Thugposting / Gay Black Men Memes

Thugposting refers to a genre of shitposting , bait-and-switch and ironic memes that use videos and imagery of gay Black men. The most notable memes that fall under the genre are Ambatukam (also known as Dreamybull ), Thug Shaker (also known as Thug Hunter), Brandon Curington The Erotic Barber and Animan Studios (also known as Axel In Harlem ). The memes aim to recontextualize and subvert the pornographic nature of the visuals as well as subvert the hyper-masculine perception of Black men in popular culture. Thugposting became prevalent on Discord , Reddit , TikTok , Instagram and iFunny , among other platforms, in 2022 and 2023 within hood irony meme circles. Thugposters, as in thugposting meme creators, are predominantly perceived to be straight white men, which has led to criticism of the meme genre due to the perception that the men are subverting Black masculinity in an attempt to be racist and problematic. It's alleged that thugposting started in 2016 within the /leftypol/ Discor