Nigga you gay meme

The episode (below, left) parodied the Crank That Soulja Boy dance craze. The series won a Peabody Award in 2007, and was nominated for three Image Awards, winning one in 2011 for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. The episode (below, right) parodied a real life incident when a teacher called a black student the n-word.

On May 9th, 2010, an episode titled "Bitches to Rags" aired.

The series did however receive criticism over its use of frequent use of "nigga."

"Return of the King" Controversy

On January 15th, 2006, an episode titled "Return of the King" aired. On June 6th, 2010, an episode titled "Smokin With Cigarettes” aired. In the episode, the character Ed Wuncler III (voiced by comedian Charlie Murphy) comments on texting a woman with the line “I sent that bitch a smiley face, bitches love smiley faces.”

Gin Rummy: Let's go, Ed.
Wuncler III: Hold up, my nigga.

The episode (below, right) parodied Latarian Milton, a seven-year-old who stole his grandmother's car and rose to internet fame with an interview that featured quotes such as "It’s fun to do bad things."

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Origin

The quote is a catchphrase from the character Riley Freeman, who states the catchphrase whenever something gay occurs.

Spread

MemeCenter user suwoo420 submitted an image to MemeCenter titled "Nigga You Gay" 2 years ago.

On January 30th, USA Today published an opinion piece titled "'Boondocks' steps over line in its treatment of King," which noted Al Sharpton had demanded an apology from Cartoon Network for the episode. The series depicts the adventures of an African American family, the Freemans, who move from the south side of Chicago to the suburban community of Woodcrest.

Premise

The show follows Huey Freeman (voiced by Regina King) and his younger brother Riley Freeman (also voiced by Regina King) who are being raised by their Grandfather (voiced by John Witherspoon) in Woodcrest, a Chicago suburb.

There's shit we know we know, shit we know we don't know, shit we don't know we know, and shit we don't know we don't know. The episode (below, left) parodied the catchphrase'Fuck Yo Couch' which originated on The Chappelle Show. On January 21st, 2008, an episode titled "The S Word" aired. The first two seasons are available to stream through Netflix, and episodes from the first, second and fourth seasons are available for $1.99 each through YouTube.

Fandom

In addition to the show's branded online presence there are several fan run sites dedicated to the series including The Bookdocks FanPop page.Tumblr blogs dedicated to the show include hueyfreemanonlyspeaksthetruth, fuckyeahboondocks and fuckyeahhueyfreeman.

He is at first embraced, but then rejected by the American public after saying we must "turn the other cheek" when dealing with terrorists. The episode originally aired on February 12th, 2006, as part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. The episode portrays a fantasy in which Martin Luther King is in a coma from 1968 to 2000, at which point he wakes up and must deal with 21st century culture.

As of June 2014, there are over 7 million pieces of fan art tagged The Boondocks on DeviantArt.

Parodies

On October 29th, 2007, an episode titled "Stinkmeaner Strikes Back" aired. Within the episode, King addresses a group of African Americans saying:

"Will you ignorant niggas please shut the hell up?!""

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The episode drew some criticism for its depiction of King.

Hold up.
Gin Rummy: Go time, nigga! Let's go!

"Nigga You Gay"

The quote 'Nigga You Gay' is one of Riley Freeman's catchphrases, who says it whenever he spots anything he percieves to be gay.

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