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I Reject My Humanity, JoJo
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About
"I Reject My Humanity, JoJo," also known as "I'm Throwing Away My Humanity, JoJo," refers to a memorable quote said by JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime series character Dio Brando upon revealing that he had decided to become a vampire. Online, a manga panel and a still image paired with the quote has been used as reactions, with the quote also used as a snowclone.
Origin
On March 9th, 1987, chapter 11 "The Stone Mask, Part 4" of the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was published. In the chapter, character Dio Brando reveals his decision to become a vampire by donning the Stone Mask, saying that he "rejects his humanity" (color panels shown below).[1]
![I Reject My Humanity, JoJo Manga Panel #2 RIP T'LL TRANSCEND HUMANITY... RIP WHY DO YOu HAVE THE STONE HE'S GOT A KNIFE! SHOOT HIM! WATCH OUT MISTER JOE STAR! MASK?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/593/369/2f6.jpg)
![I Reject My Humanity, JoJo Manga Panel I'VE LEARNED ONE THING IN MY SHORT LIFE.. THE HARDER YOu PLAN, THE LESS THINGS JOJO... THERE'S A LIMIT TO HUMAN ABILITY.. WILL GO ACCORDING TO YOUR PLANS... AS LONG AS YOu CANNOT GO BEYOND HUMANITY. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING! BAM CLENC I REJECT MY HUMANITY JOJO!!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/593/368/100.jpg)
On October 20, 2012, episode three "Youth with Dio" of the anime adaptation of the series premiered.[2] In the episode, the scene is shown (shown below).
I'm throwing away my humanity, JoJo!
Spread
The exact first instance of "I Reject My Humanity, JoJo" meme is unknown. Prior to September 2016, memes based on a black-and-white manga panel of Dio Brando saying the quote and holding the mask saw moderate spread in Japan, with multiple instances of memes in which the mask was replaced with other objects posted online by users (examples shown below).[3][4]
![Throwing Away My Humanity 我不想當處男一 ,喬喬!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/593/380/a1f.jpg)
![@itonobuh's Tweet 司、れ、 いは、 人間をやめるぞ!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/593/383/cdc.jpg)
![流风蓝's Post 岩爸爸 快給我 光教 光教 官來 啦!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/593/385/21d.jpg)
On September 21st, 2016, Tumblr user billys-silly-thrillies responded used the meme to respond to an image of a papier-mâché mask submitted by another user, with the post receiving over 11,400 likes and reblogs in three years (shown below).[5]
![The True Stone Mask WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING P! I REJECT MY HUMANITY! JOJO!!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/593/442/012.jpg)
In the following years, the memes based both on the manga panel and the still image from the anime adaptation gained further spread online, particularly on Tumblr and Reddit.
Various Examples
![CeLoo Green Rejects Humanity WHAT? WHAT ARE YOu SAYING ?! I REJECT MY HUMANITY! JOJO!!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/593/443/aed.png)
![I reject my humanity Jojo! "Also in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Gallery":https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1170335-jojo-s-bizarre-adventure](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/218/370/2ca.png)
![I reject my humanity! I REJECT MY HLUMANITY! JOJO!!](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![For the greater good | r/Animemes IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME CANDY... I-I'LL KISS YOU! I'm throwing away my candy JoJo!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/592/549/d69.jpg)
![I REJECT MY SERIOUS FACE!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/329/823/56b.png)
![I‘m immortal! | /r/ShitPostCrusaders/ When you eat an apple a day so you don't need doctors anymore I'm moving beyond humanity!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/593/278/2de.jpg)
Templates
![I'm Throwing Away My Humanity, JoJo Template I'm throwing away my humanity, JoJo!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/593/371/a81.jpg)
![I'm Throwing Away My Humanity, JoJo Template (Manga) W I REJECT MY HUMANITY! JOJO!!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/593/372/715.jpg)
![I'm Throwing Away My Humanity, JoJo Template (Colored Manga) BAM I REJECT MY HUMANITY JOJO!!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/593/373/314.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia – "":
[2] JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia – Episode 3
[3] Baidu – 流风蓝's Post
[4] Twitter – @itonobuh's Tweet
[5] Tumblr – billys-silly-thrillies' Post
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