That One Time I Went Viral…

That’s it… that was the tweet that caught fire in December 2022. The Twitterverse was in a frenzy playing armchair detectives and litigators amid Tory Lanez standing trial for the shooting of female rap megastar Megan Thee Stallion. I wasn’t caught up in the fan wars, but I was struck by the gender battle happening online. I could only imagine how triggering and discouraging it was to watch play-out for victims of domestic abuse and violent crime. I fired off a tweet and it blew up overnight. This viral moment led to an opportunity to dig in and publish a piece on POPSUGAR.

Check out the article here The Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion Trial Proves the Burden of Proof Always Falls on Black Women

The trolls, the blocks, the kinships and venom were all a surprise, but I learned the power of the blue bird. I’ve gained a broader network and new followers. Now that things have died down, I’m back to Wordle posts, TeacherTwitter, Hip-Hop Top 10 opinions and political snark — but it was fun while it lasted.