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.
https://twitter.com/MTisperfection/status/320577251202711552
Clearly a GOP hashtag.
https://twitter.com/Anomaly100/status/320565347524685824
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 (@DavidKrap) April 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/Torypls/status/320557157630222336
https://twitter.com/Heidi_BT/status/320519471959797760
So what kicked off the bizarre hashtag?
#RapedByASlothAndItWasAmazing omfg jai nice trend
— Jessica ✨ (@JessaMarieex) April 6, 2013
@mflynny @twitchyteam Looks like @JaiBrooks1
— Brent Cochran (@BrentCochran1) April 6, 2013
Near, far, wherever you are pic.twitter.com/WFKGyy7nZn
— Jai 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.
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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 Brooks (@JaiBrooks1) April 6, 2013
But the trend continued.
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/320574418327859202
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/320574659080884225
Amen.