After news of the Supreme Court ruling upholding Affirmative Action in admission decisions in the state of Texas spread, Black Twitter decided to celebrate the announcement by taking a few shots at “Becky with the bad grades.”
In this instance, “Becky” was Abigail Fisher, a white Texan who claimed she was denied entry into the University of Texas because of her race. Fisher argued she would have been allowed into the Austin campus if they hadn’t admitted under-qualified minorities. But as it turns out, Fisher wasn’t that qualified either. Her high school GPA wasn’t within the top 10 percent of her class, and 168 candidates with the same, or even higher averages than Fisher’s, were also turned down for entry into the selective university.
Though Fisher called the Supreme Court ruling disappointing and said she hopes “the nation will one day move beyond affirmative action,” Black Twitter threw a party.
The hashtags #BeckyWithTheBadGrades and #StayMadAbby (a throwback to last December when the court heard arguments on the case) started trending. Some used the tags to discuss their own experience with entitled “Beckys” while in college, and others cracked some hilarious jokes.
#SCOTUS upholds Affirmative Action in the case of Becky with the Bad Grades V U. of Texas. pic.twitter.com/HmqrDrPvkm
— Lavinia SheBeShonuff (@SheBeShonuff) June 23, 2016
Abby you said you were good enough the Supreme Court determined that was a lie #BeckyWithTheBadGrades #staymadabby pic.twitter.com/d3w6hWRkK7
— Tea Lizard (@innerthots1) June 23, 2016
Black twitter right now #BeckyWithTheBadGrades pic.twitter.com/sey3y1q4ks
— NORMANI♕ (@joifulnoiseee) June 23, 2016
You was looking for lawyers when you should’ve been looking for tutors #BeckyWithTheBadGrades pic.twitter.com/sG4kmgh3ep
— Julia. (@sohosultry) June 23, 2016
Sometimes they think a white person’s D is equivalent to a PoC’s A+. #BeckyWithTheBadGrades
— Son of Baldwin (@SonofBaldwin) June 23, 2016
#BeckyWithTheBadGrades how you gonna hate from outside of the university? You can’t even get in! pic.twitter.com/dRcqlyMaFO
— Amanda Bennett (@theamandashow16) June 23, 2016
#BeckyWithTheBadGrades may have lost at the SCOTUS but make no mistake, the #CultOfWhiteVictimhood will persist
— Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) June 23, 2016
The one time white privilege backfires…#BeckyWithTheBadGrades #StayMadAbby pic.twitter.com/t1uaCW4Lnj
— Kimberly Hallums (@KimmieIs2Real) June 23, 2016
Shout-out to @SheBeShonuff for creating #BeckyWithTheBadGrades pic.twitter.com/Ynfzx6B9sQ
— Rebecca Theodore (@FilmFatale_NYC) June 23, 2016
Yes, shout out to @SheBeShownuff indeed.