Given the popularity of Twitter’s branded hashtag emojis, it’s no surprise to see a full slate of them roll out in preparation for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, which kicks off this week.
Some Georgia fans were surprised when #UGA, the school’s most popular hashtag, popped into their feed with a Ugandan flag.
We could spend time breaking down the leap from “Well, how ’bout that!” to “I don’t understand why Uganda gets to be visually represented by its most common hashtag while competing in the world’s leading international sporting event.” INSTEAD, here’s a collection of appropriate ways to respond to your school’s hashtag overlapping with that of a country competing in the Olympic Games:
(It’s also worth nothing the University of Georgia isn’t the only CFB fan base struggling with hashtag overlap.