Dangerous Tweets
There are those tweets you can send without thinking. And then there are those tweets that just might get you canceled. But let's face it: 280 characters isn't enough to thoroughly explore all the nuances that come with the hottest topics in the culture. On Dangerous Tweets, we discuss the unpopular opinions in Black Twitter to see if we can't make some sense of it, and find a little healing along the way.
Episodes
34 episodes
Understanding Sex, Identity and Expression with Mar Snow Melanin
Happy Pride Month, Earthlings!Tweet 1: Texas' hateful ass anti-transgender directive is halted for nowTweet 2: Lil' Nas X is pissed he didn't get a BET award nomination. Jack Harlow did.Tweet 3: Nick Cannon allegedly has four wo...
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Episode 34
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56:16
Lupus Awareness Month featuring Loren W.
Tweet 1: There's a Monkeypox outbreak in 16 countriesTweet 2: Is Young Thug done for or are people just weighing in on things they have no idea about?Tweet 3: Black people who date white people shouldn't be allowed to say the n-word.&nb...
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Episode 33
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55:58
The Truth About Kevin Samuels
It has been a crazy week in Black internet culture.Tweet 1: Kevin Samuels is dead ya'll. Tweet 2: Ray J exposes what every Black millennial already knew about the Kardashian klan.Tweet 3: Dave Chappelle physically attacked ...
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Episode 32
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41:51
Black Twitter, Red Flags
Tweet 1: With Elon Musk buying normal Twitter, is now the time to create another platform just for Black Twitter?Tweet 2: Why do people denounce their Greek-org letters?Tweet 3: Whose worse? The "my man calls and I'm leavi...
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Episode 31
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31:17
At the End of the Day, The Day Gotta End
Tweet 1: Rapper Goonew's body propped up in the nightclub for his funeralTweet 2: How colonialism ruined deathTweet 3: Black Twitter's two perspectives on the murder of Toby Obumseli
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Episode 30
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38:53
Watch Your Mouth
The slap heard 'round the world.This week we talked about the cultural ramifications of the Will Smith/Chris Rock incident through the eyes of Black Twitter.#GatekeepBlackCulture
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Episode 29
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29:03
The Lost Tapes: SIDE B [Starting Over]
In The Lost Tapes, there are no tweets to discuss and no character limits. In these episodes, we go deeper into interesting topics and themes from the main episodes like healing, time travel and alien visitations. An auditory experience t...
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Episode 28
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31:11
The Great Cigar Debate
Tweet 1: This tweet attempts to put an end to the "50/50" or "man should pay" argument that has a stronghold on our community. Tweet 2: Woman makes a TikTok about getting a guy a cigar for the first date. Black Twitter erupts.<...
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Episode 27
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46:13
Making a Dramatic Exit
Tweet 1: A response tweet to Michael Todd's loogie heard round the internetTweet 2: Lady quits job in dramatic fashion via ZoomTweet 3: Ari Lennox vs. misogynistic South African podcasterTweet 4: How do Black people retain power (re...
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Episode 26
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54:36
The Lost Tapes: SIDE A [Letting Go]
In the Lost Tapes, there are no tweets to discuss and no character limits. In these episodes, we go deeper into interesting topics and themes from the main episodes like healing, time travel, alien visitations...you know, all your favorite topi...
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Episode 25
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21:27
Unusual Expectations
Hello earthlings! Happy New Year! We're starting 2022 off with a new episode (recorded at the end of 2021). Stick around 'til the end to hear a special song in honor of Betty White. RIP!Tweet 1: The CDCs new quarantine guidelines...
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Episode 24
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52:56
Celebrating the Life We Created
Tweet 1: Jussie Smollett's verdictTweet 2: Homophobia doesn't make senseTweet 3: Video of a stranger following Black woman into her houseTweet 4: Celebrating the lives we've created, mourning the lives we expected
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Episode 23
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55:49
I Don't Want Peace, I Want Problems Always
Two weeks in a row?!? Yezzir!Tweet 1: Video of Bronx pastor advocating spousal r*pe (spoiler alert: he resigned)Tweet 2: Do these white lady celebs want to be white again? (we looking at you Kim)Tweet 3: Telling women they gon' ...
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Episode 22
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48:34
The Rebirth
Tweet 1: Struggling as a qualifier for BlacknessTweet 2: Is it bad to tell people college is a scam?Tweet 3: Risk-averse/negative family members
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Episode 21
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44:22
Episode 20: Tweets About Pride (Month) and Prejudice
We're back...again! LOL this time celebrating two years of the podcast.This episode we talk about:Red FlagsGender RevealsSexuality Labels
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Episode 20
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56:47
Episode 19: Dangerous Tweets About What Women Can/Can't Do with Their Bodies
This week we discussed: - B. Simone's most recent relationship advice-Meek Mill's questionable lyrics about Kobe Bryant's manner of death-Boosie's thoughts on how Lori Harvey (and women in general) should live their lives-A...
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Episode 19
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41:46
Episode 18: Dangerous Tweets About WAP
This week, we discuss the talk of the Twitter town - Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion's new song WAP. So maybe don't listen around the kids...or do?We also discuss how polygamy and polyamory are viewed in the Black community, one of...
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Episode 18
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44:33
Episode 17: Dangerous Tweets about Black Skincare ft. Bri the Esthi
This week, we welcomed licensed esthetician Briyana (@britheesthi) to talk Black skincare and Dangerous Tweets. We were also pleasantly interrupted by the ghost of Michael Jackson while recording, so be on the look out for that at about 41 minu...
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Episode 17
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50:19
Episode 16: Dangerous Tweets about Black Supremacy
Tweet your thoughts while listening using #dangeroustweets and tagging us at @_dangeroustweet!This week we discussed viral tweet's about Dave Chappelle's latest comedy special entitled 8:46, Terry Crews' thoughts on an imaginary world w...
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Episode 16
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56:28
Episode 15: Dangerous Tweets about Rape
On the heels of a black/college rape culture reckoning on Twitter last week, we discussed some Dangerous Tweets surrounding rape and shared a few of our own traumatic experiences in this area.We want to hear your opinion on this week's ...
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Episode 15
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51:26
Episode 14: Dangerous Tweets about Justice with Christian Missionary Emily Smith
This week we had a long discussion about the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing protests and riots all around the United States. We also discuss a recent viral clip from mega-church Pastor Michael Todd along with our guest, Christian missio...
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Episode 14
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1:40:10
Episode 13: YT People & Black Slang
This week we discussed white people gentrifying black phrases, why some folks had a problem with Ayesha Curry's showing off her post-baby body, and Roc Nation Brunch Twitter's suggestions for what to do with your money instead of buying a PS5, ...
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Episode 13
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44:44
Episode 12: Lol, We're Back!
Bet you never thought you'd hear from us again! We took a few 8 months off, but Dangerous Tweets is back for it's second summer! This episode, we talk about Juice's run in with the Corona virus and dissect tweets around Boosie's uncommon approa...
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Episode 12
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51:41
Episode 11: Can Black People Be Racist?
This week's Dangerous Tweets were all focused around color and race. Who is considered "brown skinned"? Can black people be racist? Is it fair to say that black people are holding themselves back?We'd love to hear your opinions us...
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Episode 11
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51:04
Episode 10: Mental Health with Ron Stephens
We took a week off for...mental health but we're back! And we welcomed another special guest, Ron Stephens who talked about his journey with adult ADHD and how he's coping. And per the usual, we got into those good ol' Dangerous Tweets focused ...
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Episode 10
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1:08:53