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American Century of Humiliation is a catchphrase that takes inspiration from the "Chinese Century of Humiliation," a phrase that emerged in Chinese discourse in the early 20th century to describe a period when China suffered military defeats, territorial losses and foreign domination. In 2025, the phrase came to be used in America by critics of U.S. President Donald Trump's policies, particularly his reciprocal tariffs, anti-immigration stance and his domestic employment policies. Critics accused Trump of heralding an "American Century of Humiliation" marked by inflationary prices and a recession-like employment market, as well as diminished global stature. Memes about the "American Century of Humiliation" often depict Americans using Google Translate to pose as refugees fleeing to China, or feature GIF meme montages mocking various policies introduced in 2025.

Origin

From about 1839 to 1949, China endured military defeats, territorial losses and foreign domination. The phrase "Century of Humiliation" or 百年国耻 emerged in Chinese discourse in the early 20th century amid rising nationalism, with Chinese intellectuals and revolutionaries framing foreign aggression as a national disgrace to overcome.[1]

The phrase "American Century of Humiliation" can be traced as far back as a May 8th, 2020, tweet by X[2] / Twitter user @justinchina, and a February 10th, 2022, post on the subreddit /r/imaginarymaps.[3]

However, the phrase gained notable widespread traction only in 2025, with some critics jokingly rebranding the United States' issues with tariffs, stagnating wages, and uneven employment as its own "century of humiliation." This can be seen in a January 1st, 2025, X[9] user @gracecthdralprk wrote, "The Soy Right has led this country into the American Century of Humiliation" in response to the release of the official DOGE logo.


Grace Cathedral Park @gracecthdralprk · Jan 21, 2025 The Soy Right has led this country into the American Century of Humiliation TrueAnon @TrueAnonPod • Jan 21 Replying to @TrueAnonPod and @AskRobinhood The @DOGE site has been updated with a picture from @grok This is f------ amazing. doge.gov An official website of the United States government $ Department of Government Efficiency The people voted for major reform. DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY DOGE

The earliest notable post using the phrase was an April 2nd, 2025, post by X[4] user @brianonhere that showed Google Translate converting the phrase, "hello, I am refugee from american century of humiliation. where can I get an iced americano around these parts?" to Mandarin. The post gathered over 1 million views and 70,000 likes in seven months.


The earliest notable post using the phrase was an April 2nd, 2025 post by X user @brianonhere that showed Google Translate converting the phrase, "hello, i am refugee from american century of humiliation. where can i get an iced americano around these parts" to Mandarin. The post gathered over 1 million views and 70,000 likes in seven months.

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On July 4th, 2025, the Instagram[5] page @fashionruinedmylife posted a screenshot of Google Translate converting the phrase, "Hello I am feeling the American century of humiliation. Can you show me where to buy White Monster Energy Drinks?" The post gathered over 44,000 likes in three months.


Instagram page @fashionruinedmylife posted a screenshot of Google Translate converting the phrase, "Hello I am feeling the American century of humiliation. Can you show me where to buy White Monster Energy Drinks?" The post gathered over 44,000 likes in three months.

In 2025, X user @GalaxyPeaBrain created a number of GIFs with a banner that read, "The American Century of Humiliation," many of which can be accessed on their website.[8]

On September 22nd, X[7] user @GalaxyPeaBrain posted another "American Century of Humiliation" GIF, this time featuring the Michael Jordan No No No reaction. The post was in reaction to a news headline that read, "U.S. Manufacturing and Construction Facing Recession-Like Conditions — FT One-Third of U.S. States May Already Be in Recession — FT," gathering over 1 million views and 60,000 likes in a week.


X user @GalaxyPeaBrain posted a GIF featuring the "Michael Jordan No No No":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/michael-jordan-no-no-no-reaction reaction and text that read, "The American Century of Humiliation." The post was in reaction to a news headline that read, "U.S. Manufacturing and Construction Facing Recession-Like Conditions — FT One-Third of U.S. States May Already Be in Recession — FT."

On October 1st, 2025, X[6] user @arguablysomaya reposted a GIF featuring Anya Forger from Spy x Family in front of a scene from The End of Evangelion and text that read, "The American Century of Humiliation." The GIF, originally created by @GalaxyPeaBrain, was used to quote a news headline that read, "BREAKING: The number of jobs created in August has been revised from 54,000 down to -3,000." The post gathered over 100,000 likes in two days.


Somaya | holy communism, batman @arguablysomaya Q America I Century OF HUMILIATION II GIF XX อ More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS - Oct 1 BREAKING: The number of jobs created in August has been revised from 54,000 down to -3,000. 12:46 PM - Oct 1, 2025 - 2M Views

Various Examples


X user @bad_takes quoted a video of Pete Hegseth doing the "griddy":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/griddy, writing, "it must be so sick to be a tier one killer with hundreds of skulls under his belt, and know that you are commanded by a Fortnite-American. american century of humiliation confirmed." X user @roomcguire tweeted "The American Century of Humiliation" in response to U.S. Vice President tweeting, "Tomorrow, I will have the honor of hosting the Charlie Kirk Show. Please join me as I pay tribute to my friend." X user @MBTYuGiOh posted a screenshot of Google Translate converting English to Chinese. The phrase read, "Ni hao my good man! I am a refugee from the American Century of Humiliation. Now where can a
quirked-up white boy find an OTS running Asian-English format locals and a max rarity Tearlament deck?"
X user @YourFaveBot tweeted, "The American century of humiliation will be glorious" in response to another X user posting AI artwork showing a U.S. military jet flying over the Three Gorges Dam. American Century OF HUMILIATION X account @FistedFoucault posted a photo of several European leaders sitting in the Oval Office, writing, "Europe's Century of Humiliation is just beginning."

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External References

[1] Brown Political Review – The century of humiliation and the century after

[2] Twitter / X – justinchina

[3] Reddit – /r/imaginarymaps

[4]  Twitter / X – brianonhere

[5] Instagram – fashionruinedmylife

[6] Twitter / X – arguablysomaya

[7] Twitter / X – GalaxyPeaBrain

[8] WordPress – GIFs Misc

[9] Twitter / X – gracecthdralprk


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