#MyUnpopularBlackOpinion Surges On Twitter
Another Sunday night, another hashtag going viral on Twitter about African-American life. On July 19, that hashtag is #MyUnpopularBlackOpinion, with Twitter reporting that the #MyUnpopularBlackOpinion Twitter hashtag is one of their top trending hashtags as of this writing.
The hashtag #MyUnpopularBlackOpinion shows how DEEP stereotyping is. So many seem to equate ignorance with popular Black opinions. It's sad.
— Eddie Adams From Torrance (@MetaSmith) July 20, 2015
Previously, hashtags such as #JusticeForSandy lit up Twitter, with the hashtag seeking justice for the mysterious death of Sandra Bland in a Texas jail, as reported by the Inquisitr. This time, the #MyUnpopularBlackOpinion seems more about fun, at least for those using the #MyUnpopularBlackOpinion hashtag in a light hearted manner.
Covering issues from music and entertainment to politics and race relations, the #MyUnpopularBlackOpinion shows the variety of the spectrum of thoughts falling under the label on Twitter.
Plenty of heated topics such as the light-skinned/dark-skinned issue or matters of natural hair and interracial relationships are being discussed under the label.
Permed hair, relaxed hair, fake hair, natural hair. Who cares? It's just hair. #MyUnpopularBlackOpinion
— C I F Y E (@crysscat) July 20, 2015
Although loads of tweets about hair and skin are coming into the hashtag, there is also deeper and controversial talk about movies regarding the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other revelations.
I don't want to see another MLK movie #MyUnpopularBlackOpinion
— Queen Jonafa' Tervalon (@queenbestest20) July 20, 2015
While several people are using the #MyUnpopularBlackOpinion to ironically tweet about how folks need to stop tweeting about their #MyUnpopularBlackOpinion thoughts — and how much of a headache they are getting reading them — others are using the hashtag to publish their honest thoughts about African-Americans who may support allegedly guilty jailed people just because they are black.
#MyUnpopularBlackOpinion Stop saying "Free ______" when you know they are guiltier than OJ Simpson in his murder trial
— lord of driftmark. (@Jtylerwp) July 20, 2015
As expected, there are also plenty of GIFs — moving images — to go along with the hashtag, like one featuring Kandi Burruss from the Real Housewives of Atlanta giving someone a serious side eye before sipping her soda.
These #MyUnpopularBlackOpinion tweets got me looking like… pic.twitter.com/OjyagS2hwT
— Kay? (@Nrgizr_bunny) July 20, 2015
Music is another popular topic found under the hashtag, with one person tweeting about Kendrick Lamar’s fan base only liking his music for the beats — and not the hard-hitting lyrics written by Kendrick that often speak of racial injustice.
#MyUnpopularBlackOpinion
70% of Kendrick Lamar's fan base only care about the beats…which was why "Good Kid Maad City" was so popular— D A Y L A N the photographer (@Isiah_Barnes) July 20, 2015
Not all of the opinions found under #MyUnpopularBlackOpinion are heavy and controversial. Some of the tweets cover simple things, like one Twitter user’s favorite character on the cult favorite TV show called Girlfriends.
Alot of ladies favorite "Girlfriend" was either Joan or Maya, but I always liked Lynn.
— Dina Lineth (@DinaLineth) July 20, 2015
They are tweets that might find folks scrolling down their Twitter timelines and finding kindred spirits in the unpopular opinions that might not be so unpopular after all.
#MyUnpopularBlackOpinion I hate all flavors of Kool-Aid. They all taste like run-down water
— ? (@empressyyz) July 20, 2015
If anything, the hashtag can serve to dispel plenty of stereotypes about African-American culture and assumed notions — some set forth by black comedians — such as affinity for Kool-Aid and the like.
[Image via Twitter]
