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#DemThrones is a social media hashtag used for discussion of the American television series Game of Thrones by members of the Black Twitter community. Similar discussions have been tagged using the hashtag "ThronesYall."

Origin

The earliest known usage of the hashtag was posted by Twitter [1] user @TheRealHeemDee on May 13th, 2012 (shown below, left). Several days later, the Twitter account for the podcast FiyaStarter posted the tag (shown below, right). The podcast has since claimed ownership for the hashtag's creation.[2]

Not Individual-1 @TheREALHeemDee #demthrones 9:06 PM -13 May 2012
FiyaStarter @HotFiyaStarter Replying to @rodimusprime #iHATEtheon @rodimusprime Damn Theon gotta kill this old man to show everyone has The Juice"? Time to pay the iron price dog. #DemThrones 12:27 PM-17 May 2012

Spread

Over the next four years, members of the Black Twitter community used the tag to catalog opinions about the series. On May 16th, 2016, Tech Insider[3] published a piece on the #DemThrones community, calling it the show's "Best Commentary." However, the article started a controversy around the creation of the meme between the FiyaStarter Podcast and the Twitter account @BlackGirlNerds, who Tech Insider originally cited as the creator of the hashtag. The following week, on May 23rd, Vox published an article about the hashtag and its creation.[4] Following the controversy, @BlackGirlNerds helped launched a new hashtag: "ThronesYall" (shown below).[5]

Black Girl Nerds @BlackGirlNerds BGN Hashtag originator of #ThronesYall in case folks needs to know: Yung Melisandre @glasnaut Replying to @glasnaut @BlackGirlNerds May I humbly suggest #ThronesYall for the new #GameofThrones borrowing from "southron" grammar? hashtag, 3:47 PM - 22 May 2016

On April 17th, 2019, VICE aired a short documentary on the community surrounding #DemThrones entitled "Black Game of Thrones Fans Have Built Their Own Universe Around Westeros." Within one week, the video has received more than 100,000 views (shown below).

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LRT: Greyworm is right. Why would you grow old die in a cold foreign land among mean White people who hate you b/c you're Black? Oh...wait...ae #DemThrones #GameofThrones盈 10:52 PM- 21 Apr 2019
Lyanna Mormont tryna figure out who her cousin Jorah is talking to like that #demthrones GIF 11:37 PM - 21 Apr 2019
GOT Episode 2 summary with no spoilers #DemThrones #ThronesYall how old is maisie williams ALL IMAGES Maisie WilliamsAge 22 years 15 April 1997 PEOPLE ALSO SE Hi Doggiel got milk? 10:56 PM - 21 Apr 2019

Writers: you've known Arya since she was a little girl, now watch her become a woman Me: #GameOfThorn es #DemThrones GIF 1:08 PM- 21 Apr 2019
When l saw the title of tonight's episode is called "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" #demthrones GIF 12:52 AM-22 Apr 2019
brianne defending jamie in front of daenerys #DemThrones BET 10:52 PM-21 Apr 2019

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#DemThrones

#DemThrones

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About

#DemThrones is a social media hashtag used for discussion of the American television series Game of Thrones by members of the Black Twitter community. Similar discussions have been tagged using the hashtag "ThronesYall."

Origin

The earliest known usage of the hashtag was posted by Twitter [1] user @TheRealHeemDee on May 13th, 2012 (shown below, left). Several days later, the Twitter account for the podcast FiyaStarter posted the tag (shown below, right). The podcast has since claimed ownership for the hashtag's creation.[2]


Not Individual-1 @TheREALHeemDee #demthrones 9:06 PM -13 May 2012 FiyaStarter @HotFiyaStarter Replying to @rodimusprime #iHATEtheon @rodimusprime Damn Theon gotta kill this old man to show everyone has The Juice"? Time to pay the iron price dog. #DemThrones 12:27 PM-17 May 2012

Spread

Over the next four years, members of the Black Twitter community used the tag to catalog opinions about the series. On May 16th, 2016, Tech Insider[3] published a piece on the #DemThrones community, calling it the show's "Best Commentary." However, the article started a controversy around the creation of the meme between the FiyaStarter Podcast and the Twitter account @BlackGirlNerds, who Tech Insider originally cited as the creator of the hashtag. The following week, on May 23rd, Vox published an article about the hashtag and its creation.[4] Following the controversy, @BlackGirlNerds helped launched a new hashtag: "ThronesYall" (shown below).[5]


Black Girl Nerds @BlackGirlNerds BGN Hashtag originator of #ThronesYall in case folks needs to know: Yung Melisandre @glasnaut Replying to @glasnaut @BlackGirlNerds May I humbly suggest #ThronesYall for the new #GameofThrones borrowing from "southron" grammar? hashtag, 3:47 PM - 22 May 2016

On April 17th, 2019, VICE aired a short documentary on the community surrounding #DemThrones entitled "Black Game of Thrones Fans Have Built Their Own Universe Around Westeros." Within one week, the video has received more than 100,000 views (shown below).



Various Examples


LRT: Greyworm is right. Why would you grow old die in a cold foreign land among mean White people who hate you b/c you're Black? Oh...wait...ae #DemThrones #GameofThrones盈 10:52 PM- 21 Apr 2019 Lyanna Mormont tryna figure out who her cousin Jorah is talking to like that #demthrones GIF 11:37 PM - 21 Apr 2019 GOT Episode 2 summary with no spoilers #DemThrones #ThronesYall how old is maisie williams ALL IMAGES Maisie WilliamsAge 22 years 15 April 1997 PEOPLE ALSO SE Hi Doggiel got milk? 10:56 PM - 21 Apr 2019
Writers: you've known Arya since she was a little girl, now watch her become a woman Me: #GameOfThorn es #DemThrones GIF 1:08 PM- 21 Apr 2019 When l saw the title of tonight's episode is called "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" #demthrones GIF 12:52 AM-22 Apr 2019 brianne defending jamie in front of daenerys #DemThrones BET 10:52 PM-21 Apr 2019

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