Avatar Solidarity Twitter Thread

Out of deep solidarity and respect for the high crime rate American community, me and other low crime rate Americans are changing our avatar to "N" for "no more police" please join us in solidarity I’m changing mine to I, for “I can’t breathe” ✊ With my avatar I choose to honor George Floyd. With my avatar I say "Get rid of all these racist police"

A dark Twitter thread shows users changing their profile avatars to letters that supposedly express solidarity with Black Americans and protest against police violence. The joke is that the letters form an increasingly blunt and absurd interpretation of the protest, ending with an explicit demand to get rid of racist police. It is used as a sarcastic reaction to performative online activism and poorly thought-out solidarity posts.

• @beobanka / 1688 2020-06-26