In response to opinions surrounding respectability politics and reactions to the latest incidents involving racism and police brutality, the #TweetLikeUncleTom hashtag emerged on Twitter. As our community mourns another black life, once again we turn to parody to call out insensitive and racist comments from others. Per usual, no one was safe from this hashtag. Check out some out some of Blavity‘s favorite tweets below:
https://twitter.com/ShaneRain_/status/585818004845436928
https://twitter.com/crocmartens/status/585822278954389506
#TweetlikeUncleTomTwitter if you guys would stop listening to rap and switch to some Dave Matthews, there would be no issue
— revival (@EricTheWriter) April 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/FreshhhAirrr/status/585815233714921472
https://twitter.com/AjCool16/status/585816367099731969
https://twitter.com/dulceyperfecta/status/585823483961204736
#TweetlikeUncleTomTwitter Y'all won't march when Black people kill other Black people.
— Cake by the pound (@LaNegraMimosa) April 8, 2015
Slavery wasn't that bad. It gave Black people Jesus. We are saved! #CoveredInTheBlood #TweetLikeUncleTomTwitter
— Bougie Black Girl (@BougieBlackGurl) April 8, 2015
#TweetLikeUncleTomTwitter black people complaining about being oppressed but they got a black president #imsleep
— AirMax 97 (@icewrst) April 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/Badblackgyal/status/585830631193452544
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