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#ATLOrgy is a hashtag referring to a sex-themed party that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia in late March 2017, which was widely mocked on Black Twitter following its promotion earlier that month.

Origin

On March 1st, 2017, Twitter user @_CoDiddy^[2] posted a link to an "adult sleepover" celebrating a woman's birthday in Atlanta, Georgia on March 18th, recommending that attendees bring an "open mouf" and "open ass" (shown below). Within three weeks, the tweet gained over 680 retweets and 350 likes.

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On March 8th, Twitter users began posting jokes about the upcoming event. That day, the hashtag #ATLOrgy^[5] began trending on the social networking site.

That day, the ApeThrowbacks channel uploaded a video titled "ATL Orgy Press Conference," in which the party's organizers addressed various questions about the event (shown below).

On March 9th, Redditor pfizer_soze submitted a post about the event to /r/Atlanta.^[6] On March 10th, Redditor ronswansonjr submitted a post asking about the orgy to /r/OutOfTheLoop,^[7] where it garnered upwards of 3,200 points (92% upvoted) and 400 comments within 10 days. On March 14th, the entertainment news blog RollingOut^[3] published an article about the event, which included a statement from the party's organizer Cidney Green claiming they "ordered 300 condoms" and would provide" lube and security." On March 18th, Twitter users began posting live updates about the event (shown below).

On March 19th, unsubstantiated rumors that the party was actually a "social experiment" orchestrated by a psychology student began circulating on Twitter. That day, Cidney Green published a post on Facebook^[8] refuting the claims, urging anyone spreading the rumor to prove they attended the event. Meanwhile,

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