Trending: Top Black Twitter Hashtags of 2013

The top trending topics made by the genius of Black Twitter.

Trending Topics - No one messes with Black Twitter and gets away with it. In several instances in 2013, when the media rubbed African-Americans the wrong way, Black Twitter expressed their opposition with satirical hashtags. Other hashtags were made as parodies to trends in popular culture. BET.com takes a look at the top trending topics created by the genius of Black Twitter in 2013. – Natelege Whaley    (Photo: Peathegee Inc/Getty Images)
Paula Deen - They say the truth will set you free, but it didn't quite go down like that for Paula Deen. TV's beloved Butter Queen saw her empire melt faster than a tub of Crisco after she admitted in a deposition that she had used the N-word more than once in her past. Her awkward apology tour didn't exactly help matters, either. (Photo: WENN)
#ABCReports - When twerking became a mainstream craze — thanks Miley Cyrus — many news outlets made failed attempts to explain the provocative dance. ABC News posted “Twerking: A Scientific Explanation,” in which a reporter asked a doctor of science exercise to give insight on the “shaping” and “strengthening” benefits that come from doing the dance. Brokey McPoverty started the hashtag, tweeting, “Is It Scientifically Possible to Smack the Taste out of One’s Mouth? A Roundtable Discussion #ABCReports.” (Photo: Twitter/brokeymcpoverty)#AskTeddyWayne - Writer Teddy Wayne was the subject of the Black Twitter sting when he wrote that “twerking is a dance move typically associated with lower-income African-American women” in the New York Times. Those pissed with his commentary wrote him with the sentiment that he did not have the authority to explain anything in Black culture. “I’d like to increase my access to healthy, affordable foods. what dances can i dance to make this happen? #AskTeddyWayne” @drugfreekeisha asked. (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

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Trending Topics - No one messes with Black Twitter and gets away with it. In several instances in 2013, when the media rubbed African-Americans the wrong way, Black Twitter expressed their opposition with satirical hashtags. Other hashtags were made as parodies to trends in popular culture. BET.com takes a look at the top trending topics created by the genius of Black Twitter in 2013. – Natelege Whaley  (Photo: Peathegee Inc/Getty Images)

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