Some of the best accounts on Twitter are parody accounts.
Like @TitaniaMcGrath and @Sean_Spicier …
But apparently, if your parody makes fun of a certain popular Socialist Democrat Twitter will shut it down, even if it has over 85k followers.
I guess you’re not allowed to make fun of democrats anymore. pic.twitter.com/gU1kMg8vo4
— Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) May 7, 2019
Twitter has suspended the AOC Press Release (@AOCPress) account which is obviously a parody. It says so RIGHT in the name.
Oddly enough, there are tons of Trump parodies, but this one account was a no-go.
Wonder if she complained to Twitter that it sounded too much like her? If her cult was getting confused?
Probably because it was too hard to tell her actual tweets from the parody. It’s hard to parody passionately ignorant when the original does it so well.
— Stacey (@ScotsFyre) May 7, 2019
This editor has had to look for that blue check more than once.
Yup.
Just biased @Twitter being itself.
— Douglas M (@PsychoSix) May 7, 2019
To be fair they do an amazing job of making fun of themselves……. albeit it unintentionally.
— Bill Knight (@BillKni95026647) May 7, 2019
When the account is already a parody maybe they should suspend other parodies?
Heh.
Is “not making fun of Democrats” an official twitter rule?
— Jeff (@JackShow70) May 7, 2019
If so Twitchy is in deeeeeep trouble.
That’s too bad. One of the smartest parodies around.
— David Everett (@pulpfictionbuff) May 7, 2019
@TitaniaMcGrath can't be far behind.
— Greg Bed (@gregbed) May 7, 2019
Man, we hope not.
We adore her.
Twitter's entire "You might also like" section for me this morning was conspiracy theorist Dems. They're just trolling everyone center-right & beyond
— Drewfus (@JDWackbag) May 7, 2019
Twitter likes to suggest following people like Chris Hayes and Jennifer Rubin to this editor, like THAT will happen.
This should not happen. And to be clear, I like and support @AOC. But censorship of parody is crazy!!
— Fuzzy (@BlueFuzzy_M) May 7, 2019
Even AOC supporters know this is BS.
All censorship is crazy.
— Girl_Grimly (@ed_grimly) May 7, 2019
It's full court press for tilting the 2020 elections!
You ain't seen nuthin' yet!
— Rokhead (@RoknSpock) May 7, 2019
We’re starting to wonder.
@OfficeOfMike suspended too (runs a lot of these parody accounts)
— YBS (@Yitzsit) May 7, 2019
Political Cartoons and Jokes have been a staple in the Public American Social Spectrum since before 1776.
It seems to have died today at the hands of Twitter.
Almost a 250 year run (Quarter Millennium), and now the fun is over…
Thanks Twitter :S
— Stray Mongrel (野犬) (@Stray_Mongrel) May 7, 2019
He made fun of the wrong person. What a shame what's going on here.
— Mr. Greensvelt (@HandsomeJack71) May 7, 2019
It’s almost like Twitter wants to fail.
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