Black Twitter Reacts to Sudden Death of O.J. Simpson and ... They Ain't Sad
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I audibly said, “Wait, what?!” when I looked down at my phone to see the notification.
“O.J. Simpson dead at 76,” a headline read.
Orenthal James Simpson was arguably America’s most sensationalized human being. He was an NFL star for 11 seasons but his stardom was stained by his widely controversial trial on murder charges in connection to the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend, Ron Goldman.
His death comes after he was diagnosed with cancer in 2023 and was began receiving treatment with prostate cancer in February, according to reports. If there’s one group of people you can expect to not take his passing seriously... it’s Black Twitter.
No one is holding back. Users took to the timeline with banter about Simpson being dragged to hell, reposting Norm MacDonald’s 11-minute O.J. Simpson roast session and a snarky jabs that “The Juice” expired.
This banter only reminds me of the time Dave Chappelle recalled the four times he met The Juice. After the fourth time, Simpson left out the room and Chappelle said he and his team looked at each other once the door closed like, “...That n*gga did that s***”
Anyways, y’all let that man rest wherever his soul ends up.
*Sigh* I mean... we saw it coming.
I’m sure people on this app will be very responsible with the news that OJ Simpson has died.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) April 11, 2024
Ms. Hill, you were wrong. The Kardashians are already trending over the rumors of Simpson being Khloe Kardashian’s real father...
somebody said “imagine how Khloe feels right now” and it’s only been 30 minutes since they announced OJ Simpson died… pic.twitter.com/MLuf7i8Z9r
— joshua. (@livingthroughJ) April 11, 2024
This is how I found out OJ Simpson died mind you. https://t.co/Fs3RA4ub4X
— Aerin Creer (@FromAerin) April 11, 2024
The anticipation that white people, specifically, are will be thrilled at the devastating news:
Nobody:
White People seeing OJ Simpson Died: pic.twitter.com/J8KFDLf3uQ— 🍊Elgin Barrett Eugene Smith lll🍊 (@Southside_Gunn) April 11, 2024
Simpson’s death marking the point of chaos we’re in, in 2024:
Just woke up and found out OJ Simpson died from cancer today. 2024 is literally a mess & we only 4 months in pic.twitter.com/ZAk3FxcvEJ
— Drebae (@Drebae_) April 11, 2024
Reminiscing on some of Simpson’s questionable moments - particularly, when he pretended to stab Ruby Wax.
OJ Simpson still insane for this shit dawg pic.twitter.com/g0z2DLjWs0
— mair⭐️ (@301mair) April 11, 2024
A user in the thread called Simpson the GOAT of gaslighting...
rip oj simpson. i’m glad he no longer has to live in fear pic.twitter.com/WMzgrhd5Hw
— blake (@blakeslun) April 11, 2024