Washington’s Javale McGee Introduces The Anti-Shoutout

Aug 9, 2010, 3:29 PM UTC

You may have missed it on Friday afternoon, but Javale McGee might just have stumbled onto genius when he tweeted the following:

shoutout to flint michigan.... and a anti-shoutout to the serial killer there right now... not coolless than a minute ago via webJaVale McGee
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And you wonder why it’s worth your time following athletes on Twitter. I mean...

What a perfect (and tragic) way to encapsulate Flint, Michigan.
“Anti-shoutout to the serial killer there” really sneaks up on you, huh?
Just the general concept of an “anti-shoutout” has a lot of potential.

This needs to catch on among all athletes, particularly if they’re offering social commentary on something like, say, a serial killer. Just an excellent way to break things down for people. Let’s try it:

Shoutout to all my troops in Afghanistan ... Major anti-shoutout to the Taliban and all the Jihadist #haters #Realtalkless than a minute ago via webandray blatche
drayblatche

Shoutout to Brett Favre ... And a major anti-shoutout to players sendin cell phone pics #receivedontgive #lessonlearnedless than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®Santonio Holmes
santonio10

Shoutout to Chinese food at 3 a.m. ... And a anti-shoutout to #China. Communist superpowers SMHless than a minute ago via UberTwitterVince Wilfork
wilfork75

Shoutout to #Google holdin down the search game ... And a anti-shoutout to the net neutrality disputes. FCC where u at? #policethesestreetsless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhoneTyreke Evans
thetyrekeevans

Shoutout to Snooki and the whole Jersey Shore fam ... Major anti-shoutout to syphillis #wrapitupvinnyless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhoneCarmelo Anthony
carmeloanthony

Shoutout to tha whole southern United States and all that ... Major anti-shoutout to subversive racism ... We post-racial or whut? #cmonsonless than a minute ago via webKnowshon Moreno
knowshonmoreno

Shoutout to all my peoples in Gaza ... Anti-shoutout to religious border disputes #squashbeef #sayshalomtoallahless than a minute ago via EchofonAmar'e Stoudemire
Amareisreal

Shoutout to my peoples in NYC ... Anti-shoutout to all the hipsters in Brooklyn. Lookin like Pau in them skinny jeans LMAO less than a minute ago via UberTwitterLAMAR ODOM
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