Scumbag Steve

Blake Boston, commonly known as Scumbag Steve, is the subject of an Internet meme that became popular in 2011. It originated with a 2006 picture taken by Boston's mother, Susan, of then-16-year-old Blake Boston of Millis, Massachusetts, wearing a backwards fitted cap and winter coat with a fake fur collar.^[1]^[2] The meme generally superimposes text on top of the image of Boston consisting of an introductory sentence at the top and a punchline at the bottom.^[3] In 2012, Boston released a rap single on iTunes, under the alias "Blake Boston AKA Scumbag Steve" in an attempt to launch a career in music.^[4]

References

^ Baker, Billy (24 November 2011). "Savoring time as the Internet's favorite punching bag". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ ""Scumbag Steve" and how we communicate through memes". November 18, 2021.
^ Upadhyay, Nisheeth (14 September 2014). "Say hello to Blake Boston, the face of the 'Scumbag Steve' memes". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ Erickson, Christine (3 May 2012). "Scumbag Steve: How the Internet Meme Became a Rapper". Mashable. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

External links

Media related to Scumbag Steve at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Baker, Billy (24 November 2011). "Savoring time as the Internet's favorite punching bag". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[2] ""Scumbag Steve" and how we communicate through memes". November 18, 2021.

[3] Upadhyay, Nisheeth (14 September 2014). "Say hello to Blake Boston, the face of the 'Scumbag Steve' memes". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[4] Erickson, Christine (3 May 2012). "Scumbag Steve: How the Internet Meme Became a Rapper". Mashable. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

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