Over the weekend, a writer who goes by the pseudonym Sister Toldjah took to Twitter to share an opinion article she wrote criticizing #BlackLivesMatter leaders and the movement in general for not responding to the murder of a 6-year-old boy named King Carter who was shot in killed in Miami.
Wrote a piece last night that Black Lives Matter probably won't like too much. Hope it will be published soon. Stay tuned…
— Sister Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) February 26, 2016
My latest @IndJournal is on a murdered black child #BlackLivesMatter will never rally behind https://t.co/4XoSMQXnEJ pic.twitter.com/UH8golAm0j
— Sister Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) February 26, 2016
In response to her piece, Black Twitter clapped back with the hashtag #WhereWasBLM, satirically highlighting the idiocy of Sister Toldjah’s opinion that “black-on-black crime” is a regular occurrence and #BlackLivesMatter leaders really don’t care about black lives because they fail to focus on every single incidence of violence that happens in the community.
Before #WhereWasBLM became a thing, Twitter user @rodimusprime (who birthed the hilarious hashtag) called out the foolishness of Sister Toldjah’s opinion piece in a series of tweets:
Man I'll just add this for this "what about black on black crime" shit that some "allies" are selling.
— M’BlockU (@rodimusprime) February 27, 2016
Do you really think our community doesn't ache when we lose a child to violence? How inferior must you think we are to accept this premise?
— M’BlockU (@rodimusprime) February 27, 2016
You google "Stop The Violence" in any city and it's a list of black organizations working to stop crime in our communities.
— M’BlockU (@rodimusprime) February 27, 2016
BTW there have been 3 suspects arrested in King Carter's murder. So what is BLM supposed to do? https://t.co/8wLUdpyA3E
— M’BlockU (@rodimusprime) February 27, 2016
Unlike the murders from police officers where NO one goes to jail and most will never even face charges…
— M’BlockU (@rodimusprime) February 27, 2016
Her next article gonna be like "Where was Black Lives Matter when a black person died from choking on a hot dog?!"
— M’BlockU (@rodimusprime) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Bambi's mother got shot?
— M’BlockU (@rodimusprime) February 27, 2016
And from there, other Twitterers quickly caught on and joined the party:
#wherewasBLM when Steve Harvey was trying to read the winner of Miss Universe? pic.twitter.com/WYFrSSQY86
— Yaya (@Yaya_Other) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Jermaine Jackson shellacked his head? pic.twitter.com/wxNWNcmG1J
— jujoffer (@jujoffer) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Storm lost her powers due to a special gun funded by the Government? pic.twitter.com/tFCV5wJjqF
— Viktor T. (@wondermann5) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Celie was fixin' to shave Mr. pic.twitter.com/fnQW2IfNL8
— Ess (@ScottyLiterati) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Denise left the house looking like this???? pic.twitter.com/3KRWBUpcZa
— Mia McKenzie (@miamckenzie) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Sal's Famous Pizzeria wouldn't put any Brothas on the wall ? pic.twitter.com/jPRiknHpjz
— bell'uomo (@RyanTheHoly) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM When David Ruffin was kicked out of the Temptations? pic.twitter.com/PPBqir5dD0
— Am I on The Naughty List?? (@tinytay19) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Angela Bassett was setting folks cars on fire? pic.twitter.com/koyLvEWYZA
— Janan (@jananamirah) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Mufasa was murdered pic.twitter.com/lj7D6nMIVL
— geejayeff (@geejayeff) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Eddie spray painted Ron's car pic.twitter.com/ifY7JNf2yW
— Neal Carter (@nealcarter) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Timberly ate all the chocolate turtles? pic.twitter.com/gJYyHL3N6A
— shuri’s lab assistant (@heycheyennehey) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Joe Clark was telling Sams to jump off the roof ? ! ? pic.twitter.com/MRR7SJjXPN
— Tora Shae (@BlackMajiik) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when this BLACK QUEEN fell from grace?! pic.twitter.com/3wNMagdwAI
— Milly Rock Bobby Brown (@WoundGod) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Judy Winslow went to her room and never came back down?!
— M’BlockU (@rodimusprime) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM When Lucious Lyon put his son in the trash pic.twitter.com/KigONzcz2Z
— Lilian Uziward Verticus (@MonaKinkCurlz) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when joe jackson was a liar and a cheat, & katherine didnt want him didnt want him didnt want him no mo pic.twitter.com/iZ3C3Rn3nq
— * (@HRC__04) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Sophia needed them! pic.twitter.com/5Cz9TrZmva
— Petty_Shabazz ?? (@a_for2day) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Lil Saint got fatally served? #RIP pic.twitter.com/z8piaCOzds
— Biafra (@biafradenmark) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Usher bounced his head off Nicki's booty? pic.twitter.com/t0YVlbba9m
— Courtney (@C0URTNEYC0) February 27, 2016
#WhereWasBLM when Ricky was shot? Where was the outrage? Black on black violence. pic.twitter.com/9PrdPammb8
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 27, 2016
It looks like #BlackLivesMatter has missed numerous incidents of “black-on-black violence” and they have some serious catching up to do, as most of these incidents happened in the 80’s/90’s and early 2000’s.
WHERE WERE YOU #BLACKLIVESMATTER WHEN WE NEEDED YOU?
