Yahoo Finance Headline Ethered By Black Twitter
Yahoo Finance Headline Typo Sent Black Twitter Into A Frenzy
Yahoo Finance turned a somewhat quiet Thursday night into a teaching moment regarding what can happen when you accidentally hit “n” instead of “b” on the keyboard.
The outlet’s social media team tweeted out the following headline around 10:01 p.m. EST: “Trump wants a much nigger navy: Here’s how much it’ll cost.”
https://twitter.com/RicheyCollazo/status/817224887097905152
Black twitter collectively formed the #NiggerNavy and went in with memes and gif’s exposing the error. Buzzfeed News credits @JeSuisDawn with creating the hashtag.
Yahoo Finance tweeted out an apology around midnight, but the damage had already been done.
Some suggested the outlet’s error was a ploy to gain clicks while other’s just marveled at one of the first L’s of 2017.
https://twitter.com/tiguitweets/status/817243857020592130
Are we being trolled by Yahoo Finance or was it really at mistake? Sound off in the comments below.
SOURCE: Buzzfeed News
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