{"id":"happy-merchant","name":"Happy Merchant","summary":"Happy Merchant, also known as Jew-bwa-ha-ha.gif, is an antisemitic caricature drawn under the pseudonym A. Wyatt Mann that first surfaced online in a February 2001 post on the neo-Nazi site JRBooksOnline[3]. According to BuzzFeed News, it's the most popular antisemitic image on the internet, spreading across 4chan boards, far-right blogs, and message forums as both a sincere hate symbol and an ironic shitpost[1].","tags":["happy merchant","jew-bwa-ha-ha","antisemitic meme","4chan meme","/pol/","a. wyatt mann","nick bougas","le happy merchant"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":3,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/happy-merchant/happy-merchant-happy-merchant-original-drawing.webp","caption":"The original Happy Merchant illustration by cartoonist Nick Bougas (pen name A. Wyatt Mann), the core image from which the meme spread.","width":1200,"height":675,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/happy-merchant/happy-merchant-lets-face-it-original-cartoon.webp","caption":"The full 'Let's Face It!' cartoon by A. Wyatt Mann in which the Happy Merchant caricature originally appeared before being cropped and circulated online.","width":680,"height":510,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/happy-merchant/happy-merchant-happy-merchant-historical-comparison.webp","caption":"A comparison placing the Happy Merchant next to a 1277 English drawing of 'A Jew of Colchester', highlighting the caricature's roots in centuries-old antisemitic iconography.","width":680,"height":448,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/happy-merchant/history.md","related":["country-feels","starter-pack","fsjal","longcat","internet-bloodsports","hon-hon-hon","based-stickman","counter-signal-memes","groyper","ku-klux-klan","nazism","stonetoss"],"popularityRank":2671,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}