Voters in the United Kingdom unwittingly made an NSFW term trend on Twitter on Thursday as the country went to the polls for a general election.
The #generalerection hashtag became a top trending topic nationwide as political candidates, journalists, celebrities and more inadvertently used it instead of the more appropriate #generalelection or #generalelection2019 ones.
It is unclear who first tweeted the term.
But by 11 a.m. local time it was the top autofill suggestion from Twitter when typing #general into a
Today I will go to the polls and endorse someone I don’t trust, don’t want to be our PM & don’t have any faith in & the only reason why is because he is the lesser of 2 evils. What a shame. #GE2109 #generalerection
— Jack “ The Lad “ Hayes (@jacktheladradio) December 12, 2019
If this election has reaffirmed anything it is that we need #trustednews to cut through the arrogance, lies and self-interest. Whoever you vote for today, do so knowing fewer people than you can imagine up and down the land worked tirelessly to decipher the crap #generalerection
— Karl Holbrook (@KarlDHolbrook) December 12, 2019
Today is going to be a ‘hold-your-nose-cross-your-fingers’ kind of day, isn’t it?! Either which way, please vote!! .#generalerection
— Sinéad Keenan (@SineadKeenan) December 12, 2019
People literally DIED so we would have the right the vote but you can’t be bothered because you’re too busy on insta to do a bit of research into who should run our country ??? #generalerection
— ????? (@elle__olivia) December 11, 2019
Guys pls remember to vote today! It’s so important and your vote could make all the difference!
If you’re unsure, cba, or think you don’t know enough about politics that’s fine – have a read-up on manifestos and your local MPs and see what works for you #generalerection #GE2019
— Charlotte Tutton (@Char_Tutton) December 12, 2019
The popularity of the term only increased as others spotted the trend and kept it going with commentary and warnings:
Scrolling through the #generalerection timeline amazed to see that hardly anyone has noticed it says GENERAL ERECTION! ?
— blake harrison (@blakeharrison23) December 12, 2019
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