Extremely Offensive Racist Bad Pun Husky Meme
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HOW MANY BLACK MEN DOES IT TAKE TO START A PROTESTS?; -1
Overview
This is a 3-panel meme using the popular "Bad Pun Dog" (Siberian Husky) format. Panel 1 shows the Husky holding a small grey stuffed cat, with overlaid text asking the racist question "HOW MANY BLACK MEN DOES IT TAKE TO START A PROTESTS?". Panel 2 shows the Husky grinning with the text "-1" displayed next to the stuffed animal as the punchline, which cruelly implies that a Black person being killed is the trigger for such protests, dehumanizing Black people and trivializing racial justice movements against anti-Black violence. Panel 3 shows the Husky laughing hysterically at the offensive "joke". The content is unambiguously racist, hateful, and promotes harmful stereotypes about Black people and racial justice advocacy.
Origin notes
This racist meme was posted on 9GAG under the original title "Humour me". It is a remix of the widely circulated "Bad Pun Husky" meme format, which is traditionally used for corny punchlines, but is here repurposed to spread anti-Black hate speech.