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A hashtag campaign to bring together conservatives sparked backlash from Twitter's more liberal users.
Conservatives apparently feel it's really hard for their voices to be heard--despite majorities in the House and Senate. Or the wall-to-wall television coverage. Or a presidential candidate whose campaign is frequently compared to "a garbage fire."
Because of all this imaginary silence surrounding conservatives, Future Female Leader, or @FFL_of_America on Twitter, started the hashtag #ConservativeBecause. The hashtag gave plenty of conservatives the chance to explain exactly why they're seeing red, and it became a trending topic in no time.
Of course, the trend came with the help of the liberal side of Twitter, with satire, sarcasm, and shade.
Check out a few of our favorites.
\u201c#ConservativeBecause I do not see the value of pluralistic communities because I grew up in a homogeneous small town and it was great.\u201d— Kate Jackson, LPC (@Kate Jackson, LPC) 1468266082
\u201c#conservativebecause everything but the pico de gallo at chipotle is too spicy\u201d— josh terry (@josh terry) 1468245668
\u201c#ConservativeBecause terrified of black people. completely and totally. with a weird sexual edge to the terror that is is very apparent\u201d— BAKOON (@BAKOON) 1468230820
\u201c[clicks on #ConservativeBecause hashtag, reads for 30 seconds]\u201d— shauna (@shauna) 1468216887
\u201c#ConservativeBecause I believe marriage should be between one man and a series of progressively younger women\u201d— Donald J. Drumpf (@Donald J. Drumpf) 1468213555
\u201cPeople trolling the #ConservativeBecause hashtag \ud83d\ude02\u201d— @DCHomos (@@DCHomos) 1468210460
