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Which White Suburban Mom Are You?

Which White Suburban Mom Are You?

Updated Apr 26, 2016 at 11:36AM EDT by Don.

Added Apr 26, 2016 at 11:21AM EDT by Don.

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Which Suburban White Mom Are You? is an image macro featuring photographs of various middle-aged women depicted as different suburban white mother stereotypes. The picture was originally featured on Tumblr as a "Tag Yourself" post, inviting viewers to pick a character they identified with most. After widely circulated online in mid April 2016, two of the women pictured in the image came forward noting their photographs had been used without their permission.

Origin

According to BuzzFeed,[1] a Tumblr user posted the original set of images in February 2016, featuring pictures of six different women with three identifying characteristics each (shown below). The original post has since been deleted.


Susan Sharon Has a Starbucks card -Tries too hard to be coo -Enjoys swing chairs Runs a "Homelife" blo Facebook mom Makes great quinoa Pam Jillian -Still shops in the Juniors section Always has snacks on the counter Drives a mini van with movie screens Has fifty kids Just wants to take a nap Likes the house at 9000°C Carol Helen -Uses terms like "blood orange PTA Monm Is the saltiest of the suburban white president Neighborhood Association moms ls sick of your kid's s--- Will fight you

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In mid April 2016, the images were tweeted by user @lmaoliawyd,[6] who subsequently deleted the tweet. On April 18th, 2016, Twitter users @girlposts[2] and @meanplastic tweeted the images, garnering upwards of 25,900 and 7,300 likes respectively over the next week. The following day, blogger Shannon Gurnee published an article titled "The Day My Picture Went Viral…Without My Permission," which criticized the meme for using her picture instead of stock photos.[3]


The Day My Picture Went Viral...Without My Permission 읊 By Shannon Gurnee丶|Blogging Basics問April 19, 2016 77 Comments ⑨ 3542 Views

Meanwhile, BuzzFeed[1] published an article about the image series, which included a statement from blogger Shannon A. White noting that she was upset with the image being used without her permission.

"I am a blogger, a Presbyterian Pastor currently leading a large congregation, an author of books, a national speaker, and a former TV News reporter. I have one child -- not 50. While many young girls and women may say, ‘wow I want to be her,’ not one of the responses has been to want to be Jillian. Why is that? The tongue-in-cheek meme of a woman having 50 children, and most certainly needing and deserving a nap. If that’s the case, should be honored. Women who have multiple children should not be made fun of as something women do not want to aspire to."

Also on April 19th, BuzzFeed[5] posted an online quiz to determine "Which of These Stereotypically Suburban Moms Are You?" On April 21st, The Daily Mail[7] published an article about the images. On April 22nd, BuzzFeed[4] published a follow-up article titled "The Story Behind The Meme That Invited Us All To Mock Moms," which criticized the meme for being disrespectful to mothers. That day, Cheezburger[8] posted the original image.

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External References

[1] BuzzFeed – These Women Didn't Know They Had Been Turned Into a Weird Meme Without Their Permission

[2] Twitter – @girlposts

[3] TheMommy-Files – The Day My Picture Went Viral Without My Permission

[4] BuzzFeed – The Story Behind The Meme That Invited Us All To Mock Moms

[5] BuzzFeed – Which of These Stereotypically Suburban Moms Are You?

[6] Twitter – lmaoliawyd

[7] The Daily Mail – Hilarious guide to the six suburban white moms

[8] Cheezburger – The Internet is Asking Which Suburban White Mom Are You?

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I like nontroversy as much as the next nonexistent person, but this is taking it to another level. Let's at least find the humor in this: Suburban white Mom dislikes the suburban white Mom stereotypes, but starts her statements with suburban white Mom stereotypical lines like, "I am a blogger, a pastor, a writer, a national speaker, hip, and young women want to be like me. I'm a cool Mom, not a square Mom. Stop saying I have 50 children, I only have one. And there's nothing wrong with having 50 children, but stop saying that about me. I only have one."

It's like if I, an arrogant foodie, said, "I'm an accomplished home cook with a wine cellar stocked with a wide assortment of vinegars. I've written several local restaurant guides and people want my life. To be typecast as a foodie is disrespectful. I absolutely do not write Yelp reviews. It's disrespectful you should even suggest I've ever written a Yelp review. I've written only professional restaurant reviews for local papers. And what's wrong with writing Yelp reviews anyway. They should be respected."

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