The historic Kentucky Derby was on Saturday (May 7). Fortunately for those who aren’t interested in horses, ornate hats or placing bets, Black Twitter rendered the horse race hilarious with the hashtag #BlackDerbyHorseNames:
The hashtag, which was first used as early as 2014, trended on Twitter for a few glorious hours this weekend:
Put some Respek on it #BlackDerbyHorseNames
— Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) May 7, 2016
Becky With The Good Hair #BlackDerbyHorseNames
— Goldie Taylor (@goldietaylor) May 8, 2016
The devil is a lie.#BlackDerbyHorseNames
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) May 8, 2016
Put that On Everything #BlackDerbyHorseNames
— Vann R. Newkirk II (@fivefifths) May 8, 2016
I Wish A M*thaf*cka Would #BlackDerbyHorseNames
— Charles Wade (@akacharleswade) May 8, 2016
Shea Butter #BlackDerbyHorseNames
— Souled Out, Bäéd Up (@Carnegro) May 7, 2016
Who Made The Potato Salad#BlackDerbyHorseNames
— #HalfricanAmerican (@lenubienne) May 7, 2016
White People Tears#BlackDerbyHorseNames
— Mocha Ayesha. (@CaliAtl11) May 8, 2016
Rachel Dolezal (it’s a donkey pretending to be a horse) #BlackDerbyHorseNames
— Ghetto Oprah (@KaraBTweets) May 7, 2016
Even though trolls eventually jumped in with racist contributions (it’s Twitter, after all), #BlackDerbyHorseNames remained the best takeaway from this weekend’s event. Share your favorite tweets in the comments.