So this is post-racial America, huh? Jared Rice, a city councilman and NAACP member from New Rochelle, N.Y., is now playing a game he calls #negrospotting as he views coverage of the Republican National Convention.
#Negrospotting: An amusing trend emerges on Twitter during RNC http://t.co/Er4HOAzB
— theGrio.com (@theGrio) August 28, 2012
Amusing? We’re not sure how amusing it would be if a conservative started a similar hashtag. Keep in mind that “The Grio” is “the official NBC News community devoted [to] perspectives that affect and reflect the African-American community.” Is there no end to the #NBCFail?
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/240572910828408832
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/240573097684660224
That's so cute, making everything about Race. Just like the white guy in the White House @CouncilmanRice
— Running Bone (@running_bare) August 28, 2012
@CouncilmanRice Last I checked the black unemployment rate was 14.4% but hey, you stay focused on the important stuff @JammieWF
— Michael McNally (@notoserfdom) August 28, 2012
If comedian Baratunde Thurston is interested in those numbers, he’s not showing it with his tweets.
https://twitter.com/baratunde/status/240524783316520960
Saw one on @CSPAN!! #NEgrospottingTV Two shots because her weave was awful! @Baratunde @Altheabutler
— April (@ReignOfApril) August 28, 2012
https://twitter.com/baratunde/status/240570718167908354
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The “I see white people” game has previously enthralled celebrity players such as Mia Farrow and members of Congress, and now the media seem anxious to take a turn.
The only thing black about this convention is the music…and it's 40 years old. #YouMakeMeWantToShout #rnc2012
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) August 28, 2012
Not everyone is on board, fortunately.
https://twitter.com/Jingo95/status/240595869357973504
I luv when #BlackTwitter can make me chuckle with its hashtags, but I'm not feeling #NegroSpotting or #NegroSpottingTV … #NotFunny
— April Davis (@April_Davis) August 28, 2012
The new hashtag "#negrospotting" from some leftists to count black conservatives at the RNC convention is just disgraceful. Not ok y'all.
— Saul Landon Mendoza (@TX_Saul) August 28, 2012
@michellemalkin @thegrio I think the best term for people of color attending the RNC convention is Americans.
— Benjamin Young (@benyoungdds) August 28, 2012