People are sharing their stories on social media with the hashtag “WhenITurnedBlack” in response to Donald Trump’s contentious interview at an event for Black journalists Wednesday where he questioned Kamala Harris’ racial identity in an attempt to smear his rival in the race for president.
Trump has caught major backlash after insinuating Harris “made a turn and she became a Black person,” at the National Association for Black Journalists Chicago conference before being pulled from the stage by his own campaign team.
On social media, many mocked Trump by sharing their own stories about when they “turned Black.”
“I turned Black when the Spice Girls came out,” wrote podcaster Akilah Hughes. “Suddenly I *was* Scary Spice in every play date. #WhenITurnedBlack.”
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“I turned Black when I opened a cookie tin and saw barrettes, rollers, and Bobby pins,” wrote @IamRanaTerrell.
“After many hours of practice. I finally memorized Lisa Left Eye Lopez's entire rap break in the TLC hit "Waterfalls" I could see a tear drop from my parents' eyes. It happened,” wrote @LikeAFineWino.
When I realized that the preacher saying “I’m almost finished, I ain’t gone hold y’all all day” meant we had another two hours to go,” wrote @EagleEye1906.
“I transferred to a predominantly white middle school, and one day my less-educated caucasian compatriots asked me to, "Stop speaking hood," because they didn't know words like "convection" (which were on the workesheet,” wrote @n16thekid. “My melanin truly ascended that day!”