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The meme features a viral photograph of actor Willem Dafoe squatting low in a relaxed pose, paired with a top text caption. The text jokes that the pose is the narrator waiting for a train in a 'comfortable shitting position' because public transit authorities removed all station benches to deter homeless people from occupying the space. The meme mocks hostile architecture policies that end up inconveniencing regular commuters far more than the intended target group of unhoused people.
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Me waiting for the train in the comfortable shitting position because those idiots removed all the benches to keep the homeless away

Overview

The meme features a viral photograph of actor Willem Dafoe squatting low in a relaxed pose, paired with a top text caption. The text jokes that the pose is the narrator waiting for a train in a 'comfortable shitting position' because public transit authorities removed all station benches to deter homeless people from occupying the space. The meme mocks hostile architecture policies that end up inconveniencing regular commuters far more than the intended target group of unhoused people.

Origin notes

This meme is sourced from the Reddit:Meme RSS feed. The base image used is a widely circulated photo of Willem Dafoe from a 2023 fashion editorial photoshoot. Users added the text overlay to create a joke criticizing counterproductive hostile public space design, and the edited meme was shared widely on Reddit and other social media platforms.

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