD2Mav1A5
— Joshua (@LeBronYe) February 11, 2016
The jury is still out on how all of this is received.
The Ugly – Meryl Streep fails Diversity 101
Black Twitter did a collective head tilt when Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep offered thoughts on Hollywood’s diversity issue.
“We’re all Africans really,” Meryl Streep says when asked about lack of diversity on Berlin film festival jury: https://t.co/ZpKxLI2XBq
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 11, 2016
Similar to Patricia Arquette‘s feminist speech at last year’s Oscars, Streep failed to recognize women of color.
Meryl Streep saying “this jury is evidence that at least women are included” is so problematic. It’s fundamentally saying “WoC aren’t women”
— Carimah Townes (@CarimahWheat) February 11, 2016
I am going to let Miranda Priestly sum up how I feel about Meryl Streep right now: pic.twitter.com/bEshVBjkHu
— Sara Yasin (@missyasin) February 11, 2016
But what can we expect when she pulled this fiasco a few years ago.
Let’s not forget this little gem: pic.twitter.com/VwDJye8fF2
— Mark S. Luckie (@marksluckie) February 11, 2016
The Socialhood Watch was rooting for you Meryl. We were all rooting for you!
