It's not you. It's your tiny hashtag.
twitter
being a jerk
The question is: Did we do the right thing?
Daisy in
Sports,
being a jerk,
diving,
i definitely don't have all of the answers,
olympics,
tom daley,
twitter
Aug 1, 2012 at 10:00am | 319 comments
chris brown
The comedian who handed Chris Brown his ass on Twitter isn't a bully or a racist. She's a comedian.
feminism
#TellAFeministThankYou is trending on Twitter. But is it a big deal to thank people who don't identify as feminists?
#notbuyingit
On Sunday, while my boyfriend was paying attention to the Super Bowl, I was paying attention to my Twitter stream's reaction to the Super Bowl, which was filled with feminists utilizing the #notbuyingit hashtag to call out sexism in advertising.
internet
I mean, not ALL the time. But sometimes it just seems like the lesser effort to scroll through a bunch of strangers' thoughts on Downton Abbey than to actually get naked with someone.
Kate Conway in
Relationships,
internet,
internet addiction,
no one should date me ever,
social media,
tumblr,
twitter
Oct 15, 2012 at 9:00am | 109 comments
twitter
I think I’ll start a #TeamAllY’allAreDumbAsFuck trending topic.
rape
After her assailants plead guilty, Savannah Dietrich was told she could no longer legally discuss the crime perpetrated against her in public. She wasn't having it.
cracker barrel
Hari Rama, Dolly Dolly, Krishna Krishna.
blocking
I bind you, Nancy. I bind you from sending me wiener pics on Twitter.
twitter
If my Twitter account were my résumé, I'd be thrilled.
the internet
Don't worry, this is not another "are women funny?" thing, because ZZZZZ. This is something else entirely. )
open thread
A new interactive map tracks "hate speech" on Twitter over the past year, and the results look pretty much how you'd expect. Which is exactly why I'm suspicious of them.
celebrity
Gilbert Gottfried knows offensive humor. And boy does he ever know how to get fired.
electoral politics
Hey, if Mitt Romney can erase two years of business involvement with a single adverb, imagine how we could all improve our lives by the same magic!
social media secrets
Yes, I am lazily cutting and pasting this onto xoJane, but for real it’s all insider-y and has the sweetest story about my mom and lullabies ever in the history of the world.
tweetdeck
We all have different things that we want from our Twitter apps, but we seem universally united in our hatred of the actual web Twitter, which, let’s face it, sucks giant donkey balls.
#saysomethingnice
Not that the rest of you who are trying to be funny aren't also hilarious; just that: He's funnier. Crap. This being nice stuff is hard!
beauty
PLUS: How to join us for the xoJane Virtual Oscars Party!
death threats
It's become common for pro athletes who make crucial mistakes to immediately weather an outpouring of hate and cruelty on Twitter. And no one seems to be doing a thing about it.
family reunions
I'm not an only child any longer -- thanks to Twitter.
hurricane sandy
Will people still trek out to the Rockaways and other storm-ravaged areas if they can't Instagram it?
