Delete This Nephew
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About
Delete This Nephew is a popular comment and joke on the /r/BlackPeopleTwitter subreddit referencing a Facebook thread where an angry uncle instructs his nephew to delete a status about not wearing seatbelts.
Origin
On January 3rd, 2017, Full-Penetration posted a screenshot of a Facebook status that reads "U a faggot if u wear a seatbelt…REAL NIGGAS FLY OUT THE CAR" to /r/BlackPeopleTwitter.[1] In the ensuing thread on the status, the anonymous poster's uncle posts a selfie of himself looking angry, captioned "DELETE THIS NEPHEW….." Full-Penetration's post of the screenshot, shown below, gained over 4,300 points.
Spread
Shortly after the post, the image and variations on it began spreading through Reddit. The following day, the image was posted to /r/oldpeoplefacebook[2] where it gained over 3,100 points. On the 5th, herfavseason posted an edit making the uncle look like a Yu-Gi-Oh card to /r/bptcg.[3]
Meanwhile, the phrase became a popular joke comment on certain "extreme" posts on /r/BlackPeopleTwitter, similar to delet this. This led to two inquiry threads, one posted on /r/OutOfTheLoop[4] and another on /r/OutOfTheHoop.[5] The phrase also began appearing regularly on Twitter in the coming months.[6]
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Reddit – /r/blackpeopletwitter origin
[2] Reddit – /r/oldpeoplefacebook post
[4] Reddit – /r/OutOfTheLoop
[5] Reddit – /r/OutOfTheHoop
[6] Twitter – Delete This Nephew search
Top Comments
Nedhitis
Mar 13, 2017 at 02:04PM EDT
Orange Circle
Mar 13, 2017 at 03:48PM EDT in reply to