TV's 'too diverse' and Zayn's new direction: This week on Twitter

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Zayn Leaves 1D

The boy band One Direction has gone from 5 to 4 with Zayn’s untimely exit from the group. Twitter took it really hard. Here are the best tweets outside the fandom:

https://twitter.com/GloriaFallon123/status/581154249268178944

https://twitter.com/seauxphie/status/580771556042780672

https://twitter.com/aaronmedwards/status/580773329075830784

Deadline thinks TV is too colorful

Deadline posted the most tone-deaf, offensive article charging that there may be “too many” people of color on television now. Cue an orchestra of tiny ass violins:

https://twitter.com/jazzedloon/status/580567520555474944

https://twitter.com/JamesUrbaniak/status/580606780499189760

https://twitter.com/brandonrambles/status/580573212834185216

Oh gosh too many black people on TV. What ever shall we do?! *clutches Starbucks*
— Katpurrnip (@phillybosslady) March 25, 2015

The Yooj

Here are the funniest, most topical bits from this week on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/SortaBad/status/581270091519504384

https://twitter.com/aparnapkin/status/580810498482012160https://twitter.com/JessicaKRoy/status/581270766320291840https://twitter.com/nevona/status/581164150786813954https://twitter.com/sosadtoday/status/581165111592747008https://twitter.com/elongreen/status/581102437295087617

https://twitter.com/ARoseRois/status/581124425828970496

Akilah Hughes is a comedian, YouTuber, and staff writer and producer for Fusion’s culture section. You can almost always find her waxing poetic about memes and using too many emojis.

 
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