Reading These "African American Urge" Tweets Has Convinced Me That We've All Lived The Same Life
If you go online, then I'm sure you've noticed the "urge" trend taking over Twitter and TikTok. People everywhere are highlighting shared experiences they go through, whether that be the "the feminine urge to catch an attitude when you’re not getting enough attention," or the masculine, gay, or Mexican urge to do something specific to your community.
the feminine urge to catch an attitude when you’re not getting enough attention
Well, Black people have officially joined the chat, and after reading through these urges, I'm convinced we all lived the same life. Here are some of my fave "African American urge" tweets:
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The African-American urge to say “I’m ready when you are” when you’re ready to go.
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The African American urge to save a plastic bag just to put it inside a bigger plastic bag full of other plastic bags.
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The African American urge to say “chile” when you want to communicate a myriad of emotions in one word.
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the african american urge to say FASFA instead of FAFSA
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The African American urge to say “Let that baby walk” https://t.co/Uu70AzeK0o
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The African American urge to say "you smell like outside" to every child that has been anywhere...
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the african american urge to point my finger in an aggressive manner when the song hitting too hard >
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The African American urge to call the person you grew up with but have absolutely no blood connection to your cousin
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The African-American urge to stick your hand out the front door to get the weather for the day
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The African American urge to only root for the Black people in any contest show
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The African American urge to pull away when someone touches your hair w/o permission
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The African-American urge to keep ya Black a$$ at home until you find out who all gone be there.
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The african american urge to say “shiiiiid I’m tryna get like you” when somebody compliments me
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The African American urge to say “im grown” anytime someone questions my decisions
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The African American urge to say "Come to find out" when I'm telling a wild story
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The African American urge to yell "what you kno about this?" To anyone in my vicinity listening to Soul music from 60s - 90s
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the African American urge to take off running every time I laugh too hard
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the African American urge to wonder where them kids momma at when seeing them play outside alone
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The African American urge to smell the blanket they give u to sleep with before using it.
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The African-American urge to say "now I need something sweet" after eating a full ass meal 🤦🏾
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the African American urge to ask “Y’all not cold?” when i want somebody to turn the heat on 💀
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The African American urge to shout to a nervous stage performer “take your time baby”
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The African American urge to get box braids again after I’ve seen them on someone else
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The African American urge to say “oh they out today!” when seeing more than one police car in the neighborhood.
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The African American urge to say "couldn't be me" when we see someone else getting played for a fool.
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The African American urge to say “it better be that funny” after hearing ppl laugh too loud.
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The African American urge to take extra napkins from anywhere and put them in your car
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The African-American urge to want to know who baby doing all that holla’n in the store.
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The African American urge to holler “FORTY DOLLARS!?” anytime something equals that amount.
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The African American urge to drive around and look at Christmas lights saying “I know their light bill high”
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the African American urge to eat the Fritos left in the variety pack when it’s nothing else to eat in the house
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The African American urge to keep hitting “add 30 sec” on the microwave instead of typing in the time
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The African American urge to turn off “unnecessary lights” in other people’s houses.
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The African American urge to scream “REPRESENTATIVE” instead of talking to automated systems 😂
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The African American urge to say “these kids gone sleep good tonight!” while watching them play at a birthday party.
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The African American urge to say “damn what they get” when a mf taking too long at the drive thru
37.And finally:
The African American Urge to say "Why are we like this?!" after reading this thread
