Deion Broxton's Bison Reaction

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Deion Broxton's Bison Reaction refers to a viral video of NBC Montana reporter Deion Broxton having a humorous, scared reaction to nearby bison approaching him at Yellowstone National Park.

Origin

On March 25th, 2020, NBC Montana reporter Deion Broxton posted a video of himself leaving a report from Yellowstone National Park as he and his cameraman were approached by a herd of bison. The video gained over 8.4 million views and the tweet gained over 68,000 retweets and 341,000 likes (shown below).

Spread

As the video spread, social media users commented on Broxton's reaction, finding it humorous and relatable. Twitter user @vexedinthecity^[1] wrote, "Saving this for the next time some white people invite me to do some outdoorsy shit," gaining over 230 retweets and 9,600 likes (shown below, left). User @nikparzanese^[2] joked, "me when i see someone cough within a one mile radius," gaining over 210 retweets and 1,500 likes (shown below, right).

Other popular tweets include jokes by @FareedBlackman,^[3] who wrote "This is why Black people dying first in scary movies is so unrealistic. We be out," gaining over 15,800 retweets and 46,000 likes (shown below, left). User @metroadlib^[4] wrote, "black newscasters reevaluating their pay grades as Nature presents herself is my FAVORITE clip genre of ALL time," gaining over 480 retweets and 1,900 likes (shown below, right). The jokes were covered by The Daily Dot.^[5]

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