‘You tryna be deep so bad’: Shaun King’s pedantic ‘Think on this’ tweets ridiculed

Posted at 10:10 pm on January 15, 2015 by Brett T.

Shaun King, Ferguson fixture, Daily Kos writer and author of — for real — “The Power of 100!: Kickstart Your Dreams, Build Momentum, and Discover Unlimited Possibility,” is enjoying the hilarious comments on this tweet, so we thought we’d share some of the fun. Be careful, though; things get pretty deep.

Think on this… Nas is 41. Jay Z is 45. Dr. King was 39 when he was killed. pic.twitter.com/luIKoz4GtC
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 15, 2015

Where was he trying to go with that?
— Jermericus (@Blike_Dante) January 15, 2015

No seriously where was he going with that?
— Jermericus (@Blike_Dante) January 15, 2015

Why is he tweeting like Jaden Smith
— Kimmy €: (@808s_n_cupcakes) January 16, 2015

And? “@ShaunKing: Think on this… Nas is 41. Jay Z is 45. Dr. King was 39 when he was killed. pic.twitter.com/wBhLhKfnvL”
— n (@nasislike_) January 15, 2015

@nasislike_ @ShaunKing I think he's saying…think about all HE accomplished in 39 years…
— $mitty (@Kad_Smith) January 15, 2015

“Bet they ain’t even know Dr King was that young, Nashawn.” pic.twitter.com/WXBB3shSde
— Wayne (@Nerd_Ferguson) January 16, 2015

@ShaunKing what the fuck does any of that have to do with each other ????? Jesus died at age 33 …. Face ass
— JR Anthony (@HarlemGetsMoney) January 15, 2015

@nasislike_ Lmaooo that was dumbest fake deep tweet I've ever seen. No clue what point they were trying to make.
— Dom Deshawn (@DomDeshawn) January 15, 2015

@NoSAMpling_ @nasislike_ yea he lost me with that one lmao
— OG Baeleontologist (@Just_JDreaming) January 15, 2015

@ShaunKing you tryna be deep so bad. Get this fake deep shit outta here
— Gurjinder Sandhu (@gsandhu92) January 15, 2015

Shaun King is a total dork
— Jonathan West (@Jwesto) January 15, 2015

These Shaun King tweets got me crying real tears ?????????
— Ashley Ja'Terria (@All_N_Yo_Tweets) January 15, 2015

Shaun King be like https://t.co/HQNBHs9G8e
— Michelle Huxtable (@MichelleHux) January 15, 2015

That Shaun King tweet had me more perturbed than Foxy Brown's math on "Affirmative Action" pic.twitter.com/B6pDRb2Moe
— HowMuchIsCoatCheck?! (@BosNaud) January 16, 2015

Waiting for Shaun King to explain himself pic.twitter.com/9wqHbp3LCC
— #BLACKLIVESMATTER (@Valinciaa) January 16, 2015

RT @Tripl3A I know Shaun King tweeted that and was like pic.twitter.com/GmjZQna4r8
— Bartholomew (@ChefWaites) January 16, 2015

What Shaun King is obviously saying is that Nas & Hov at an older age had a crispier lineup than MLK.
— kenny (@jailposejesus) January 16, 2015

I think Shaun King is saying if Jay died at Dr. King’s age his last album would’ve been American Gangster American Gangster = Dream Speech
— Matthew DellaZIGdova (@ZiggyOfAk) January 16, 2015

I'm trying to figure out why Shaun King isn't acknowledging the real issue here: today is Young Dro's birthday.
— Faux Keith Sweat (@SweatyKeef) January 16, 2015

Think on this. It's cold outside. I come inside where the heat is on. I get warm.
— Mm. (@In_A_YamChele) January 16, 2015

I'm 30 and Jimi Hendrix was 27 when he died. RT to save a whale.
— BenJarvus Pendarvis (@Danchrism) January 15, 2015

#ThinkOnThis Cows are vegetarians. I eat cows. You are what you eat. I'm a vegetarian. You happy @peta ?
— Dr. Munkenstein (@Felonious_munk) January 16, 2015

Think on this… I before E. EXCEPT… After C.
— Mm. (@In_A_YamChele) January 16, 2015

Hilarious comments on this tweet. I wasn't dissing Nas & Jay Z. I was observing just how young Dr. King was https://t.co/8ggDdFoFq4
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 16, 2015

Y'all are so funny!! Haha. Listen, after all the racist BS folk say to me everyday all day it's fun to be on the butt end of real jokes. 🙂
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 16, 2015