If you're using the 'Game of Thrones' hashtag, you're missing out on the show's best commentary

It may seem counter intuitive, but if you're using the #GameofThrones tag to discuss the HBO smash hit series, you're doing yourself a disservice. Shame! 

For "Game of Thrones," where every scene, costume detail and spoken line is analyzed and researched, thousands of fans use the obvious #GameofThrones tag to live tweet the show. But many are missing out on the best "Thrones" commentary the internet has to offer. Presenting: #DemThrones. 

#DemThrones was started by Jamie Broadnax, the creator and managing editor of Black Girl Nerds. The tweets go all the way back to 2012, when the HBO hit was on only its second season. Since then, Black nerds (as if you need to be a nerd to love "Game of Thrones") use #DemThrones to discuss the many twists, turns, and terrors of the fantasy drama in the tag. Users in the tag also discuss social issues, remarking on real world parallels in the show: 

Broadnax has spoken about the importance of diversity and black perspectives being a part of "nerd" culture. Speaking to Spark Summit, Broadnax said: "I get tired of seeing TV shows or reading books with characters that share [the same] racial background. There are some exceptions, because I love Game of Thrones (both TV and books) but I don’t want that to be my standard. I want to see characters of all nationalities and also queer characters as well as focusing on body diversity. Not everyone should be model thin. That’s not a reality." 

There are a number of Black Twitter offshoots of mainstream tags, including both of AMC's landmark zombie shows "The Walking Dead" and "Fear The Walking Dead" (#demdeadz), Showtime's Victorian horror drama, "Penny Dreadful" (#demdreads), and USA's psychological thriller Mr. Robot (#datrobot), all mixing humorous memes, reactions, and social commentary. 

#DemThrones has become so popular that it has been trending the past two Sundays while "Game of Thrones" has aired on the East coast. As Broadnax posted during Sunday's episode, the tag is definitely gaining popularity. 

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