After news broke earlier this week that the State University of New York at Binghamton is offering a seminar called “StopWhitePeople2K16,” #StopWhitePeople began trending on Twitter.

Some couldn’t believe that Twitter would allow such a “racist” hashtag to perpetuate. (RELATED: Taxpayer-Backed School Holds Lesson On How To ‘Stop White People’)

#StopWhitePeople is trending. Go ahead and stop us. We just move! Look at the inner cities now ever since we moved! Enjoy and your welcome! — Blain POOP STAIN (@blainskywalker8) August 24, 2016

“Stop White People” because everything was fine before they came …… #stopwhitepeople pic.twitter.com/SYuxGVXld6 — LGBT FOR TRUMP (@LGBTFORTRUMP) August 24, 2016

#stopwhitepeople is trending? Seriously? Can you imagine the uproar if #stopblackpeople was trending? — Katie Allen (@Itskatiiieee) August 24, 2016

#stopwhitepeople is racist and people who actually use this tag is ignorant. Besides “United we stand, Divided we fall” — StopRaven (@stop_raven) August 24, 2016

@KassyDillon today they want to #stopwhitepeople From what i don’t know. — ArminiusLuta (@ArminiusLuta) August 24, 2016

The fact that #StopWhitePeople is trending & not #HillarysEmails tells you were management stands here USA just a PC state worse if she wins — RM2014 (@rm2014rick) August 24, 2016

Wow! #StopWhitePeople Is as racist as you can possibly get, It’s divisive, On your watch @BarackObama Race relations have never been so bad. — james (@jamesefc_1878) August 24, 2016

#stopwhitepeople how the fuck am I privileged? Someone wanna tell me what is privileged about BUSTING my ass 7 days a week just to get by ? — Americans4Truth (@Americans4truth) August 24, 2016

Why is this #stopwhitepeople even trending? It seems someone is trying to start a race war. This is absolutely shit to have this trending. — Natae (@Natae) August 24, 2016

Others took the hashtag a little more literally.

Lol you are one of the reasons why we must #stopwhitepeople https://t.co/tBHN5BDyj8 — 23 (@Ihatecooljay) August 24, 2016

I just saw #StopWhitePeople trending and I just want to say not every white person is a racist asshole or mentally insane. Got love for all. — Jam of FTGU (@JAM_FTGU) August 24, 2016

The tweets by white people on #stopwhitepeople is direct proof of why we need to #stopwhitepeople. — LGBTQ-Marxists (@LGBTQ4Socialism) August 24, 2016

Good Luck w/that …too many whites dont even know they are racist #stopwhitepeople https://t.co/D0KXsMD7fZ — Robyn Vandenberg (@BumpNRunRadio) August 24, 2016

Still, some enterprising individuals used the hashtag to throw shade at 2016’s bristling outrage-culture.

#StopWhitePeople like this bigot. This man thinks he can just openly enjoy chicken corn chowder without consequence! https://t.co/kxXenRl9Bf — Andrew Munzer (@The_Munz) August 24, 2016

#stopwhitepeople is trending I’m half white and black what do I do ? Do I stop and not pass go or collect 200$ #whatswrongwithpeople — Ebby (@QueenEbby89) August 24, 2016

Can we offer a sacrificial lamb and end this nonsense? #Stopwhitepeoplehttps://t.co/1ynuPbGyWa — NR (@rnrivers) August 24, 2016

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