Black people are not monolithic….meaning we can have an opinion on everything from the war in Israel to who’s getting kicked off Real Housewives. That’s why you can find an array of hot topics being highlighted, dissected and debated on social media. We round up some of the talked-about stories from the last few weeks.
Ooops, he did it again! Houston Pastor Ed Young under fire for controversial comments
Pastor Ed Young is no stranger to controversial comments, especially when it comes to pushing conservative talking points on migrants and LGBTQ rights from the stage of his megachurch. Young, who leads Second Baptist Church, once again used his religious service/political gathering to blast President Joe Biden, calling him “godless” for allowing “countless millions” of migrants into the United States and for declaring Easter to now be Transgender Day of Visibility. (Hey, Pastor, do your research before spreading lies. The day was established in 2009, and JUST SO HAPPENED to fall on Easter this year).
“I don’t understand this hatred of the “other”. I cannot imagine Jesus referring to immigrants the way that Young did. Horrible!” – JR
“You don’t have to agree with everything your pastor says and they can still be a good leader.” -LM
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Teacher, son arrested for recruiting students for prostitution
A Klein ISD teacher and her son have been arrested and charged with three counts of trafficking a child and three counts of compelling prostitution on juveniles. Kedria Grisby, 42, and her son Roger Magee, 22, both face charges of child trafficking and compelling prostitution.Police say Grisby helped her son by recruiting troubled juveniles from the local high school by offering them a place to stay, which would be a hotel. The three victims, aged 15, 16, and 17 were reportedly students at the school Grisby taught at and were reportedly runaways.
OJ Simpson remembered….and NOT all fondly
Orenthal James (OJ) Simpson was arguably America’s most sensationalized human being. An NFL star for 11 seasons whose stardom was stained by his widely controversial trial on murder charges in connection to the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend, Ron Goldman, died recently at age 76 from prostate cancer. While his family and close friends are no doubt mourning their beloved, Black Twitter made no qualms about letting their feelings be known.
“OJ said he wasn’t Black. So he gets none of my tears.” – Calvin Lewis
“Black people didn’t celebrate OJ Simpson’s Not Guilty verdict bc they thought he was innocent; Black people felt like they got a lick back at white folk via the justice system after the Rodney King verdict that acquitted all the white officers that beat him on film.” – JY
“Rest in hell, OJ.” – April Martin
“OJ Simpson died the comfortable death in old age that Nicole Brown should have had.” – Lindsey Boylan
“Dying a slow death gives one time to repent and get right with God. I pray he did that.” Cynthia Wheeler
“Y’all raised $2 mil for Kyle Rittenhouse, $1 mil for George Zimmerman, $3 mil for Daniel Penny, and $1.5 mil for Derek Chauvin and have the caucacity to be outraged by people giving condolences on behalf of OJ Simpson.” – Bishop Talbert Swan
Does the Megan Thee Stallion/GloRilla twerk challenge devalue women?
GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion’s new challenge has fans twerking up and down timelines everywhere. The twerk videos are heating up the Internet after Megan posted a video of herself dancing to her new collaboration with the Memphis rapper “Wanna Be.” The hypnotizing video encouraged a wave of women to join in on the “Wanna Be” challenge. The following day, Big Glo uploaded a video of Latto serving up plenty of eye-popping moves to Glo and Meg’s new song. The brief clip shows the “Sunday Service” spitta twerking from various angles in front of her mirror. Glo also said Cardi B has her own version of the challenge coming soon.
But one IG commentator is going viral for saying the video devalues women.
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“It’s giving tacky & classless….challenge yourself to read a book.”
Why Social Media is obsessed with Charles and Mrs. Netta
Among the great Black loves of our time—Will and Jada, Beyoncé and Jay Z, Barack and Michelle Obama—no couple has quite captivated Black audiences in such a uniquely puzzling manner than the way Mrs. Netta and Charles. Don’t ask anyone to explain it – chances are they can’t, but Mrs. Netta and Charles’ relationship has become the Black internet’s latest guilty pleasure—and their glow up from relatively unknown to making club appearances, marriage and cutting music demos has been hella entertaining.
From what we can see—unlike the other aforementioned Black couples—Mrs. Netta and Charles have no clear talents to speak of beyond their admiration for each other. But in this day and age, sometimes that is all you need to go viral and build a brand that grabs people’s attention.
Everyone’s first introduction to Mrs. Netta and Charles likely started with the now viral video of Mrs. Netta calling for Charles to come eat his lunch. Beyond the plate of food, which is usually packed, there was something about Mrs. Netta’s excitement over seeing her man eat that excites us. Mrs. Netta and Charles have harnessed their social media presence to fund a glow up. From product placements to offers for free plastic surgery, Mrs. Netta and Charles have cashed in—thanks to their more than 223K followers, and they have been documenting the process for their audience every step of the way.
“I think that they are living their best life. They are leaning into their star. They are making their star do what it do for you.” TL Madison
