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Dave Chappelle Reading "White People" Magazine is reaction image series featuring a screenshot of comedian Dave Chappelle reading a magazine bearing the title "White People" from the sketch comedy series Chappelle's Show. The meme is generally used to mock the behavior of white people online, focusing on stereotypes and bizarre behavior.

Origin

On April 9th, 2003, the episode of Chappelle's Show entitled "O'Dweeds & Trading Spouses" aired on Comedy Central.^[1] The episode includes a sketch called "Trading Spouses," a parody of reality shows that require people from different families switch roles. In the episode, Chappelle can be seen reading a magazine called "White People" (clip below).

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On July 18th, 2012, Tumblr ^[2] user westendblues used the image as a reaction to a comment about cultural appropriation. They captioned the image, "'Do not use slang created by our people.' gee golly wow? shucks? scallywag?" The post received more than 1,600 notes in less than 10 years (shown below, left).

In 2015, MemeCenter ^[4]user michaelhawke used the image as a reaction to a person strapping meat to their person and letting raccoons eat off their body. The post received more than 1,900 likes in about five years (shown below, center).

On Febraury 19th, 2019, Redditor ^[3] TheWildTeo shared a variation, reacting to the headline "Woman Who Marries herself THen Cheats on Herself and Blames it On Men." The post received mroe than 19,000 points (94% upvoted) and 185 comments in little over one year (shown below, right).

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