An animated short video posted on YouTube by Emergency Exit, which takes a stab at social justice-minded online activists who take things a little too seriously, has unsurprisingly gone viral. The video mocks politically correct social media users who are acutely sensitive to even the mildest of indiscretions. Titled Social Media Backlash, it posits two friends who download an app that predicts what kind of backlash a tweet will receive. The joke is that just about any statement sets the app off in a social justice tirade.
The ‘controversial’ video is so popular on Reddit that its comments section has turned to comedy:
These are the reactions on YouTube:
And Twitter:
Comment on the internet? This video is for you, you intolerant racist bastard! Social Media Backlash https://t.co/kcUqCjk0Ou via @YouTube
— Brendan (@The_McS) August 9, 2015
Social Media Backlash I feel this video sums up twitter https://t.co/wJb7CkiPFr — Quinn Lowery (@Quinnlowery2) August 9, 2015
The Social Media Backlash app even found this video about the Social Media Backlash app to be offensive. https://t.co/0kwxFNq7Vq
— William Bruchert (@drywitgeek) August 9, 2015
This hilarious video “Social Media Backlash” touches on how everybody is offended by everything lmao https://t.co/8e8MF5AhBk — E The Mastermind (@Ay_E_IOU) August 9, 2015
This video is hilariously accurate. XD Social Media Backlash https://t.co/SdN2XLLtrF via @YouTube
— Dylan Stoinski (@Barrelroller655) August 10, 2015
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No more political correctness. Go Trump.
Have a nice day 😉
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FUCK EVERYONE IN TWITTER AND ALL OF THEM COMMENTS FROM PPL OF THE INTERNET AM IRIT??????
No but seriously this is the internet for you, bunch of asshats hiding behind the screen. I’m sorry for my rude language.