The hashtag #woke30seconds was trending on Friday, capitalising on South Africans’ love of trivia games and our propensity to talk smack about politicians, celebs and twelebs.
Based on the popular boardgame 30 Seconds, in which players must describe a specific person or thing without using its name and their team mates try to guess what they’ve described, the hashtag aims to make people more socially conscious ie to get people “woke“.
Twitter wasn’t pulling any punches on Friday.
Concomitant lover of Buffalos #Woke30Seconds
— Carl Angus (@Sageville) November 20, 2015
Tech-savvy Minister who uses his portfolio to fulfill his bucket list. Uses tweets as proof of his commitment to causes #Woke30Seconds
— Zamalisa (@Zamalisa) November 20, 2015
Minister that told us #studentsmustfall and we still haven't gotten an apology. #Woke30Seconds pic.twitter.com/OHR1LfXC52
— Khethiwe (@Khethi_Khendla) November 20, 2015
Loud, political narcissist. Serial cultural appropriator around election time. Keeps threatening to release a memoir. #woke30seconds — General Banter Anna (@comradesipho) November 20, 2015
They march for the presidents dignity but won't fight rape culture, racism and gender equality
#Woke30Seconds
— Lethukwenama (@_Kwenama) November 20, 2015
Politicians weren’t the only ones in the spotlight.
“Comedian” whose movies are RSA’s biggest hits even though he manages to do blackface every scene he gets #Woke30Seconds — Bad Puns Bazaar (@ThabisoDeus) November 20, 2015
Cartoonist who uses his work to show SA how racist he is. White people who thimk they’re woke love him. #Woke30Seconds
— Count Fapula (@mbongomuffin) November 20, 2015
Poor brilliant south african singer whose hit singles became white people's way of saying "i love blacks" #woke30seconds
— Impi isesendeni (@fistvoices) November 20, 2015
So much shade was thrown.
Shots are being fired all over the TL ????… #Woke30Seconds pic.twitter.com/zMT3VCne1U
— God’s Son (@FeligoC) November 20, 2015
#Woke30Seconds .. Shade so dark its becoming cloudy ? pic.twitter.com/byo8pUWJ4X
— GuiltyPleasures (@Tershkins) November 20, 2015
#Woke30Seconds and it's shade. pic.twitter.com/GwEmpbwrgD
— Je Suis Patson. (@patson_manda) November 20, 2015
Lots of people were just confused.
White people trying to figure out this #Woke30Seconds game: pic.twitter.com/LwyWWU7KPP — Mathew Love (@mathewlove36) November 20, 2015
Some people were not amused.
A place where people bitch and Moan about injustices but do fuckall about it in the real world. #Woke30Seconds
— FestOf Potz (@_Potz_) November 20, 2015
Others found it not just educational but hilarious.
These #Woke30Seconds tweets! pic.twitter.com/9tFmDwqx5V — Devaksha Vallabhjee (@DevakshaV) November 20, 2015
In all, it was just another Friday afternoon on Twitter in SA.
