About

Stop Talking Shit is a phrasal template in which Twitter users demand that others stop insulting certain items and then proceed to list positive aspects of different items in a category but leave out one item insinuating that there isn't a positive quality. The snowclone began trending in September 2019 after one Twitter user listed qualities of certain U.S. cities.

Origin

On September 2nd, 2019, Twitter user @matt_digs^[1] demanded that people "stop talking shit about different US cities" and proceeded to list positive qualities about various cities excluding Philadelphia (shown below). The tweet gained over 110,700 like and 11,800 retweets in two days.

Spread

On September 3rd, 2019, Twitter users began using the same format as @matt_digs to covertly insult one item in a category. Twitter user @ala_Camillae^[2] listed qualities of Greek heros leaving out Agamemnon (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 500 likes in a day. Twitter users @AJBradburn^[3] and @Hub_Suh^[4] also used the format to list Scottish places and professional sports (shown below, right).

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