Shaun King is in the news again. The problematic social justice activist took to social media to announce that he was taking a break from the various social media platforms for the rest of the month. In true shady fashion, Black Twitter responded to this news in the way that only Black Twitter can.
King has gotten a reputation as a bit of a swindler by many Black people. His popularity comes from his constant insertion in notorious racial injustice incidents such as police brutality and viral videos involving Karens and Kens.
King had a rough June. First, Samaria Rice called him out on social media for various “misstatements” he previously made. Then, he was accused of opening a fake Twitter account to defend himself from her and others’ accusations against him.
On July 6, King announced that he was deleting Twitter to spend the rest of July with his family and return in August. Four days ago, he posted on Instagram to say he was merely peeking in to voice his support for Lee Merritt’s run for Texas Attorney General and shout out his wife on her 40th birthday. He then said he would be deleting the page again until August. The page is set to private.
Upon hearing the news of his social media break, Black Twitter wasted no time. Some predicted that he would do so with a new ploy– perhaps even marketing himself to Conservatives when he returns.
Y’all do not let Jeffrey Shaun King fool you. He is going to come back bigger, badder, and whiter than ever. And with a new grift to boot.
— #DefundWS (@DrVirgo1981) July 17, 2021
#savethistweet pic.twitter.com/rG8tMHu4Ut
— Ben (@_okcomputer_) July 17, 2021
Some commenters took time to reflect on King’s best (worst) moments.
Remember when Shaun King was like “I am going to climb the seven summits,” and then after people donated thousands of dollars he was like “I have realized I cannot climb a mountain”
— bean 🌻 (@christapeterso) July 18, 2021
to commemorate shaun king deleting his twitter acct please enjoy that time @brianschatz dogwalked his ass pic.twitter.com/IuP1neveVb
— shauna (@goldengateblond) July 17, 2021
My favorite Shaun King tweet is when he thought he was Liam Neeson pic.twitter.com/yqUJtzGlXu
— Anthony Moore (@AllThatandMoore) July 17, 2021
Some came with their best one-liners.
Shaun King deleted? Someone must have gotten their hands on his 23andMe results 💀 pic.twitter.com/f7NTHZFgHj
— Clarkisha Kent (@IWriteAllDay_) July 17, 2021
But, everyone agreed that this is a joyous occasion, even if temporary.
“ Shaun king has deactivated his twitter account “
Black Twitter and white twitter : pic.twitter.com/H41YpD6lwU— jw (@iam_johnw2) July 17, 2021
Shaun King is finally outta here! pic.twitter.com/AZzTMLo61t
— jordan • they/them 🏳️🌈 (@jd_occasionally) July 17, 2021
Black Twitter better enjoy this break because King is scheduled to return in 12 days.
