CNN's "Something Else" Chart | Know Your Meme

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CNN’s “Something Else” Chart, sometimes referred to by the hashtag #SomethingElse, is an image macro meme based on a screenshot from CNN’s election night coverage, which featured a graphic that referred to unnamed ethnic groups as “Something Else.” Many inferred this to mean indigenous voters and joked about the phrase alongside images of Native Americans and the CNN screenshot.

Origin

On November 3rd, 2020, CNN reporter David Chalian presented a graphic that reportedly broke down the voter turnout by race. In the fourth slot, below “Black” and above “Asian,” the graphic reads, “Something else.”

That day, Twitter user @BeardedGenius tweeted a screenshot of the moment. They wrote, “Something else lol.” The tweet received more than 3,700 likes and 800 retweets in less than two days (shown below).

000 Nooruddean @BeardedGenius Something else lol UNITED STATES PRESIDENT RACE WHITE LATINO BLACK SOMETHING ELSE 65% 13% 12% 6% 3% ASIAN CNN EXIT POLL TULIVIU 56:01 NEXT POLLS CLOSE NEWS LIVE CN CN EXIT POLL #CNNELECTION 3:08 PM · Nov 3, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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The following morning, people continued to tweet about the graphic. Twitter user @justsheavassar tweeted, “I’m still thinking about the something else label and how someone really thought that was a good idea.” The tweet received more than 535 likes and 100 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, left). Writer Rebecca Nagle tweeted, “Last night @CNN called Native voters “something else”. In an election largely driven by race, the media still fails to accurately cover voters of color. For Native Americans, we’re not even named.” The tweet received more than 25,000 likes and 9,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, center).

That day, the hashtag #SomethingElse went viral on Twitter, cataloging tweets of outrage and jokes about the usage of the phrase. Twitter user _IllumiNatives tweeted, "CNNPolitics says we are “something else”. This is what “something else” looks like. Native voters with record turnouts in key states and volunteers helping get first-time voters and elders to the polls. #NativesVote @CNN #SomethingElse.” The tweet received more than 3,400 likes and 1,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).

Shea Vassar 000 @justsheavassar I'm still thinking about the something else label and how someone really thought that was a good idea PRESIDENT UNITED STATES 65% 13% 12% 6% 3% RACE WHITE LATINO BLACK SOMETHING ELSE ASIAN CNN EXIT POLL 56:12 NEXT POLLS CLOSE BREAKING NEWS CN EXIT POLL BCNNELECTIOM 7:22 AM · Nov 4, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle 000 Last night @CNN called Native voters "something else". In an election largely driven by race, the media still fails to accurately cover voters of color. For Native Americans, we're not even named. PRESIDENT UNITED STATES 65% 13% 12% 6% 3% RACE WHITE LATINO BLACK SOMETHING ELSE ASIAN CNN EXIT POLL 56:12 NEXT POLLS CLOSE BREAKING NEWS E CNN EXIT POLL CNN CNMELECTION 7:39 AM · Nov 4, 2020 · Twitter for iPad

000 IllumiNative @_IllumiNatives .@CNNPolitics says we are

Later that day, some began memeing representations of Native Americans in U.S. culture and adding “Something Else” to the image’s caption. Twitter user @KaitlynKayquop1 tweeted a series of these memes (shown below).

On November 5th, the website HITC published an article on the meme.

Kaitlyn Kayquoptewa @KaitlynKayquop1 A thread but make it #SomethingElse That is your name It's a good day to be something else When you get called 'something else' IF SOMETHING ELSE WAS A PERSON. 4:56 PM · Nov 4, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone PAINTERGRPHIX Text

Various Examples

mel7. l is reading mha @vantaepedia 000 SOMETHING ELSE???? | UNITED STAT RACE WHITE LATINO BLACK SOMETHING ELSE ASIAN CHN EXT POLL REAKING NEWSE CN EXIT POL 1:19 PM · Nov 4, 2020 · Twitter for Android

Охxente, Pipoca? @oxentepipoca 000 OP? *races* - white - latino - black - SOMETHING ELSE - asian PRESIDENT UNITED STATES 65% 13% 12% 6% 3% RACE WHITE LATINO BLACK SOMETHING ELSE ASIAN CNN EXIT POLL 56:12 NEXT POLLS CLOSE BREAKING NEWS E CN EXIT POLL CNN ECNNELECTION 12:03 PM · Nov 4, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

REZFAIRY 000 @KChee97 So if you're Indigenous, why are you Something Else? 3:27 PM · Nov 4, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Amanda Seyfried Karen Smith Regina George Face Hair Skin Chin Nose Head Hairstyle Forehead Cheek Photo caption Human

checking my temperature lately something else Cartoon Text Cheek Hand

Something else nade with memaitic Cartoon Yellow

You said you were Ayyye I said I'm indigenous Something Else Facial expression Cat Beauty Photo caption Felidae Small to medium-sized cats Human Font Photography Organism

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External References

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