The Mixed Social Media Reactions to XXXTentacion Being Killed

Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, known professionally as XXXTentacion, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.

This is the first line of XXXTentacion’s newly updated Wikipedia page. Mr.Onfroy was recently killed in Florida. His attacker is unknown as I type but XXXTentacion’s last IG Live video gave us a lot of clues to that he maybe felt like someone was hunting for him.

I was on Twitter when it first happened an when he was sadly produced dead. Here are some of the reactions.

Xxtentacion before he passed away. pic.twitter.com/9TsKGTn3jp

— DEAD CLIC PAPI (@maspearss) June 18, 2018

https://twitter.com/Elliemaiax/status/1008832188991836160

Xxtentacion is dead and everyones tweeting jokes? Calm i hope i see the same energy when its Katie Hopkins

— J (@JordanRowes) June 18, 2018

https://twitter.com/hvnoret/status/1008815969110765570

me arriving to xxtentacion’s funeral pic.twitter.com/aXJxoXoJv2

— ༺♡༻ (@FREAKYSPlCE) June 18, 2018

https://twitter.com/vminist_/status/1008831418305134592

https://twitter.com/alecsmvgnus/status/1008835932232003584

https://twitter.com/Gbrielleaa/status/1008808762537336840

https://twitter.com/wanhedaa/status/1008829905864351744

https://twitter.com/ecliptickiddo/status/1008838958103580672

https://twitter.com/MaverickPrvt/status/1008839484429959168

Now, let’s break this down. Of course, there’s war, gang warfare, assigned hits, and just plain nasty ways that people are killed on a daily basis. BUT, death is never something to laugh at or to play around with.

On on a deeper level, XXXTentacion was 20 years old. He has family and fans despite his questionable content. And despite that content, he’s still human. Yes, I don’t listen to his music or really accept these ways but I respect that he was a human being.

To see people on these apps so bloodthirsty and just straight grimy over this death is out of pocket. Yes, your actions can lead to greater reactions but there’s still a sense of respect that should be apparent.

I literally watched his body in his car unconscious right after he was shot. Who recorded that video? Secondly, why were me and so many other people were unphased by the sight of his body?

It somewhat leads to a bigger picture, well a few of them. Firstly, being desensitized to seeing major violence and death. It’s a little interesting to see over time that our generation is rather unbothered and just plain desensitized of seeing dead bodies and other results of violence. Yes, it’s scary but it’s just somewhat explainable.

Also, the nasty reactions are also leading to the bigger picture. That picture, however way you frame it, shows that people just are out of pocket; too many people. Being nasty and inconsiderate is a trend that needs to slow down. Cheering and using this moment this down this man is extremely disrespectful.

No matter how you feel about a person, death is something to never joke about.