After news broke earlier this week that the State University of New York at Binghamton is offering a seminar called “StopWhitePeople2K16,” #StopWhitePeople began trending on Twitter.
Some couldn’t believe that Twitter would allow such a “racist” hashtag to perpetuate. (RELATED: Taxpayer-Backed School Holds Lesson On How To ‘Stop White People’)
#StopWhitePeople is trending. Go ahead and stop us. We just move! Look at the inner cities now ever since we moved! Enjoy and your welcome!
— Blain POOP STAIN (@blainskywalker8) August 24, 2016
“Stop White People” because everything was fine before they came …… #stopwhitepeople pic.twitter.com/SYuxGVXld6
— LGBT FOR TRUMP (@LGBTFORTRUMP) August 24, 2016
#stopwhitepeople is trending? Seriously? Can you imagine the uproar if #stopblackpeople was trending?
— Katie Allen (@Itskatiiieee) August 24, 2016
#stopwhitepeople is racist and people who actually use this tag is ignorant. Besides “United we stand, Divided we fall”
— StopRaven (@stop_raven) August 24, 2016
@KassyDillon today they want to #stopwhitepeople From what i don’t know.
— ArminiusLuta (@ArminiusLuta) August 24, 2016
#StopWhitePeople? More like #ShutUpBlackPeople
— Amber Harris (Sara) (@amber_harris14) August 24, 2016
#StopWhitePeople from becoming extinct!
— Douglas Sanchez (@i4iTheMC) August 24, 2016
The fact that #StopWhitePeople is trending & not #HillarysEmails tells you were management stands here USA just a PC state worse if she wins
— RM2014 (@rm2014rick) August 24, 2016
Wow! #StopWhitePeople Is as racist as you can possibly get, It’s divisive, On your watch @BarackObama Race relations have never been so bad.
— james (@jamesefc_1878) August 24, 2016
#stopwhitepeople how the fuck am I privileged? Someone wanna tell me what is privileged about BUSTING my ass 7 days a week just to get by ?
— Americans4Truth (@Americans4truth) August 24, 2016
Why is this #stopwhitepeople even trending? It seems someone is trying to start a race war. This is absolutely shit to have this trending.
— Natae (@Natae) August 24, 2016
Others took the hashtag a little more literally.
Lol you are one of the reasons why we must #stopwhitepeople https://t.co/tBHN5BDyj8
— 23 (@Ihatecooljay) August 24, 2016
I just saw #StopWhitePeople trending and I just want to say not every white person is a racist asshole or mentally insane. Got love for all.
— Jam of FTGU (@JAM_FTGU) August 24, 2016
The tweets by white people on #stopwhitepeople is direct proof of why we need to #stopwhitepeople.
— LGBTQ-Marxists (@LGBTQ4Socialism) August 24, 2016
Good Luck w/that …too many whites dont even know they are racist #stopwhitepeople https://t.co/D0KXsMD7fZ
— Robyn Vandenberg (@BumpNRunRadio) August 24, 2016
#stopwhitepeople https://t.co/ZLjL9gbbtf
— Mr Kelly (@kelly4webb) August 24, 2016
#stopwhitepeople White men are the definition of ‘beta’. pic.twitter.com/kRebzo2fCh
— ChokeMeDaddy (@_otterpop_) August 24, 2016
Still, some enterprising individuals used the hashtag to throw shade at 2016’s bristling outrage-culture.
#stopwhitepeople is trending. Thank god. They must be stopped. pic.twitter.com/Vxv1nZ0Sm2
— Kyle Kennedy (@KKennedy81) August 24, 2016
#StopWhitePeople pic.twitter.com/ZyqMzBNGAX
— bettaBeFunny (@BettaBeFunny) August 24, 2016
#StopWhitePeople like this bigot. This man thinks he can just openly enjoy chicken corn chowder without consequence! https://t.co/kxXenRl9Bf
— Andrew Munzer (@The_Munz) August 24, 2016
#stopwhitepeople is trending I’m half white and black what do I do ? Do I stop and not pass go or collect 200$ #whatswrongwithpeople
— Ebby (@QueenEbby89) August 24, 2016
#StopWhitePeople pic.twitter.com/xNk0j5diw6
— trifon (@trifonak) August 24, 2016
Can we offer a sacrificial lamb and end this nonsense? #Stopwhitepeoplehttps://t.co/1ynuPbGyWa
— NR (@rnrivers) August 24, 2016