Crow of Judgement
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About
Crow of Judgement, also spelled Crow of Judgment, is a reaction image featuring an angry-looking bird with the text "Crow of Judgement" underneath it, among other variations. The image is typically used to convey displeasure or disagreement with someone or something. A notable, alternate version of the meme paints the image red and replaces the text with the word "YAMERO," which means "no" in Japanese.
Origin
While the image of an angry-looking bird is known as the "Crow of Judgement," the bird pictured in the meme is not a crow but a common grackle. The earliest known use of the full image of the grackle was a December 7th, 2008, post on the blog[1] OwlMeat hosted on Blogspot (seen below).
The angry-looking bird is also featured on the banner of the subreddit /r/Rage,[2] which has been active since June 6th, 2008 (seen below).
On March 20th, 2017, Imgur[3] user DooDooManjaro posted a version of the angry bird image with a red filter and the Japanese word "YAMERO" written on it, which translates to "NO" (seen below, left). On March 31st, Imgur[4] user oozabooza then posted the earliest known upload of the image that reads, "Crow of Judgement" (seen below, right).
Spread
The earliest known viral use of the Crow of Judgement meme was a December 10th, 2018, Imgur post by LordCabbageGoat, gathering over 1.4 million views in five years.[5]
On April 1st, 2018, Redditor[6] /u/ Maximd1122 posted a screenshot of someone using the reaction image to /r/me_irl, gathering over 10,000 upvotes in five years (seen below, left). On April 18th, 2023, Redditor[7] /u/weavile901 posted an image to /r/ihadastroke, showing someone using the Crow of Judgement meme. The post gathered over 3,000 upvotes in two months (seen below, right).
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