Perspective – Post Pepsi Ad

Kendall Jenner could arguably be labeled as the least controversial of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, until this week. The twenty-one year old teamed up with soda pop company, Pepsi, to create a new advertisement. Criticism on the commercial spread like wildfire in the Twitter-verse with many arguing the ad was just as tone-deaf as it was […]

Twitter reacts to the U.S. air strike against Syria

After Tuesday’s chemical weapons attack which killed more than 100 people in Syria, the United States responded by carrying out an air strike, targeting several military airfields in Syria. Many have accused Syrian President Bashar Assad for Tuesday’s attack, including President Donald Trump, stating this was his reason for carrying out Thursday night’s air strikes. […]

#UnitedAirlinesAssault: Quality customer service or honest mistake?

This week has definitely gone down in the week of failures for two major companies: Pepsi Co. and United Airlines. As usual, social media couldn’t let either company live out their fails in private. In true Twitter fashion, they got dragged through the fire…well, United Airlines did, figuratively and literally. On April 9, a video surfaced […]

Sorry but not sorry

Trending on twitter earlier today was the hashtag #ThingsIWontApologizeFor. To me this seemed like a very silly hashtag, and naturally I wanted to see what this conversation was all about. A lot of what people were tweeting about included not apologizing for being themselves. #ThingsIWontApologizeFor (and you shouldn't either) pic.twitter.com/ZtNYxJ4yWl — Kait 🌈 || 43 […]

Gorsuch is in, but the #SCOTUS debate continues

So what’s all this about #SCOTUS? After several months of debate and hearings, Friday, April 7 marked Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States. In typical current events fashion, Twitter had a lot to say. And much like Gorsuch’s confirmation itself, there were heated opinions from both sides of the […]

Shaking up the United States Championship Title

On last week’s episode of Monday Night RAW, CEO of WWE Vince McMahon made his grand return to RAW with a big announcement. He made the announcement that there would be a “superstar shakeup.” The purpose of a “superstar shakeup” is to reshape both the RAW and Smackdown roster by switching superstars. After the announcement, […]

Charlie Murphy: Put Some Respeck on His Name, Not His Brother’s.

Today, we lost a legendary comedian Murphy, yet somehow it was also his brother’s day. When Eddie Murphy impersonated his brother lmaooo #RIPCharlieMurphy pic.twitter.com/IPqxagHDjC — Kip Smithers (@Nicktheegr8) April 12, 2017 Charlie Murphy, comedian and brother of Eddie Murphy, dead at 57 https://t.co/H9jy71XlRF pic.twitter.com/QcvLhGyA4I — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 12, 2017 Yet, fans were […]

Twitter and #PepsixKendall

With the emergence of tweets surrounding the hashtag #PepsixKendall, it’s pretty clear that people aren’t so happy about Kendall Jenner’s new ad. The 2-minute, 30-second commercial spreads the message that borders can be crossed and the complicated issues of race relations, Black Lives Matter, police brutality and the occasional protest can all be solved by […]

Abigail Takes Jeopardy

Search any hashtag on Twitter, and you’re sure to get what could be a full digital reality show on the topic. “Jeopardy” Is one of those game shows we watch to show off how smart we are to our family and friends. When it comes to live tweeting it though, discussing the way contestants present themselves is much more entertaining. You don’t even have to watch an episode to get to know the characters. Just check out #Jeopardy on Twitter for a blunt description of the contestants by viewers.

Let’s take this girl, Abigail, for example. Thanks to @MBTAWorkerbee, we already know that she’s a “hipster pilgrim” before we even watch the episode.

Abigail is a hipster Pilgrim#jeopardy pic.twitter.com/zS6NlrL22X

— MBTA WorkerBee (@MBTAWorkerbee) April 3, 2017

Now, I would consider being called a “hipster pilgrim” a compliment, but not everyone had such nice things to say about poor Abigail.

This girl holding the button up the whole time is on my nerves #jeopardy pic.twitter.com/4sVw2uGV5V

— John Collins (@JohnCollins911) April 3, 2017

Go easy on her, John. She doesn’t look like someone I’d want to mess with.

Yes! Amy had the right attitude. Maybe holding the clicker that high made her feel like a confident hipster pilgrim.

You do you, Abigail. You…do…you. #clicker #jeopardy

— Amy Oyler (@aomomteach) April 5, 2017

This girl was watching the same episode, but she was being a little vague about who she thought was “that one annoying contestant.” I hope it’s not Abigail.

I watch jeopardy literally every night, and there's always that one annoying contestant. #jeopardy

— Marykate Fleming (@marykatekitten) April 3, 2017

At least Asian Claire came right out and said it.

I've had my fill of Abigail #jeopardy

— Aslan Claire (@Lionwoman54) April 5, 2017

We can finally stop talking about Abigail now that Alex is ready to start the show!

Let's Play Jeopardy! #jeopardy

— Alex Trebot (@AlexTrebot) April 12, 2017

Twitter Sentiment: Pepsi Cola New Commercial

Recently, a new video ad released by the Pepsi was going viral on social media, which triggered great outrage among the public. Many people on Twitter perceived this ad as a performance of white supremacy and racism. Because in the video, the minor groups of people like Asian, Muslim were all stereotyped, and the […]

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Month: April 2017