The origin
A photograph of Blake Boston in a backwards cap, taken by his mother for a rap group promo, became an image macro.
How it spread
Captions described petty selfishness, and the format became one of the defining advice-animal images of 2011.
What it means
Recorded with its cost: Boston has spoken about the harassment the meme brought him for years.
Follow the source
Short editorial summary written by Random Access Memes from the sources above; the wording is ours, not theirs. Every link was checked for a live response on September 13, 2026.
