Scumbag Hat

Scumbag Hat

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Updated Nov 13, 2019 at 07:02AM EST by Y F.

Added Feb 25, 2012 at 01:32AM EST by MrRandom.

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About

Scumbag Hat (snowclone: "Scumbag X") is an exploitable image inspired by the fitted baseball cap worn by Scumbag Steve, an advice animal character associated with socially unethical or dishonest behaviors. The add-on accessory is typically photoshopped onto any image to portray the subject as a letdown or to point out its shortcomings.

Origin

The brown, hound-tooth patterned baseball cap is a limited edition of Boston Red Sox A-Tooth fitted cap manufactured and licensed by New Era. The hat was first introduced to the online audiences in January 2011 with the popular advice animal series Scumbag Steve.


PUKES ON SOMETHING DISAPPEARS memegenera or.net           

Spread

Following its initial onset, numerous spin-off characters began to emerge on Reddit[2], most notably Scumbag Dog and Scumbag Stefano and Scumbag Mubarak. The last of the three satirized the former Egyptian president's ill-advised decision to shut off the nation's internet access which fueled the Arab Spring protests.


HEY WHATS UP WITH IDID THAT? NAH BRO, THAT DOESNT SOUND LIKE ME CAN IBORROW YOUR GONDOLA, BRAHA SINKS IT ILL BE YOUR PRESIDENT STAYS FOR 30 YEARS


Since then, the image of the baseball cap quickly evolved into a symbol of nuisance in a wide range of contexts. In grammatical terms, Scumbag Hat can be seen as a visual modifier of its subject as a source of annoyance or inconvenience, similar to the way Hipster Glasses are used to depict its subject as a conceited elitist.


ACCEPTED BLAME FOR EVERYONES FAULTS BECAUSE STEVES COAT WAS TOO HARD TO PHOTOSHOP quickmeme.com lustanordinaryhat


The presence of "Scumbag X" meme continued to grow throughout the year and inspired a long list of spin-off characters, many of which were influenced by other trending memes and current events. The exploitable enjoys especially strong presence on Reddit and Tumblr; aof May 2012, there are more than 48,000 posts relating to the keyword "Scumbag" on Reddit and 8,800 derivative templates featuring Scumbag Hat on Quickmeme.[1] Reflecting the popularity of the exploitable add-on, some began creating Scumbag Hat image macros with meta-references to the hat itself.

Notable Examples

Some of the most enduring derivatives include Scumbag Brain (21,000 instances), Scumbag Stacy (9,000 instances), Scumbag Redditor (6,000), Scumbag Christian (2,400 instances), Scumbag DNA (1393 instances) and Scumbag Alcohol (1564).


EVERY MAN'S ROLE MODEL GAY IN REAL LIFE MEMEBASE.com MAKES FAPPI NG FEEL GOOD SENDS YOU TO HELLI YOU DO IT memegenerator.net PROMISES TO PROTECT YOUR LIPS to GETS LOSTIMMEDIATELY CRITICISES CHINA SINTERNET CENSORSHIP NVENTS SOPA memegenerator.ne PROMISES CHANGE CHANGES PROMISE BROKE ALL THE RULES? 10 POINTS TO GRYFFINDOR MEMEBASE.com

Scumbag Congress

Scumbag Congress is an advice animal image macro series featuring a photograph of the United States Capitol Hill building and captions criticizing the legislations and other government policies enacted by the lawmakers in Washington D.C. While the site of its origin is unclear, the earliest known instance was submitted in early April 2011, during the of the federal budget crisis and tax filing season.


WON'T GO TO WORK STILL WANTS TAXES ONTIME

In the following years, a handful of Scumbag Congress image macros continued to surface, especially during the times of national debates on controversial laws or bipartisan standoffs, most notably the SOPA/PIPA and USDA Spending Bill in 2011, NDAA and CISPA in 2012 and the Fiscal Cliff and NSA PRISM Scandal in 2013.


9%APPROVAL RATING? BETTER PASS A PIRACY LAW quickmeme.com SEES THAT APPROVAL RATING SATANABYSMALLOVw DECIDES TO TRY AND PASS ACENSORSHIP LAW THAT NO ONE IN THE COUNTRY WANTS quickmeme.com DECIDES PIZZAISA VEGETABLE WEED IS STILLILLEGAL quickmeme.com HEY BRO CANI BORROW YOUR RIGHTSPP NEVER RETURNS THEM quickmeme.com CREATES THE FISCAL CLIFF. APPLAUDS THEMSELVES FOR AVOIDING IT quickmeme.com RUNNINGOUT MONEY OF READY TO START ANOTHER WAR quickmeme.com MESSES UP THE COUNTRY IS STILLRUNNING THE COUNTRY quickmeme.com CALLS POORAMERICANS LAZY WORKS SEVEN MONTHS A YEAR ivememe.Co 2001:"YOU'RE UN-AMERICANIFYOU STANDAGAINST THE PATRIOTACT 2013:"IF YOU CARE SO MUCH,WHY DIDNT YOU SAY SOMETHING TWELVE YEARS AGO?" quickmeme.com

Search Interest

According to Google Insights and search results, Scumbag Steve and Scumbag Hat can be credited for the sudden overall increase in search interest and vernacular usage of the English adjective "Scumbag" on the Internet.

External References

[1] Quickmeme – scumbag

[2] Reddit – Search Results for Scumbag

[3] BuzzFeed – Scumbag Hat

[4] Facebook – Scumbag Hat

[5] Memebase – Search Results for Scumbag

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MrRandom
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NOTE – Yes, I am a new member. I suggested this page be made quite some time ago, but despite widespread approval nothing was done about it so I'm putting it up myself. Being new I lack the know-how and community experience to actually make the page though, so I'm relying on more experienced members to actually flesh this thing out, add the proper formatting, provide examples, do research, add various things as sub-entries, etc. Request editorship if interested, I'll try and figure out how to allow it!

(It also gave me an error message when trying to use the name "Scumbag X", hence the Y. Said it wasn't unique, but I can't find evidence of a "Scumbag X" page anywhere…)

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