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The #OscarsSoWhite Hashtag Is Blowing Up Twitter Right Now

With a very white set of Oscar nominees just released, #OscarsSoWhite is blowing up on Twitter right now.

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The 2015 Academy Award nominationshave only just been announced, but already people have taken notice of one particularly obvious theme: basically every nominee is white.

“Patient Zero” @ReignOfApril was the first to take action, sending out the following tweet:

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#OscarsSoWhite it has no idea why this hashtag is necessary.


— April (@ReignOfApril) January 15, 2015

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Her #OscarsSoWhite hashtag has officially blown up, and now everybody is going in on the Academy. Here’s a sample of the tweets being blasted out:

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#OscarsSoWhite it's beefing with @AZEALIABANKS


— PghPlaywrightsJan24 (@DayBracey) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite They nominated Repealing Obamacare


— anibundel (@anibundel) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite its best friend is black


— based kortney ✊ (@fakerapper) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite They're going to make Oprah go through the servants entrance.


— ALL WILL BE WELL (@PoeticJusticeK) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite it wonders how your hair grew 22 inches overnight


— Elle (@spokenELLE) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite they made a black category


— NadirTheCurator (@NadirTheGreat) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite Mitt Romney shows up to try and raise money. ...OK, I'm done.


— J Ritterbusch (@typinggloves) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite they're serving kale chips as an appetizer this year.


— Right Up Your Ali (@mstharrington) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite T.I is gonna defend them.


— based kortney ✊ (@fakerapper) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite that David Duke said "Wait a minute, Our Annual meeting is on February 22 in LA?"


— Rita A (@ritaag) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite when they destroy property its called "rowdiness"


— Kwintin Jiffirsin (@Kwenten75) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite their frame of reference for blackness is the wire.


— mouf tresvant (@dopegirlfresh) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite It felt like LBJ was the real hero of Selma.


— Miles Morales (@Ljay90) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite they asked to touch my hair. 😒


— April (@ReignOfApril) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite they use that terrible spray tan they was handing out at the #GoldenGIobes2015


— Blck Girl Unbothered (@Keepin_up_wit_K) January 15, 2015

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#OscarsSoWhite Paula Deen will be the official Chef at the next Oscar Ceremony


— Rita A (@ritaag) January 15, 2015

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::daps:: RT “@DayBracey: S/O to @ReignOfApril for getting this #OscarsSoWhite hash cracking! pic.twitter.com/bhYLtLcfig


— April (@ReignOfApril) January 15, 2015

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#Oscarssowhite they can't see a problem in this - The diversity gap in the Academy Awards #Oscars2015 #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/UOZLOM9Mnl"


— Media Diversified (@WritersofColour) January 15, 2015

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