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viral video featuring reporter having humorous reaction to nearby bison

Deion Broxton's Bison Reaction

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Deion Broxton's Bison Reaction refers to a viral video of NBC Montana reporter Deion Broxton having a humorous, scared reaction to nearby bison approaching him at Yellowstone National Park.

Origin

On March 25th, 2020, NBC Montana reporter Deion Broxton posted a video of himself leaving a report from Yellowstone National Park as he and his cameraman were approached by a herd of bison. The video gained over 8.4 million views and the tweet gained over 68,000 retweets and 341,000 likes (shown below).



Spread

As the video spread, social media users commented on Broxton's reaction, finding it humorous and relatable. Twitter user @vexedinthecity[1] wrote, "Saving this for the next time some white people invite me to do some outdoorsy shit," gaining over 230 retweets and 9,600 likes (shown below, left). User @nikparzanese[2] joked, "me when i see someone cough within a one mile radius," gaining over 210 retweets and 1,500 likes (shown below, right).


Deion Broxton KTVM @DeionNBCMT · Mar 25 There was a herd of bison walking right toward me at @YellowstoneNPS today! Ceaving YELLOWST NAT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NBC MON KD-KCFW NBC MONTANA 0:14 | 10M views 7.1K 27 75.5K 375.3K Corey Richardson @vexedinthecity Replying to @DeionNBCMT @sillyauntie and @YellowstoneNPS Saving this for the next time some white people invite me to do some outdoorsy s---. 4:54 PM · Mar 25, 2020 · Twitter Web App nikolas @nikparzanese · Mar 26 me when i see someone cough within a one mile radius


Other popular tweets include jokes by @FareedBlackman,[3] who wrote "This is why Black people dying first in scary movies is so unrealistic. We be out," gaining over 15,800 retweets and 46,000 likes (shown below, left). User @metroadlib[4] wrote, "black newscasters reevaluating their pay grades as Nature presents herself is my FAVORITE clip genre of ALL time," gaining over 480 retweets and 1,900 likes (shown below, right). The jokes were covered by The Daily Dot.[5]


The Omega BlackMan @FareedBlackman This is why Black people dying first in scary movies is so unrealistic. We be out. Deion Broxton KTVM @DeionNBCMT · Mar 25 There was a herd of bison walking right toward me at @YellowstoneNPS today! Show this thread Leaving YELLOWST NAT" NATIORAL PARK SERVICE NBCA MONTANA NBC MONTANA 0:14 10M views fooler initiative @metroadlib black newscasters reevaluating their pay grades as Nature presents herself is my FAVORITE clip genre of ALL time. Deion Broxton KTVM @DeionNBCMT · Mar 25 There was a herd of bison walking right toward me at @YellowstoneNPS today! Show this thread Ceaving YELLOWST NAT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NBC KO-KCFW NBC MONTANA 0:17 10M views

Various Examples


Lawrence Burney @TrueLaurels soon as he said "I aint messin witchewww" i knew where my good brova was from ee. puttin on for Baltimore out Yellow Stone. I'm inspired Deion Broxton KTVM @DeionNBCMT · Mar 25 There was a herd of bison walking right toward me at @YellowstoneNPS today! Show this thread Leaving YELLOWST NAT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NBC MONTANA KEO-KCFW- KTVH NBC MONTANA 0:12 10M views Erin Donnelly @erindonnelly When someone comes within 6 feet of me Deion Broxton KTVM @DeionNBCMT · Mar 25 There was a herd of bison walking right toward me at @YellowstoneNPS today! Show this thread Leaving YELLOWST NAT" NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NBC MONTANA KEO- KCFW - KTVH NBC MONTANA 0:14 10M views 5:07 PM · Mar 25, 2020 · Twitter Web App Paul Wren @ElevenPointTwo The omission of any bison from this video makes it a prime clip for any "found footage" horror film! Deion Broxton KTVM @DeionNBCMT · Mar 25 There was a herd of bison walking right toward me at @YellowstoneNPS today! Show this thread Leaving YELLOWST NAT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NBC MONTANA NO- KEFW- KTVH NBC MONTANA 0:14 10M views Bruce Cunningham @Bruce45Sports He's a Baltimore guy, and he reacted as any Baltimore guy would when faced with a herd of bison Deion Broxton KTVM @DeionNBCMT · Mar 25 There was a herd of bison walking right toward me at @YellowstoneNPS today! Show this thread Leaving YELLOWST NAT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NBC MONTANA KIG- KCFW- KTVH NBC MONTANA 0:14 10M views N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin · Mar 26 The best "nope" ever 😂🤣 Quote Tweet Deion Broxton KTVM @DeionNBCMT · Mar 25 There was a herd of bison walking right toward me at @YellowstoneNPS today! Show this thread Kwame Mbalia @KSekouM · Mar 25 Get Out (2020) Quote Tweet Deion Broxton KTVM @DeionNBCMT · Mar 25 There was a herd of bison walking right toward me at @YellowstoneNPS today! Show this thread

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External References

[1] Twitter – vexedinthecity

[2] Twitter – nickparzanese

[3] Twitter – fareedblackman

[4] Twitter – metroadlib

[5] Daily Dot – TV reporter social distances from a herd of bison--and becomes a meme

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