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Conceited Reaction is a reaction image in which the rapper Conceited is shown looking off camera while pursing his lips, which is typically paired humorous captions to indicate feelings of anxiety or disapproval.

Origin

On January 13th, 2013, YouTuber G-Unit Asia uploaded footage of a rap battle between rappers Conceited and Jesse James, in which he Conceited is shown pursing his lips and rolling his eyes during James' verse (Shown below).

Spread

On September 15th, 2016, Twitter user Bekgurk^[8] tweeted a GIF of Conceited from the rap battle captioned with a joke comparing how someone looks in a mirror compared to an iPhone camera (shown below). That day, Conceited^[1] retweeted the GIF, which gathered upwards of 32,500 likes and 27,400 retweets within two months.

On October 10th, 2016, Twitter user @WiseGuy_wes27^[3] reposted the GIF along with a mock conversation featuring a white person's reaction to being asked "would you trade skin with a person of color?" (shown below). The following day, Redditor MGLLN submitted a screenshot of the tweet to /r/BlackPeopleTwitter.^[2] Over the next two weeks, the tweet gathered upwards of 20,200 likes and the Reddit post received more than 4,500 votes (82% upvoted).

Throughout the rest of the month, image macros featuring the Conceited reaction regularly hit the front page of /r/blackpeopletwitter (shown below).^[4][5][6] On October 22nd, Redditor Black_Gotenks submitted a post noting that the "reaction face meme" of Conceited was gaining traction on Black Twitter to /r/MemeEconomy.^[7]

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