Fainting Black Guy

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About

Fainting Black Guy is a reaction meme of Chaz Miller's character "Shy" from the "Hug a Thug"^[1] video by comedy collective Dormtainment posted on YouTube.

Origin

Dormtainment is a comedy collective that was founded in 2009, originating from Atlanta, Georgia^[2]. They achieved popularity through their YouTube videos, accumulating over 1.1m subscribers to their YouTube channel^[3] and over 189m accumulative views on their videos^[4].

In 2012, they released "Hug A Thug", a news story parody about thugs in need of hugs. The video became notable for featuring Chaz Miller's character "Shy", a thug who shies away anytime the camera is on him, culminating in him fainting. The video accrued over 1.3m views.