K-Pop fans co-opt #WhiteLivesMatter hashtag in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement

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If you’re a White supremacist and you excitedly saw #WhiteLivesMatter trending on Twitter for the past few days, I bet you got the disappointment of your life when you realized that it wasn’t exactly what you thought. K-Pop fans all over the world have united to drown out the racist messages that are traditionally attached to the #WhiteLivesMatter hashtag, a rallying cry used to disregard and discredit the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

Here are some of our favorites:

*sipping tea and quietly enjoying k-pop stans hijacking dumb racist hashtags* #WhiteLivesMatters pic.twitter.com/hMJJmZVpdu

— Kim Hannah (@KimHann97341767) June 3, 2020

#WhiteLivesMatters psych !! you thought. pic.twitter.com/V0hczDBrfx

— F (@ohwowokaycooll) June 4, 2020

https://twitter.com/haych2x/status/1268203563886546944

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