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Taco Bell Black Lives Matter Controversy / #RIPTacoBell

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Overview

Taco Bell Black Lives Matter Controversy / #RIPTacoBell refers to a viral video of Michigan Taco Bell employee Denzel Skinner getting fired for wearing a Black Lives Matter mask to work in June 2020. The video was shared on Facebook and Twitter causing the hashtags #RIPTacoBell and #TacoBellIsOverParty to trend.

Background

On June 8th, 2020, Facebook user Denzel Skinner went live and recorded himself speaking with his boss about being fired over his mask. The video captioned, "I’m getting fired from my job because i have a black lives matter mask on #TacoBell 3551 Belmont ave pls share" gained over 32,000 views in 10 days (shown below).

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On June 18th, 2020, a shortend clip of the video was reposted to Twitter by @elijahdaniel with the captioned, "Taco Bell manager firing an employee for supporting BLM :/ #RIPTacoBell" (shown below). The video accumulated over 1.3 million views, 42,100 likes and 18,800 retweets in a day.

That day, the video caused the hashtag #RIPTacoBell to trend. Twitter user @theogpaps[1] posted screenshots of TacoBell's statement regarding the George Floyd protests and captioned it "Hey @tacobell nice PR move but you’re as fake as they come #RIPTacoBell" (shown below, left). The tweet garnered over 4,600 likes and 1,500 retweets in a day. Other Twitter users used the hashtag to post Taco Bell recipes. Twitter user @THEPIL0TZ[2] posted a recipe for Baja Blast and recieved over 18,000 likes and 4,700 retweets in a day (shown below, right). Distractify[3] and Newsweek[4] published articles on the trending hashtag.

раpа @theogpaps Hey @tacobell nice PR move but you're as fake as they come #RIPTacoBell Fmed Tee Taco Bello tacobel 6/2/20 Read the full letter from our CEO, Mark eljah daniel elandaniel King Taco Bell manager firing an employce We're muting our channels for the rest of the week to reflect, learn, and isten. for supporting BLM / #RIPTacoBell Sanetines shrea upak ast Adwtts peak for a. 5VTANS 8:39 AM Jun 18, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
brooke o josh day @THEPILOTZ Baja Blast recipe at home: -8 ounces Mountain Dew - 3 ounces Powerade Berry Blast - 6 ounces ice BLEND BITCH!!!! #RIPTacoBell WERADE 7:55 AM - Jun 18, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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elijah daniel @elijahdaniel nahhhhhh sorry we sad about it but y'all goin too, i have your name tatted on me, been in commercials and y'all unfollowed me for just asking you about it Imfao. it's also been 2 weeks since your statement and you haven't done anything? disappointing. #RIPTacoBell Taco Bell O @tacobell Jun 2 Read the full letter from our CEO, Mark King. We're muting our channels for the rest of the week to reflect, learn, and listen. Show this thread 6:28 AM - Jun 18, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
Lauren Pelle @lauren_pelle Just a fun reminder that Taco Bell is owned by Yum! Brands which also owns Pizza Hut, Long JOhn Silvers, KFC, and A&W. CANCEL THEM ALL! #RIPTacoBell LONG PIZza JohN Hut SILVERS. TACO BELL AW KFC 10:37 AM - Jun 18, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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External References

[1] Twitter – theogpaps

[2] Twitter THEPIL0TZ

[3] Distractify – RIP Taco Bell

[4] Newsweek – RIP Taco Bell

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Taco Bell Black Lives Matter Controversy / #RIPTacoBell

Taco Bell Black Lives Matter Controversy / #RIPTacoBell

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Overview

Taco Bell Black Lives Matter Controversy / #RIPTacoBell refers to a viral video of Michigan Taco Bell employee Denzel Skinner getting fired for wearing a Black Lives Matter mask to work in June 2020. The video was shared on Facebook and Twitter causing the hashtags #RIPTacoBell and #TacoBellIsOverParty to trend.

Background

On June 8th, 2020, Facebook user Denzel Skinner went live and recorded himself speaking with his boss about being fired over his mask. The video captioned, "I’m getting fired from my job because i have a black lives matter mask on #TacoBell 3551 Belmont ave pls share" gained over 32,000 views in 10 days (shown below).



Spread

On June 18th, 2020, a shortend clip of the video was reposted to Twitter by @elijahdaniel with the captioned, "Taco Bell manager firing an employee for supporting BLM :/ #RIPTacoBell" (shown below). The video accumulated over 1.3 million views, 42,100 likes and 18,800 retweets in a day.



That day, the video caused the hashtag #RIPTacoBell to trend. Twitter user @theogpaps[1] posted screenshots of TacoBell's statement regarding the George Floyd protests and captioned it "Hey @tacobell nice PR move but you’re as fake as they come #RIPTacoBell" (shown below, left). The tweet garnered over 4,600 likes and 1,500 retweets in a day. Other Twitter users used the hashtag to post Taco Bell recipes. Twitter user @THEPIL0TZ[2] posted a recipe for Baja Blast and recieved over 18,000 likes and 4,700 retweets in a day (shown below, right). Distractify[3] and Newsweek[4] published articles on the trending hashtag.


раpа @theogpaps Hey @tacobell nice PR move but you're as fake as they come #RIPTacoBell Fmed Tee Taco Bello tacobel 6/2/20 Read the full letter from our CEO, Mark eljah daniel elandaniel King Taco Bell manager firing an employce We're muting our channels for the rest of the week to reflect, learn, and isten. for supporting BLM / #RIPTacoBell Sanetines shrea upak ast Adwtts peak for a. 5VTANS 8:39 AM Jun 18, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone brooke o josh day @THEPILOTZ Baja Blast recipe at home: -8 ounces Mountain Dew - 3 ounces Powerade Berry Blast - 6 ounces ice BLEND BITCH!!!! #RIPTacoBell WERADE 7:55 AM - Jun 18, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

Various Examples


elijah daniel @elijahdaniel nahhhhhh sorry we sad about it but y'all goin too, i have your name tatted on me, been in commercials and y'all unfollowed me for just asking you about it Imfao. it's also been 2 weeks since your statement and you haven't done anything? disappointing. #RIPTacoBell Taco Bell O @tacobell Jun 2 Read the full letter from our CEO, Mark King. We're muting our channels for the rest of the week to reflect, learn, and listen. Show this thread 6:28 AM - Jun 18, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Lauren Pelle @lauren_pelle Just a fun reminder that Taco Bell is owned by Yum! Brands which also owns Pizza Hut, Long JOhn Silvers, KFC, and A&W. CANCEL THEM ALL! #RIPTacoBell LONG PIZza JohN Hut SILVERS. TACO BELL AW KFC 10:37 AM - Jun 18, 2020 · Twitter Web App





Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – theogpaps

[2] Twitter THEPIL0TZ

[3] Distractify – RIP Taco Bell

[4] Newsweek – RIP Taco Bell

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