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Unimpressed Woody reacts to checkout charity requests from big corporations

The meme features top text that reads 'Me when the store checkout at a billion dollar corporation asks my broke ass to donate money to charity' above a low-resolution, slightly distorted close-up shot of Woody, the cowboy character from the Toy Story franchise. Woody has a blank, deadpan, unimpressed expression, which conveys the relatable frustration of low-income customers being asked to give to charity by extremely wealthy corporations that could easily make far larger charitable donations on their own instead of shifting the burden to their patrons.
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Me when the store checkout at a billion dollar corporation asks my broke ass to donate money to charity

Overview

The meme features top text that reads 'Me when the store checkout at a billion dollar corporation asks my broke ass to donate money to charity' above a low-resolution, slightly distorted close-up shot of Woody, the cowboy character from the Toy Story franchise. Woody has a blank, deadpan, unimpressed expression, which conveys the relatable frustration of low-income customers being asked to give to charity by extremely wealthy corporations that could easily make far larger charitable donations on their own instead of shifting the burden to their patrons.

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This meme uses the widely circulated distorted Woody reaction meme template, which originates from edits of Toy Story footage. This specific iteration was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by the account @meme.jpg, distributed via RSS feed. The meme taps into a widespread common complaint about major retail chains prompting customers for optional charity donations during checkout.

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