Why a hashtag about amazing sloth rape trended on Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/frankenteenish/status/320518654544445440
Is #RapedByASlothAndItWasAmazing really trending…what is wrong with this society
— baylee ♡∞ (@moneyfrom_BANKS) April 6, 2013
Yes, #RapedByASlothAndItWasAmazing trended on Twitter for much of Saturday morning.
Why the hell is #RapedByASlothAndItWasAmazing trending?I worry about society sometimes twitter.com/MTisperfection…
— put cute name here (@MTisperfection) April 6, 2013
Clearly a GOP hashtag.
#RapedByASlothAndItWasAmazing looks suspiciously like a Republican hashtag. #TheRapeyParty
— Anomaly One Hundred (@Anomaly100) April 6, 2013
Part of the reason for the trend was disgust and outrage at the trivialization of rape.
Wow. #RapedByASlothAndItWasAmazing is trending. Rapes jokes are not funny. and NEVER will be funny.
— David Karp (@DavidKrap) April 6, 2013
“#RapedByASlothAndItWasAmazing why is this trending!? Rape is not funny!”<—— the reason it is trending.
— Accually is Troy (@Torypls) April 6, 2013
I’m sorry, but I find the trend #RapedByASlothAndItWasAmazing absolutely disgusting. It’s offensive, sick, and not funny.
— Heidi (@Heidi_BT) April 6, 2013
So what kicked off the bizarre hashtag?
#RapedByASlothAndItWasAmazing omfg jai nice trend
— Jessica ❤ (@jano_mah_bieber) April 6, 2013
@mflynny @twitchyteam Looks like @jaibrooks1
— Brent Cochran (@BrentCochran1) April 6, 2013
Near, far, wherever you are twitter.com/JaiBrooks1/sta…
— Jai J.D Brooks ⚓ (@JaiBrooks1) April 6, 2013
Jai Brooks is a member of the Janoskians, a teen YouTube comedy group based in Australia. Brooks has over 800,000 Twitter followers and the Janoskians have even grabbed the attention of Ellen DeGeneres.
In a series of since-deleted tweets, Brooks used the #RapedByASlothAndItWasAmazing hashtag to launch a follow spree on Twitter.
Brooks quickly moved on to other more pressing topics.
A homeless woman in Los Angeles was once caught offering blowjobs in exchange for chicken nuggets. We’ve all been there
— Jai J.D Brooks ⚓ (@JaiBrooks1) April 6, 2013
But the trend continued.
The hell???? ——> #rapedByASlothAnditWasAmazing
— LilMissRightie (@LilMissRightie) April 6, 2013
Well that last tweet is why it’s always a good move to log off twitter and get outside on a nice spring day. Ciao, bambinos.
— LilMissRightie (@LilMissRightie) April 6, 2013
Amen.
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