Freaknik, the former annual HBCU spring break gathering in Atlanta, is under heavy scrutiny as debates about the event continue to rage on. With a document about Freaknik coming soon to Hulu, some on Twitter are comparing similar instances of large gatherings as seen in the Girls Gone Wild series.
Freaknik, as we shared in an earlier report, began as a cultural event in the 1980s and rose in popularity among Black college students in the 1990s. While there exist accounts of the gathering remaining nothing more than a huge block party for Black youth, many have countered with harrowing tales of harassment and assault from all sides.
The upcoming documentary’s announcement sparked many to mark themselves safe from any involvement in past Freaknik activities as some believe there could be incriminating footage present in the release. Some are also noting that there have been other documentaries released about the event, which focused on what occurred during those gatherings.
On Twitter, a response to the uproar over the documentary’s release prompted some to bring up Girls Gone Wild and its convicted founder, Joe Francis. Others are stating that while the ugly side of the gatherings deserves scrutiny, Freaknik was also a significant cultural movement.
Check out the reaction from Twitter listed below.
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Photo: Prince Williams / Getty
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Once Hulu gets done exposing “Freaknik”, I wonder if they are going to give “Girls Gone Wild” or “MTVs Spring Break Festivals” in Cancun the same energy!? Because let’s not forget black folks wasn’t the only ones being ratchet in the 90s
pic.twitter.com/mv3johN3Nw
— MizZ. FlyynezZ (@theeflyyest) April 11, 2023
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There are numerous documentaries on girls gone wild and their trash owner . Also there are other freaknik docs..and the assumption of exposing instead of documenting a cultural moment is annoying to constantly see https://t.co/ovBEil5AoP
— Antoine Hardy (@Slangdini) April 12, 2023
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Yea this FreakNik documentary gonna be the end of the Iotas. All 15 of em pic.twitter.com/P3LQ3Dg0sL
— Mid Mill the worst rapper of all time (@NoShowMeek) April 10, 2023
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Wanting a Girls Gone Wild doc (it already exists) now that a Freaknik doc is coming out is what I expect from reactionary niggas. Ppl are hoping to fix a big issue in our community and the first thing you say is “well Black ppl weren’t the only ones wilding”. Be serious for once.
— Reid (@RVAReid) April 12, 2023
5. This was not Yolanda Adams in the photo according to rapper Trina.
Man Yolanda Adams being at freak nik is wild. We are talking Stellar Award winner, Bobby Jones Gospel alumni, Holy Ghost Yolanda Adams.
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— Josh Johnson (@josh_tremale9) April 11, 2023
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*Freaknik doc gets announced*
Dudes: “Y’all mamas bouta be seen twerking and pussy poppin like some hoes yeeeeeah I can’t wait!”
Girls: “Your dads and uncles were probably on camera assaulting women.”
Same Dudes: “AGENDA!”
— Kar (@karlogan_) April 11, 2023
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MTV followed people who attended freaknik on “True life” in 1998 and One of the scenes was in fact a crowd of men snatching one woman entire outfit off. So yes, y’all concerns are valid but people need to see the reality of this event and not just the romanticized side. pic.twitter.com/m19ARLNhpi
— Big Kit (@StevieDwayne) April 11, 2023
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you bitches joinin in with these niggas to laugh at women who are upset or worried about the freak nik doc are weird as well. joining in wit niggas to degrade women is especially lame behavior
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As someone who grew up in the 90's I remember these times.
The black women wasn't really ratchet in large numbers back then.
Girls Gone Wild era was definitely a bigger thing than Freaknik https://t.co/CP8wuGPVzW
— Craig's VCR (@Craigs_VCR) April 12, 2023
10. Silver Linings
my momma won’t be in that freaknik documentary she was in LA gangbangin
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. (@geauxny) April 11, 2023
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