#TheTriggering, a hashtag meant to ridicule politically correct attitudes, exploded on Twitter and became a major trending topic in the United States.
Activist Lauren Southern came up with the idea a few months ago:
Can we start a day called "The Triggering" where everyone just posts "offensive" things on their social media in defense of free speech?
— Lauren Southern (@Lauren_Southern) September 19, 2015
#TheTriggering will take place on March 9th the day after international Women's day and the day before Osama Bin Laden's Birthday.
— Lauren Southern (@Lauren_Southern) September 19, 2015
And boy did people respond:
#SafeSpace warning. #TheTriggering pic.twitter.com/XXTVsHskbB
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) March 9, 2016
If you are going to blame white ppl alive today for slavery you also have to thank them for ending it. #TheTriggering
— マイル (@martian_munk) March 9, 2016
#TheTriggering "ze" and "hir" isnt a gender https://t.co/OVipkUshT1
— Lauren Southern (@Lauren_Southern) March 9, 2016
It's not unreasonable to demand that immigrants adopt your laws and values. #TheTriggering
— DoublePlusUnFine (@Kansokusha10) March 9, 2016
Auto mechanics have a more rigorous intellectual discipline then gender or race studies majors. #TheTriggering
— Lee Stranahan (@stranahan) March 9, 2016
Islam is not a religion of peace. #TheTriggering
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) March 9, 2016
You talk about 'Diversity' as if it's suppose to solve all problems. It doesn't #TheTriggering
— Ice Cap (@Cuodriko) March 9, 2016
"Mansplaining" isn't a thing. What you are describing is being pretentious and/or condescending which anybody is capable of.#TheTriggering
— Radagast the Brown (@ZombieNeith) March 9, 2016
#TheTriggering Some children will always be "left behind" because some children are in fact stupid.
— The Deuce (@ibbibby) March 9, 2016
I believe in free speech, freedom of expression and diversity of opinions (even yours). #TheTriggering
— Mark Kern (@Grummz) March 9, 2016
Mexicans need to stop running from their failures & fight to build a thriving country of their own#TheTriggering pic.twitter.com/WKTNn64wZR
— Jared Wyand (@JaredWyand) March 9, 2016
There's no "gender pay gap" — but there should be. https://t.co/UYaxmTAxT5#TheTriggering pic.twitter.com/rYm3mhH3qC
— Milo Yiannopoulos ✘ (@Nero) March 9, 2016
Blaming society for your problems in the United States is just an excuse for you to be a failure. #TheTriggering
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 9, 2016
People much better than you (and me) died to protect your right to free speech
F**k you for disrespecting them
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) March 9, 2016
Barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen beats blue hair, cubicles and fast food every day of the week. #TheTriggering
— Alice Teller (@AliceTeller) March 9, 2016
I have ZERO "white guilt"
In 2016 shouting racist is a tactic used to gain an advantage#TheTriggering pic.twitter.com/Dj2KWVhzmd
— Jared Wyand (@JaredWyand) March 9, 2016
My anatomy does not preclude me from having an opinion about abortion. #TheTriggering
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) March 9, 2016
Parroting Islam is "the religion of peace" does not obscure the fact that it is mired in murder and mayhem #thetriggering
— David Vance (@DVATW) March 9, 2016
Oh, and of course there was a lot of snark/backlash over the trend:
If you are triggered by anything, avoid #TheTriggering at all costs.
Smug white men actively trying to trigger people. Disgusting— Jed Ritchie (@Jediritchie) March 9, 2016
Very nice of Twitter to create a place for right-wingers to post all of their garbage opinions and not annoy everyone else => #TheTriggering
— read the piece (@SeanMcElwee) March 9, 2016
Like most hashtag movements started by 4chan and reddit, #TheTriggering is populated mostly by cis white people.
— ✨Kat Blaque✨ (@kat_blaque) March 9, 2016
I'm looking at the #TheTriggering hashtag, and reactionaries are simply appending the hashtag to the same, boring things they say everyday.
— Izzy Galvez (@iglvzx) March 9, 2016
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