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Johari Osayi Idusuyi

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The Resume

    (1992- )
    Resides in Springfield, Illinois
    Student at Lincoln Land Community College
    Gained unexpected internet celebrity, after being seen on camera reading Claudia Rankine's award-winning 'Citizen: An American Lyric,' a poetry book focusing on issues of race in America, at a Donald Trump for President rally (Nov. 13, 2015)
    Video subsequently went viral on YouTube and Vine (attaining close to 7 million views), as did her choice interaction with at least two disgruntled Trump supporters who appeared to be telling her to put the book down and listen to Trump's speech

Why she might be annoying:

    That awkward moment when a Donald Trump rally morphs into the first 5 minutes of Beauty & the Beast...
    The way the Left praised her for being caught reading a book at an event by sheer chance, you'd think she was Rosa Parks meets Malala.
    By that standard, every bored housewife caught on the wide-screen monitor reading a tawdry romance novel at a summer MLB game is Aung San Suu Kyi.
    She tended to wave the book about obnoxiously, as if she was either near-sighted or trying to hide her face.
    She opted to read a depressing poetry compilation about racism in America, complete with a disembodied hoodie on the cover, to pass the time (why couldn't she just read Star Magazine like everybody else?)
    She had met and spoken with Claudia Rankine, just weeks earlier. Did we mention the book's publisher, Melville House, gave her a shout-out on Twitter after the fact?
    She admitted to not standing for the Pledge of Allegiance during the rally, which may have been the source of the attendees' irritation.
    She did an awkward interview on the Rachel Maddow Show, where the audio playback was so lousy that the two couldn't carry on a meaningful dialogue without accidentally talking over each other and then pausing indefinitely.
    She exhibited a flagrant disregard for the important policy positions Mr. Trump was articulating at his rally (wow, when you read it out loud it just kind of 'lays there'...)

Why she might not be annoying:

    She looks like Lupita Nyong'o.
    Every devoted Trump supporter is probably thinking the same thing: how long before The Stump for Trump Girls go IN on this bookworm?
    Folks need to mind their own damned business!
    She's seriously the only person in that auditorium who got tired of hearing 'I'm goanna build a wall - I'm goanna build the BEST wall'? Holy Hostages, Batman!
    She only attended the Trump rally after she and her friends unexpectedly came in possession of tickets to the event (with no intention to protest, apparently).
    She already had a negative perception of Trump, but apparently came with an open mind, possibly to have her opinion changed; obviously to be disappointed.
    Her main concern was that she and her friends were intentionally situated behind Trump's podium to emphasize that he had the support of minorities (they were also told to sit in the middle of the row).
    She reportedly only decided not to stand for the pledge after seeing protesters violently ejected from the room over the sound of cheers and racial epithets.
    She was particularly upset about a young woman protestor who remained after the others had been forced out; who had an 'Obama/Biden' hat forcibly removed and thrown on the floor. Unable to get up and leave at this point, she just started reading.
    She reportedly told the couple that took issue with her reading, 'did you not just see what happened? This person disrespects women, minorities, everybody and you’re still supporting him. He’s not saying anything of substance.'
    She found an arguably more affective way to protest by simply reading a book that displayed the irony about wanting to 'make America great again' (in other words - she trolled Trump, the professional troll!)

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 83 Votes: 60.24% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 37 Votes: 48.65% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying