Black Wojaks
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About
Black Wojaks refers to a series of Black Wojak memes that gained popularity in Wojak Comics on Black Twitter in late 2020, also spreading to Instagram and TikTok.
Origin
On November 15th, 2020, Twitter[1] user @PryPriestess posted a Wojak Comic which used a Black Girl Wojak created by artist and Twitter[2] user @AfroAmi (shown below). The tweet received over 350 retweets and 1,200 likes in one month and was widely circulated in the following days; for example, on November 21st Twitter[3] user @SHYESPICE used the meme as a reply, with the tweet gaining over 800 retweets and 5,800 likes in one month.
On November 22nd, 2020, @AfroAmi[2] made a tweet in which she revealed that she was the creator of the Black Girl Wojak, with the tweet gaining over 1,100 retweets and 6,400 likes (shown below, left). In the thread, @AfroAmi[4][5] posted several more Black female Wojak variations (shown below, center and right).
Prior to @AfroAmi's Black Wojaks, a number of Black Wojak characters were posted by users on 4chan, Twitter, Facebook and other social media without a defined trend.[6]
Spread
The meme did not see viral spread until on December 19th, 2020, Instagram[7] account bramidos posted a 100 Gecs Wojak Comic that went viral prior to being removed on December 21st, 2020 (shown below, left). On December 20th, @AftoAmi[8] tweeted screenshots of the Instagram post, writing, "People are simping over that black girl wojak meme I made." The post received over 150 retweets and 1,400 likes in two days (shown below, right). Later on the same day, Twitter[9] user @InternetCommas reposted the 100 Gecs post, with the tweet gaining over 4,700 retweets and 85,000 likes in two days.
Following the viral spread of the meme, Black Wojaks gained significant popularity in Wojak Comics, particularly on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. For example, on December 20th Twitter[10] user @HeavC4 posted a meme that received over 15,500 retweets and 122,800 likes (shown below, left). Additionally, more users submitted their variations of Black Wojaks, including male versions (examples shown below, center and left). For example, a Black Doomer Boy posted by Twitter[11] user @bskulldragon1 on December 21st received over 4,600 retweets and 72,300 likes in one day.
Various Examples
Templates
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @PryPriestess
[3] Twitter – @SHYESPICE
[6] Twitter – @TheBolshevikJew
[9] Twitter – @InternetCommas
[10] Twitter – @InternetCommas
[11] Twitter – @bskulldragon1
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