Following the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen on Saturday, and the ensuing media portrayal of his death, Twitter expressed outrage in the form of a hashtag.
#IfTheyGunnedMeDown protests the depiction of minorities — especially African-Americans — who are often presented as "violent thugs with gang and drug affiliations," according to The Root . Michael Brown, 18, was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday after an altercation with the officer in Ferguson, a predominately black suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, police said. Details of the shooting are in dispute, and the St. Louis County Police Department is still investigating the incident Read more...
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