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Stop Raping, Ser, also known as Stop Raping, Sir, is a quote and scene from the 2026 fantasy TV series A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms (AKOTSK), depicting Ser Duncan "Dunk" the Tall (played by actor Peter Claffey) holding a sword out straight with two horses in the background. The moment comes from season one, episode one, titled "The Hedge Knight," which was released in mid-January 2026.

A still from the scene with the catchphrase as a text caption rapidly became an exploitable reaction image after the episode aired, spreading over the following months as people recaptioned the original using the phrasal templates "Stop X, ser" or "Stop raping X, ser," such as "Stop raping the source material, ser." The format also saw use in image macro memes and captions. The meme is typically used in a literal sense with the original quote.

Origin

The scene used in the meme comes from season one, episode one of A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms titled "The Hedge Knight," which debuted on January 18th, 2026.

The clip depicts Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) after burying his mentor, Ser Arlan of Pennytree, in the opening of the series. In the scene, Dunk is role-playing as a knight or city watch guard, speaking with his horses and at one point extending his sword outward while saying, "Stop raping, ser."

The same night as the episode's release, Dunk's line from AKOTSK began garnering attention online as people found it humorous.

For example, on January 18th, 2026, X^[1] / Twitter user girlfailsansa tweeted the dialogue as a simple text post, receiving over 50,300 views and 2,400 likes in seven months.

Shortly after, Twitter^[2] user blt_on posted a screencap of the scene in a meme about King Viserys Targaryen from House of the Dragon, garnering over 552,200 views, 5,900 likes and 10 replies in seven months.

Spread

Over the following months, the meme of Ser Duncan from AKOTSK continued spreading on social media as users created new edits and used it as a reaction image.

For instance, on January 19th, 2026, Redditor AdditionalPiano6327 posted the still from the show on the /r/asoiafcirclejerk^[3] subreddit under the title, "STOP RAPING, SAAR," garnering over 930 upvotes and 30 comments in seven months.

Also on January 19th, Tumblr^[4] user userparamore shared a GIF version of the meme in a collection of Dunk clips, receiving over 7,100 comments in seven months.

On February 22nd, 2026, Redditor HildrynMain posted a recaption edit of the meme to the /r/freefolk^[5] subreddit, altering the caption to, "Stop rating, ser." The post garnered over 1,800 upvotes and 20 comments in roughly five months.

On March 5th, Redditor blakhawk12 posted a Prequel Meme about Darth Vader and the Andor series to the /r/PrequelMemes^[6] subreddit, receiving over 13,000 upvotes and 350 comments in five months.

On June 22nd, 2026, Redditor Remarkable-Jump3262 posted an edit to the /r/freefolk^[7] subreddit criticizing HOTD showrunner Ryan Condal and executive producer Sara Hess for their changes to the source material in the show, garnering over 4,500 upvotes and 220 comments in a month.

On July 13th, Redditor Snaggmaw posted a version to the /r/HistoryMemes^[8] subreddit that redrew the image to depict a Viking standing up against knights during the Fourth Crusade, telling them, "Stop sacking, ser." The post received over 5,000 upvotes and 200 comments in 22 days.

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