# Racial slur
Lashaun Turner
Twitter users shocked by racial slur (n-word) trending on the platform
On Wednesday September 28, 2022, Twitter users logging in to the social media network saw an unusual topic trending across the platform. In the trending section was the N-Word all spelled out at the top of the Trends. Opening the thread on the subject revealed many Twitter users asking how is it possible that the word is trending? At the time of our screen grab there was no description listed for the trend, however, the word had 210,000 tweets.
2022-09-29
Polarbear
Colorado Squawfish renamed to Colorado Pikeminnow to remove racial slur
Last week, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced a decision to rename the Colorado Squawfish to the Colorado Pikeminnow removing the derogatory phrase. The decision was finalized during the May 4 through May 5 commission meeting.
Colorado State2022-05-14
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