"this you" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} this you
  1. (Internet, Twitter) Used to call out a user's hypocrisy. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Twitter
    Sense id: en-this_you-en-phrase-PHFxQFvd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for this you meaning in English (2.3kB)

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          "ref": "2020 June 3, Jumi Akinfenwa, “'This You?' – How Black Twitter Turned Accountability Into an Art Form”, in VICE",
          "text": "'This you' reminds them that a little infographic or a hashtag doesn’t absolve them of past transgressions, and we see through the empty platitudes and insincere expressions of solidarity.",
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          "ref": "2020 June 5, Stacey Ritzen, “The 'this you?' meme calls out the hypocrisy of brands and public figures”, in The Daily Dot",
          "text": "Barbie, of all things, also got called out a few times for a message of solidarity with the Black community, proving that no brand is immune from the \"this you?\" meme. Despite its apparent oath to \"champion diversity,\" users brought up receipts that Barbie is, quite literally, a cop.",
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          "ref": "2020 June 9, Aisha Harris, “'This You?' (It Definitely Is)”, in New York Times",
          "text": "A detailed tweet revealing how a star who just announced #blacklivesmatter also has a history of mistreating her black colleagues is juicy to read. But a \"This you?\" retweet from a random user is like a simple alley-oop; it just hits differently.",
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