As far as social media groups go, Black Twitter undoubtedly stands as one of net’s (and Pop culture’s) longest and strongest reigning force.
How one might define it?
A digital water cooler where African Americans exchange ideas and opinions that are centered on the Black experience.
Black twitter has introduced me to some of the most incredible writers and influential people I’ve seen and I’m so thankful https://t.co/s7yI04kPeR
— pink ranger (@kimlesno) November 15, 2016
I love us.
TWITTER: The world is horribly corrupt!
BLACK TWITTER: Yes. We’ve known that. This isn’t news for us. So about these rompers.— Optimus Fine (@sunnydaejones) May 17, 2017
Often sourced, but never compensated, for the ideas it generates for brands and publications, Black Twitter and its influence haven’t gone unnoticed by Twitter itself who- eager to understand just how influential it truly is- has teamed up with BET to launch a comprehensive study into it.
as influential as Black Twitter is, so much of what happens on here – esp. the discourse around it – doesn’t translate to other major spaces
— marcussimmonscc (@marcussimmonscc) April 24, 2017
The businesses will unveil their findings next month.
Black Twitter so influential… but look what that influence goes to… Nike might bank an some extra millions in profit today.
— Ab$o The Great™ (@ABSOTHEGREAT) March 29, 2017
black twitter is the most culturally influential corner of the internet
— jaboukie young-white (@jaboukie) February 16, 2017
Really though. Twitter, and black twitter, is the most influential space. Has the most unique and creative content. Of course they watching
— D Harrell (@coldcACE) February 12, 2017
Black Twitter right now is the most influential force in the modern world, EVERYTHING you see/hear is a result of us
— Cool Trainer Piddy (@PiddyPyro) December 9, 2016
Why do you think corporations are keen to bite into Black Twitter’s digital pie?
These companies getting all their marketing ideas from Black Twitter and yet nobody from Black Twitter is profiting
— mon.bon.ami ?? (@sexiiidread) April 11, 2017
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Influential only in America, the rest of the world is not interested/doesn’t care.
The rest of the world isn’t supposed to be interested. Because it’s not for them. It’s not about them. It’s not targeted towards them. It doesn’t reference them. It’s not contextualized in a way that is applicable to their collective realities. Obviously black Americans on twitter are vocalizing black American issues that are specific to the black American experience in the context of “their world”. which is different from everyone else’s “world”. That’s literally the point of black twitter…
Isn’t supposed?…It doesn’t, period.
Lmao. Please Black American culture touches and influences almost if not every part of the globe. If you can’t see that it’s because of ignorance ?
That’s what being an American makes you believe.
Lies you tell! Look at the fashion industry and how much they bite off of thing(s), which stems directly from black Twitter. I know in the UK, tat is definitely the case.
S****** bum…Ironically you are the FIRST to comment which totally validates Viacom’s point.
White people care A LOT about what we think and by virtue of your trolling on this BLACK blog site, clearly you do too.
So Thanks for the compliment 🙂
Y’all want our body parts and our thoughts…
White guys dressed in black face out of jealousy.
Now white woman are buying our Lips & B***.
So of course y’all want our thoughts now too.
#Makes sense
South Africa too has a strong and influential black Twitter community probably so does every African country but I suppose since South Africa has the largest white population on the continent it makes it most interesting.
I understand the concept behind a group who ujite around a common experience, but the delusion that somehow black twitter is some driving force behind American culture is just plain delusional. You can’t complain that blacks aren’t selling records, not getting decent movie roles, etc etc and at the same time claim that you’re the most culturally relevant. It’s simply illogical. The fairness of that however is a different conversation altogether.
I think S****** Blonde makes a very good point. “Black Twitter” is focused on the African American experience alone I’d say when America is one country and Blacks populate around 60 other nations in the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and of course, Africa. I think Afro-Americans need to be reminded that they’re called such because they originate from Africa; they need more connection to the wider Black experience and not just the USA.
Racist American’s will do anything to make it not mean something, isn’t that the Caucasian way of life? I’ve witnessed it daily! Always find a way to belittle any cause that is centered around a specific group of people that means something & it feels to be Afro-Unapologetic about the lives who aren’t cookie cutter faces…..
A study into buffoons acting out on social networks because they’re bitter and have too much time doing a whole lot of nothing. Hmm. The only people who need to study “Black Twitter” are licensed psychiatrists.
If they’re going to talk about black Twitter, talk about the bad as well as the good! Black Twitter tears down everything and everyone, even it’s own. It’s not a culture impact, it’s a culture setback. Black Twitter makes the news for the most negative things they say on social media and the things that they should talk about (Black graduates, blackgayslay, young black doctors, Greek life, uplifting the community, unison) NEVER makes headlines. Black Twitter is most likely the people who voted for the dead gorilla and Hennessy this part election, the people who think Lil Uzi Vert and Lil Boat are the new age of rap, Beyonce twins are importan and BLM is actually important.
BLM is important. Get over it.
“Black” Twitter is a joke and an exploration into failed parenting. It’s basically lunch table brattiness, acting out for attention and losers trying to forget being losers with a 140 character tweet. Those same people have no power anywhere else but on a phone that they aren’t even paying for themselves. Sad.
Way to stereotype a bunch of people you know nothing about. Let me stereotype you and guess you are probably a Trump voter.
Too bad their typing skills are usually as bad as their verbal skills…
DEFINITION of Era Tin:
White troll with Small penis syndrome.
One who trolls Black Blog site to feel better about having SPS and secretly wishes to be a Black well-endowed alps male.
Sorry you were dealt a bad hand in life….
But at least you can dream 🙂
Black well-endowed ALPHA male
Keep wishing Babe
Meanwhile go check out Black Twitter for “inspiration”