N-Word Knockout Video Becomes Viral Meme

N-Word Knockout Video Becomes Viral Meme

March 23, 2016 – While Martin Luther King Jr. espoused a philosophy of non-violence, a meme depicting Dr. King smiling down at someone who just used a racial slur getting punched in the face seems like something he might be okay with. One Oklahoma teen recently learned a hard lesson in race relations after using a particularly incendiary racial epithet. The results were unsurprising:

When white people say nigga @aleeyah405 pic.twitter.com/Eq26ALPtnn

— Desiree ✨ (@successfulling) March 15, 2016

Adding insult to injury a video clip of the confrontation made the rounds on Black Twitter with equally predictable results:

????? RT @mykalita_: omfg lol pic.twitter.com/K0doZPB8GY — Jaz (@JazOuttaControl) March 16, 2016

@aleeyah405 pic.twitter.com/mKWgjM0BLX

— jesse (@jessaustinbro) March 16, 2016

Twitter user, @aleeyah405, claims she was responding to a series of threats made by the girl on the receiving end of her Harriet Tubman approved-fist. When she confronted the girl over her statements, well, you saw the video.

So is using the image of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist and other Civil Rights icons to celebrate a racial smackdown a bridge too far? Funny or Offensive? VOTE and COMMENT now.