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[-] dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 6 months ago

What is this sub exactly? I still don't get what "white people Twitter" is supposed to be. Someone please explain

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I believe it comes from an old joke trend from years ago on reddit when people were naming their subs ____ people _____. "White People Twitter", "Old People Facebook", "Young People YouTube"

This was one of the few that stuck around, but it ultimately evolved to just a place for Twitter posts (beyond the joke title, people didn't truly want it to seem race exclusive, because that would be weird)

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 22 points 6 months ago

I think r/BlackPeopleTwitter was created first. Then r/WhitePeopleTwitter was created as a parody, but then kind of became a catch all for tweets in general.

[-] dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

So tyical black people stuff on r/blackPeopleTwitter? Black humor, etc?

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

I don't even know if it's a specific type of humor. Literally the top few posts are just tweets but black people, but not related to race at all. A few examples:

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People Twitter

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People tweeting stuff. We allow tweets from anyone.

RULES:

  1. Mark NSFW content.
  2. No doxxing people.
  3. Must be a pic of the tweet or similar. No direct links to the tweet.
  4. No bullying or international politcs
  5. Be excellent to each other.
  6. Provide an archived link to the tweet (or similar) being shown if it's a major figure or a politician.

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