Photograph of the twink of death aka Danny Wein, an democratic political activist, holding up a beto o'rourke 2020 presidenital campaign shirt on the left and a pete buttigieg shirt on the right. 

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The Twink of Death

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The Twink of Death is an online nickname given to Danny Wein, an American political activist, who became infamous on LGBTQ+ Twitter for backing failed presidential candidates in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

Origin

On December 4th, 2019, Twitter[1] user @dccised tweeted four pictures of Wein wearing an "I voted" sticker, a Beto O'Rourke 2020 campaign t-shirt, holding a Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign poster and a Pete Buttigieg 2020 campaign t-shirt, respectively. They captioned the photographs, "Rule of threes. This twink of death is coming for Pete next." The post received more than 35,000 likes and 4,300 retweets in less than six months (shown below).


dccised @dccised Rule of threes. This twink of death is coming for Pete next. BETO 2020 KAMALA HARRIS FOR THE PEOPLE 20 PETE 20 KAMALA HARRIS FOR THEPEOPLE KAMALAA KAMALANAR.c 10:53 AM Dec 4, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone


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Following the post, people began making jokes about how Wein's endorsement of a candidate dooms them. For example, Twitter[2] user @victor_bigotes wrote, "Lighting a candle to the Twink of Death. Bye Pete" (shown below, left).

In March 2020, following Buttigieg's exit from the presidential race, discussion of Wein began to re-emerge. Twitter[3] user @cool_yeah_ok tweeted, "it took longer than expected but the twink of death prophesy finally came true." The tweet received more than 2,300 likes and 185 retweets in less than one week (shown below, center).

That day, comedian Jaboukie Young-White tweeted,[4] "does anyone have leads on where our twink king is going next???? the people need to know. he’s the political punxsutawney phil." The tweet received more than 46,000 likes and 3,800 retweets in less than one week (shown below, right).


Bicky G @victor_bigotes Bernie Lighting a candle to the Twink of Death. Bye Pete. dccised @dccised · Dec 4, 2019 Rule of threes. This twink of death is coming for Pete next. Show this thread BETO 2020 KAMALA HARRIS FOR THE PEOPLE KAMALA HARRIS FOR THE PEOPLE 20 PETE 20 AMALAAO 8:35 PM - Dec 4, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone Sam @cool yeah_ok it took longer than expected but the twink of death prophesy finally came true dccised @dccised - Dec 4, 2019 Rule of threes. This twink of death is coming for Pete next. Show this thread BETO 2020 KAMALA HARRIS FOR THE PEOPLE KAMALA HARRIS FOR THEPEOPLE 20 PETE 20 6:15 PM - Mar 1, 2020 - Twitter for iPhone giabuchi @jaboukie does anyone have leads on where our twink king is going next???? the people need to know. he's the political punxsutawney phil dccised @dccised - Dec 4, 2019 Rule of threes. This twink of death is coming for Pete next. Show this thread BETO 2020 KAMALA HARRIS FOR THE PEOPLE KAMALA HARRISFOR THEPEOPLE 20 PETE 20 6:45 PM - Mar 1, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone


Young-White later tweeted a response from Wein, offering a statement on who they would be endorsing next. The statement reads, "Moving forward, I believe both Biden and Warren would make fantastic presidents capable of bringing our country together. And while Bernie isn't my guy, I'm still inspired to see his support." The post received more than 3,700 likes and 145 retweets in less than one week (shown below).[4]


giabuchi O @jaboukie 3:451 ll5GE ( Notes Given the extraordinarily diverse and qualified crop of candidates that 6:22 PM Democrats fielded for president this cycle, I can't imagine a better internet claim to fame than being enthusiastic about public servants like Kamala, Beto & Pete. Hey! Twink of death here I had a few reporters reach out to me after your tweet went viral. Here was my response, please feel free to Whether due to my curse (or the complexity of coalition politics), their departures from the race take nothing away from the immensely bright future they each have in the party. share! Image is blurred to Moving forward, I believe both Biden and Warren would make fantastic presidents protect you from unwanted content. 7:14 PM · Mar 2, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

On March 5th, Mel Magazine[5] published a report on and interview with Wein. On his memedom, Wein said:

Whether due to my curse -- or the complexity of coalition politics -- their departures from the race take nothing away from the immensely bright futures they each have in the party.

I think it’s a futile effort to be offended by a meme, so I’ve enjoyed it! It helps that the tone has been fun and playful.

Various Examples


Drug Sniffing Dog @artieotterpup I phone banked for Warren. I phone banked and knocked doors for Abrams. I was beginning to wonder if maybe l'M the twink of death 11:24 AM · Mar 5, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Joseph Longo @josephlongo_ Thank U, Next: The Twink of Death remix melmagazine.com/en-us/story/tw... ADVISORY PLIT 2:36 PM - Mar 5, 2020 - Twitter for iPhone kit @kittyisaslut twink of death 20 PETE 20 BETO KAMALA HARRISFOR THE PEOPLE JOE 2020 ER AMERICA JOE 2020 1:45 PM · Mar 2, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone


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This suddenly makes me remember about how they usually send merch based off sports teams that are in the championship game because you know, the day after that big game they need "World Series Champions [Blank]" shirts on store shelves. And if said team loses, they usually donate those shirts to third world countries. So I just suddenly had the image in my head of some African child wearing a "Indians 2016 World Series Champions" walking up to another African kid wearing a "Beto 2020" shirt going "What the fuck is a Beto?"

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