Sorry I Wasn't There Back Then

Text on the meme

i’m sorry i wasn’t there for you back then I wonder what I would look like if I was black or Chinese.......

What it means

A social media post shows a person taking mirror selfies in a T-shirt, followed by a quoted post wondering what the person would look like if they were Black or Chinese. The joke is an absurd and racially insensitive transformation gag, used as an awkward reaction to someone imagining an alternate identity. EN: A social media post shows a person taking mirror selfies in a T-shirt, followed by a quoted post wondering what the person would look like if they were Black or Chinese. The joke is an absurd and racially insensitive transformation gag, used as an awkward reaction to someone imagining an alternate identity.

Objects

person taking a mirror selfie / человек, делающий селфи в зеркале smartphone / смартфон bathroom mirror / зеркало в ванной white T-shirt / белая футболка black bucket hat / чёрная панама mustache and beard / усы и борода bathroom door / дверь ванной light switch / выключатель social media post / публикация в соцсети quoted post / цитируемая публикация