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Goth Family Portrait With Non-Goth Son

Goth Family Portrait With Non-Goth Son

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About

Goth Family Portrait With Non-Goth Son refers to a viral family photograph of an emo or goth family whose young son is the only one not dressed in goth attire. The portrait was posted to the /r/me_irl subreddit in November 2016 and gained viral spread over the following years as an object labeling and image macro format, where the non-goth boy is used to represent the black sheep in a situation.

Origin

On November 30th, 2016, Redditor TheScientist-273 posted a family photograph of a goth family where the young son is the only non-goth to /r/me_irl,[1] garnering over 5,300 upvotes in six years (shown below, left). The photo may originate from awkardfamilyphotos.com,[2] however, this is unconfirmed. On December 12th, 2016, eBaum's World[3] shared an image macro using the image in a listicle that gained over 131,000 views in six years (shown below, right). It was reposted online numerous times, including by Facebook[4] page Dark Humor in December 2017, garnering over 1,500 reactions and 600 shares in five years.


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Spread

The format continued to spread over the following years in further image macros and as an object-labeling format. On March 9th, 2018, Redditor FlokisonUbbe posted a new version of the meme to /r/funny,[5] captioned, "When your son is going through a phase," garnering over 59,000 upvotes in four years (shown below, left). On June 15th, 2019, Tumblr[6] user kaijuno posted another version of the meme about the corvid family of birds, garnering over 118,000 notes in three years (shown below, right).


WHEN YOUR SON IS GOING THROUGH A PHASE FIRS @dabmoms The Corvid Family Blue Jays Crows and Ravens @dabmoms 222222 1.

On November 24th, 2020, Redditor GravyxNips posted another version of the meme to /r/memes,[7] garnering over 54,000 upvotes in two years. On October 7th, 2022, Redditor KevinSupreme2505_PH posted a version of the meme to /r/dankmemes[8] captioned "arrives in hell" with each family member labeled as someone who deserves to be in hell except the son, garnering over 44,000 upvotes in two weeks (shown below). On October 13th, the same Redditor posted the meme to /r/memetemplatesofficial,[9] garnering over 4,000 upvotes in six days.


*Arrives in hell* Hitler Me who got dragged to hell by a demon after forgetting to run after turning the lights off Ⓡ Stalin Kids who remind the teacher to check the homework

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Brooding Half-Orc Hunter connected to the literal moon Sweet Farm Girl Satyr with healing hands and a pet magic rooster Hardened Shifter Soldier with the build of a Mafia Boss dabmoms Mysterious Half-Orc Barbarian woman with a quiet rage No NYX Hypnos Charon EXTERSE Thanatos Words that contain "meow" Meowing Homeowner Meowed Meower @dabmoms u/The_Sad_Memer

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External References

[1] Reddit – me_irl

[2] Pinterest – aff

[3] eBaum's World – tickle your fancy

[4] Facebook – dark humor

[5] Reddit – funny

[6] Tumblr – kaijuno

[7] Reddit – memes

[8] Reddit – dankmemes

[9] Reddit – MemeTemplatesOfficial

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