Shaun King’s dramatic, inevitable fall from grace has continued beyond a weekend that saw him in open warfare on social media with his fellow leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement. Unfortunately for King, things are getting worse for him. Black Twitter has turned against him.
Black Twitter is the general name for the large community of black Twitter users that make up the bedrock of hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter. A study by Pew shows that the percentage of black Americans using Twitter is almost double that of white Americans (26 vs. 14 per cent), along with the more critical fact that among Twitter users, black Americans are nearly three times as likely to use the site daily than whites (11 vs 3 per cent).
Black Twitter is characterized by witty and sometimes acerbic jokes, and is considered by some sociologists to represent the 21st century version of signifyin’, the traditional black American form of wordplay which relies on hyperbole, double meanings, and insults.
The combination of black Twitter’s size, activity, and penchant for mockery makes it a fierce enemy indeed. In King’s case, black Twitter is pointed squarely at him, like the Luger 9mm pistol he tweeted about lovingly before wiping his Twitter account and pretending to be anti-gun.
The following are just a sample of the tweets happening today, which range from insults and jokes to the practically unthinkable — young black Americans tweeting out links to this author’s articles on their former guiding light. I am including a selection of my own tweets because, let’s face it, if anyone is an honorary member of black Twitter today it is your humble correspondent, and not Mr. King.
https://twitter.com/GabbyDabbyDoo/status/676438749803380736
https://twitter.com/Lloyd_Oski/status/676455997955674112
@Lloyd_Oski I don't even like Shaun King. Wtf is you sayin forreal?
— Ms. Chun Li, the street fighter (@_deardiaryyy) December 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/hdrewblackburn/status/676421719741960193
Funny cuz @Nettaaaaaaaa and @deray both blocked me for calling Shaun king a fraud
— THE KNIFE (@ShaunaNo6) December 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/Gota_de_L1uvia/status/676417320139427840
Shaun King finessed the movement for a job at NY Daily News lmao? This nigga rich off donations and got a job out of it?
— True God® (DAR) (@TrueGodImmortal) December 14, 2015
I know when people started asking questions about Shaun King's identity he dug up and deleted any tweets with him passively using "nigga"
— Human (@humanfunction) December 14, 2015
My nigga @ShaunKing hit yall with the oldest play in the Nigerian playbook….Zone 419 and yall fell for it.
— Magistrate of Mississauga (@FlyoutChase) December 13, 2015
I knew Shaun King couldnt be trusted when he posted a pic after eating kfc with the fam and adequate chicken was left on the bones
— Jedi Ty (@Pusha_Ty) December 14, 2015
Is Shaun King a real journalist and fake everything else? #ShaunKing
— Keith Frank (@KeithFrank31) December 14, 2015
Shaun King is a pariah, more concerned about his own snakes & ladders climb than any movement.
— Boujee Essence (@baabaest) December 14, 2015
Shaun King snuck outta here in the fall of night like the bandit he is 😭
— B.I.G.K.E.V. (@indiKEV) December 14, 2015
I don't know the whole story but I always felt that Shaun King was an opportunist.
— Richard Banger (@KampaignCelly) December 14, 2015
Shaun King used the money he stole to pay for a tweet delete app
— flєхcíαnnα (@GottaLuvLexci_) December 14, 2015
So Shaun King was basically a turn yo $100 to $1000 tweeter? Lol can't even be mad if u fell for it 😆
— Pastor Bluntaround (@SINice) December 14, 2015
😂😂😂 @ShaunKing scrubbed his TL clean like Annalise did Sam's blood on HTGAWM.
— EAGLES IS A DISGRACE!!!!!!!! (@GeauxRemy) December 14, 2015
Shaun King always in some shit lol
— six paths of pain💮 (@XVONTEX) December 14, 2015
If you got scammed by Shaun King more than likely your own ignorance is to blame. #ShaunKing
— Keith Frank (@KeithFrank31) December 14, 2015
Yup RT @Notufatjesus_: I think both Deray and Shaun King are a little shady but that's just me
— My Eagles Are The 2017 Super Bowl Champs 💚✨💫 (@Kahlua__) December 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/karyewest/status/676418823935959041
Shaun King is hilarious.
— The Dr. (@The_JKM) December 14, 2015
Lawd, my Tweetdeck is 15 hours behind. Seeing Anti-Intellect and I hate Shaun King tweets everywhere. I don't want to re-live that. smh.
— “i know i want my key back.” (@KiaSpeaks) December 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/Nero/status/676345931256750080
https://twitter.com/Nero/status/676348376582119424
https://twitter.com/Nero/status/676350546681417728
https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/676431443858464768
https://twitter.com/AztecRepublican/status/676437387963006977
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