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Twitter Just Learned Sasha Obama's Actual Name, And They Can't Handle It
This revelation has us rethinking EVERYTHING.
June 14 2017 4:12 PM EST
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This revelation has us rethinking EVERYTHING.
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Twitter was reminded on Sunday that everything they know is a lie.
Okay, maybe that's a bit of a stretch, but many were shocked to find out that "Sasha" is actually just a nickname for the former president's youngest daughter.
So what is her legal name, you ask? It's actually Natasha.
Twitter user Ashley C. Ford reminded everyone (or in many cases, informed them) of this fact:
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So how did Ford find out? Well, a year ago the New York Daily News reported that "Sasha" was working at a restaurant job on Martha's Vineyard, and going by her given name.
So, for the 2 of you who read that story and already knew: congratulations.
The rest of Twitter imploded:
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\u201c@iSmashFizzle @mathewrodriguez I'm babaSHOOK\u201d— Matt Ortile (@Matt Ortile) 1497192896
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\u201c@iSmashFizzle WHAT\u201d— Saeed Jones (@Saeed Jones) 1497192714
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\u201c@iSmashFizzle I am shooketh.\u201d— Saeed Jones (@Saeed Jones) 1497192891
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Some wondered how she could be in the White House for 8 years without everyone knowing:
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\u201cI can't believe Obama was in office for 8 years and I'm just now finding out Sasha Obama's real name is Natasha.\u201d— Nelle (@Nelle) 1497231091
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How deep does this really go??
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\u201c@iSmashFizzle WHAT'S MALIA'S NAME? CHELSEA???\u201d— Ashly Perez \ud83e\udd19\ud83c\udffd (@Ashly Perez \ud83e\udd19\ud83c\udffd) 1497199363
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The shock was palpable:
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\u201cMy face when I just found out Sasha Obama's real name is NATASHA...\u201d— Amber Vee (@Amber Vee) 1497321355
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The feeling is one you won't soon forget:
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\u201c@iSmashFizzle The replies of people being "shook." I can't front, I was shook too... when I learned years ago.\u201d— BG (@BG) 1497295094
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R.I.P. Everyone's blissful ignorance:
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None— Scott Beamer \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b (@Scott Beamer \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b) 1497358056
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h/t: Mashable, Huffington Post, Refinery29
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