How Lazy He Must Have Been

Text on the meme

Fuck are you mad at me for yall sold him Your thoughts on this ... A former slave named Gordon shows his whipping scars, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863. God imagine how lazy he must have been

What it means

A screenshot of a social media thread shows a historical photograph of Gordon, a formerly enslaved man displaying severe whipping scars. The final comment sarcastically blames him for being “lazy,” exposing the grotesque racism and absurdity of the joke. It is used as a dark, offensive reaction to highlight insensitive victim-blaming. EN: A screenshot of a social media thread shows a historical photograph of Gordon, a formerly enslaved man displaying severe whipping scars. The final comment sarcastically blames him for being “lazy,” exposing the grotesque racism and absurdity of the joke. It is used as a dark, offensive reaction to highlight insensitive victim-blaming.

Who

Gordon

Objects

historical photograph / историческая фотография formerly enslaved man / бывший раб whipping scars / следы от побоев shirtless man / мужчина без рубашки trousers / брюки wooden chair / деревянный стул social media post / публикация в соцсети comment thread / ветка комментариев profile avatar / аватар профиля red markup circle / красный круг-выделение black-and-white image / чёрно-белое изображение