Started in South Africa, where "darkie" does not have the same negative connotations as it does in the United States, as a joke about stereotypes. It has since cause controversy including being removed from the list of Trending Topics by Twitter and the hashtag #SouthAfricansArePissed

Started in South Africa, where "darkie" is considered an acceptable term despite being offensive by US and UK and elsewhere, as a joke about stereotypes. It has since cause controversy including being removed from the list of Trending Topics by Twitter and the hashtag #SouthAfricansArePissed

Started in South Africa, where "darkie" does not have the same negative connotations as it does in the United States, as a joke about stereotypes. It has since cause controversy including being removed from the list of Trending Topics by Twitter and the hashtag #SouthAfricansArePissed

Misconstrued to be a racist TT, this is a South African inspired topic expressing language/cultural diversity. While it is not meant to be racist, Americans are taking offense. When in reality, 'darkies' is NOT meant, by SA, to be derogatory.

Yes, darkie was a term used to make the blacks feel inferior. Yes, South Africans do not take lightly to this word. It is highly offensive, especially in South Africa. That is another reason Africans do not understand how African Americans can take the N word lightly. There is something is wrong with you when you use a word w/o knowing the history of oppression.

A topic started in fun by some South African tweeters, this tag is now drawing mixed reactions. Some consider it racist and misguided, others consider it to be OK if the people tweeting it belong to certain racial groups themselves.

A miseducated and racist topic which is argued to be culturally inoffensive by the inhabitants of an until recently racially segregated country, in the same way that some disadvantaged minorities still use derogatory words to describe themselves, thus ensuring continued mental and emotional slavery. < Whoever wrote this is an ethnocentric jerk. I hope you are a black South African, if not, remove this junk.

A fun topic pertinent to South Africa. It describes phrases Black South Africans would typically use.

A miseducated and racist topic which is argued to be culturally inoffensive by the inhabitants of an until recently racially segregated country, in the same way that some disadvantaged minorities still use derogatory words to describe themselves, thus ensuring continued mental and emotional slavery.

Misconstrued to be a racist TT, this is a South African inspired topic expressing language/cultural diversity. While it is not meant to be racist, Americans are taking offense. When in reality, 'darkies' is NOT meant, by SA, to be derogatory.

Misconstrued to be a racist TT, this is a South African inspired topic expressing language/cultural diversity. It is not meant to be racist, Americans are taking offence but 'darkies' is not meant, by SA, to be derogatory! CHILL OUT. :)

This is a racist trend that should be deleted. I know lots of people are tweeting about how bad this topic is but by posting this hashtag in your complaints is also keeping it trending!