![Disappointed Black Guy Disappointed Black Guy](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/012/175/dissapointed.jpg)
Disappointed Black Guy
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About
Disappointed Black Guy is a four-panel reaction image macro that expresses the expectation-reality meme. The format follows the following order: a picture of something the meme the author desires or anticipates juxtaposes a photograph of a happy, excited man. The third panel usually reveals the full picture of the first panel, which is different and unappealing, followed by a picture of the same person, but now with an expression of disappointment or shock.
Origin
On December 28th, 2011, Tumblr [1] user tediferous posted an image of himself excitedly reading a new message and another picture of his disappointed face when he sees the message features a racist slur. Within 10 years, the image has received more than 120,000 notes (shown below).
![Edited origin Anónimo te ha p 2011-12-28 08:29](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/790/571/8fa.jpg)
Spread
On October 4th, 2012, a Facebook fan page was created for the meme.[2] Currently, the page has over 1,000 Likes.
For example in 2015, MemeCenter [3] user yayayaya posted a variation in which the man is disappointed to find out that he has been looking at the buttocks of Sonic the Hedgehog. The post received more than 800 likes in four years (shown below, left). On August 12th, 2018, Twitter[4] user @hexxem tweeted the image with a joke about Dublin, Ireland. The post received more than 1,00 likes and 200 retweets in one year (shown below, right).
![Sonic Butt](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/543/543/171.png)
![Long-vacant dublin city Source: Killian Woods/Fora.ie This long-vacant Dublin city site has the green light to be Source: Killian Woods/Fora.ie This long-vacant Dublin city site has the green light to be turned into a hotel 3:44 AM Aug 12, 2018 Twitter for Android](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/543/545/28f.png)
On August 15th, 2019, Redditor [5] kayneshaw posted a variation in the /r/dankmemes subreddit. The post received more than 51,000 points (97% upvoted) and 195 comments in 24 hours (shown below).
![Those f------ played me Clicking the 'X' on a mobile game ad The 'X' is part of the ad](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/542/779/172.jpg)
Various Examples
![Language F" Batman tx](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/394/219/560.png)
![8aa.png TETRiS](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/487/723/8aa.png)
![Me when I'm driving When a sona vou like comes on the radio When it's part of amix](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/446/127/3ee.jpg)
![Waking up to a cute glasses girl](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/376/909/520.jpg)
![real women vs anime vs anime traps](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/210/664/255.jpg)
![Just when you thought...[1] THE INTRO SCENE WHERETHE PROTAGONISTSEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN THEIR LIFETOGETHER THE SCENE WHERETHE CONFLICT IS SET UP](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/269/154/9a0.jpg)
Templates
![Template](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/543/542/659.jpg)
Search interest
External References
[1] Tumblr – tediferous
[2] Facebook – Disappointed Black Guy
[3] Memecenter – Disappointment
[4] Twitter – @hexxem's Tweet
[5] Reddit – /r/dankmemes
Top Comment
Jack Schadenfreude
Jan 28, 2013 at 01:10AM EST