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About
#BernieMadeMeWhite is a hashtag used to joke about the media's representation of Bernie Sanders supporters as Caucasian during the 2016 Democratic Presidential Primary. The hashtag became popular after media reports of Sanders victories depicted diverse states, including Hawaii, as being "white and rural."
Origin
On March 26th, 2016, Bernie Sanders won the Democratic Caucuses in Washington, Hawaii, and Alaska. In his article on the victories, CNN's Chris Moody wrote:[1]
These caucus states -- largely white and rural -- are the type of places Sanders traditionally does well. In order to win the nomination, he must replicate this success in other, more ethnically diverse states that hold primaries, as he did in Michigan last month.
Many online took offense at the statement, especially residents of Hawaii, where the white non-hispanic population is just 26.7% according to the United States Census.[2] In one Twitter exchange about the remarks the following day, Twitter user tokyobrainstorming (Real name: Leslie Lee III),[3] wrote that ever since he had voted for Sanders, he had become so white that he was "bingewatching Friends."[4] He also used the hashtag #BernieMadeMeWhite; the tweet was retweeted 668 times and favorited over 1,900 times.
![tokyovampires' tweet Misael Franco MisaelFrancoo Mar 27 @TheBpDShow talk about calling Hawaii not diverse! #Hlcaucus Hillyes @HillyesRose @cenkuygur he win caucuses have yet to win in a diverse state by more than two points. I expect his end on April 26 £767 220 Hillyes HillyesRose Mar 27 MisaelFrancoo TheBpDShow @cenkuygur not significantly diverse £710 24 L. @tokyovampires , Mar 27 HillyesRose @MisaelFrancoo TheBpDShow @cenkuygur I knew it. I knew if Bernie won Hawaii it would magically become a white state. t3 429 1K L. Follow @HillyesRose @MisaelFrancooO @TheBpDShow @cenkuygur Ever since I voted for Bernie, l've been bingewatching Friends #BernieMadeMeWhite RETWEETS LIKES 1,934 9:01 AM-27 Mar 2016](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/181/6cb.png)
Spread
Shortly after tokyobrainstorming's tweet became popular, user Chris420Redmond tweeted the hashtag along with two screenshots from CNN – one of the above text, and one from two months earlier, calling Alaska, specifically Anchorage, the "most diverse place in America" – this tweet received 1,000 retweets and almost 1,000 likes.
![chris420redmond's tweet christopher redmond @Chris420Redmond Follow well this is awkward @CNN says that #berniemademewhite In January 2016, CNN called Alaska "the most diverse However, on March 27th, 2016, when Bernie Sanders won the Alaska Caucuses with 80% of the vote: place in America" Sanders wallops Clinton Most diverse place in America? It's not where you think ON it's "largely white and rural" Could it have something to do with the fact that CNN's parent company, Time Warner, is the 8th largest contributor to Hillary Clinton? RETWEETSLIKES 1,000 997 6:18 PM -27 Mar 2016](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/182/1e1.png)
At 5:37 pm, user welknett posted a tweet reading "This isn't a picture of two friends, it's actually a before and after voting for Bernie pic," along with a photograph of a black woman and a white woman embracing. This tweet received 2,074 retweets and 4,688 likes.
![wellknet's tweet Lauren Sandernista Follow welknett This isn't a picture of two friends, it's actually a before and after voting for Bernie pic. #BernieMadeMeWhite BERN RETWEETS LIKES 2,074 4,688 5:09 PM-27 Mar 2016](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/194/252.png)
As of 8:25 pm, according to Trendinalia, the hashtag #BernieMadeMeWhite was the top trending topic in the United States, and the 10th top trending topic that day. It was the 47th top trending topic the next day, on March 28th, 2016. The hashtag was covered by NPR, Salon, and the Washington Post, among other major news outlets; notably, it was absent from CNN.
![trendinalia USA's chart for 3/27/2016 18h #BerneMadeMeWhite: 1 12 18 24 30 36 48 20h 22h 21h 54 10h 12h 14h 16h 18h Gh 13h 15h 17h 19h 7h 11h 1h -Christ is Risen -Emma Greer _ Felices Pascuas-#BerneMadeMeWhite Comportamiento de las primeras 20 Tendencias en United States](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/206/727.png)
Various Examples
![oknujur's tweet Oknujur @Oknujur Follow We were an interracial couple but then #BernieMadeMeWhite RETWEETS LIKES 315 857 7:43 PM-27 Mar 2016](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/205/d5c.png)
![georgeLA96's tweet PequeñoSandersnista GeorgeLA96 な L-Follow A Chicano, Thai, and two Latinas just out here doing voter outreach, but you know #BernieMadeMeWhite RNARDINO ERS REGISTER TO VOTE FUTURE TO ELIEVE IN 20 RETWEETS LIKES 276 585 8:54 PM-27 Mar 2016](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/202/70e.png)
![SikhProf's tweet Simran Jeet Singh Follow SikhProf Also, now that #BernieMadeMeWhite, can I please get on an airplane without being harassed by airport security?! SIKHS FOR RETWEETS LIKES 11:07 AM-28 Mar 2016](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/199/27a.png)
![MisaelFrancoO's tweet Follow Misael Franco MisaelFrancoO @TheBpDShow @tokyovampires ever since l endorsed Bernie on YouTube I have lost interest in Mexican music. #berniemademewhite RETWEETS LIKES 51 191 9:20 AM-27 Mar 2016](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/187/f20.png)
![followintodark's tweet Falstaff Follow FollowintoDark @MisaelFrancoO @TheBpDShow @tokyovampires After I vote Bernie in California, I will watch anime dubbed instead of subbed #BernieMadeMeWhite RETWEETS LIKES 5:32 PM-27 Mar 2016](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/190/9a2.png)
![MisaelFrancoO's tweet Benjamin Dixon TheBpDShow 2: Follow @tokyovampires ever since I voted for Bernie l traded in my Timbs for Vans. #BernieMade MeWhite RETWEETS LIKES 157479 9:11 AM-27 Mar 2016](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/099/184/598.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] CNN – Takeaways from Western Saturday
[2] U.S. Census Bureau – Hawaii
[3] Raw Story – #BernieMadeMeWhite: Meet the Black writer who called out the media for erasing people of color
[4] Twitter – TokyoVampires' tweet
[5] Twitter – Chris420Redmond's tweet
[6] Twitter – wellknet's tweet
[7] Twitter – #BernieMadeMeWhite
[8] Trendinalia USA – 3/27/2016
[9] NPR – #BernieMadeMeWhite: No, Bernie Sanders Isn't Just Winning With White People
[10] Salon – The “Bernie Bro” smear must go: #BernieMadeMeWhite claps back at idiotic primary meme
[11] Washington Post – How #BernieMadeMeWhite became a rallying cry on Twitter
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