Here are some the best, iconic and underrated Black memes to arrive over the past decade or so.

The meme, though, is a constant reminder of that collective genius. Social media, on the whole, has been a tremendous tool for flattening the landscape and creating opportunities for the heterogeneity of Black voices in all mediums. Black memes, more precisely, speak to a specific tone or a reason for Black joy. In the end, memes are about nailing a point in a hilarious way or just plain silliness. For additional reference, look no further than the people who thrive from and catalog memes: In Giphy’s top GIFs for 2019, Black creators inspired or made four of the top five and six of the top 10. In truth, if you see a funny-ass new meme, slang, reaction GIF, or trend, the probability is high that it came from Black Twitter. For example, the “and I oop” meme was created by Jasmine Masters, a contestant on the seventh season of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

When you think maybe this time it'll be different: Twitter theshitneyspears/ Best of Grindr. More specifically, these memes largely stem from the vestiges of conversations on Black Twitter, which Black women and Black queer people primarily run. When you realize you've seen this couple IRL: Twitter cgguy66/ Best of Grindr/. Memes created or inspired by Black creators and characters have long dominated the internet, directly guiding and influencing the mainstream through micro-snippets of Black culture.