{"id":"we-wuz-kings","name":"WE WUZ KINGS","summary":"WE WUZ KINGS, also written as WE WUZ KINGZ N SHIET, is a 4chan /pol/ catchphrase coined in late 2015 to mock the Black Egyptian Hypothesis through broken AAVE dialect. The phrase spread from anonymous imageboards to YouTube and Steam forums, becoming the signature far-right shorthand for dismissing Afrocentric history and the trigger for mass trolling campaigns around the 2017 Assassin's Creed Origins reveal.","tags":["we wuz kings","we wuz kingz n sheit","4chan pol","black egyptian hypothesis","assassin's creed origins meme","kangz meme"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":4,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/we-wuz-kings/we-wuz-kings-we-wuz-kings-portrait.webp","caption":"The iconic portrait image associated with the 'We Wuz Kings' meme, depicting a dignified Black ruler in traditional turban.","width":959,"height":539,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/we-wuz-kings/we-wuz-kings-age-of-kings-n-shiet-parody.webp","caption":"A parody of the Age of Empires II box art adapted into the 'We Wuz Kings' meme format, substituting the central king with the meme's signature portrait.","width":680,"height":870,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/we-wuz-kings/we-wuz-kings-ayo-hol-up-kaings.webp","caption":"The quintessential 'We Wuz Kings' meme image, featuring the Assassin's Creed-style hooded figure and the catchphrase 'Ayo Hol Up, So You Be Sayin We Wuz Kaings N Shiet'.","width":600,"height":772,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/we-wuz-kings/we-wuz-kings-rami-malek-tumblr-exchange.webp","caption":"A Tumblr exchange about Rami Malek playing an Egyptian character, often circulated alongside 'We Wuz Kings' discourse about ancient Egyptian identity.","width":540,"height":690,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/we-wuz-kings/history.md","related":["orange-man-bad","internet-bloodsports","groyper","based-stickman","deus-vult","chudjak","counter-signal-memes","happy-merchant","ku-klux-klan","nazism","stonetoss","agartha"],"popularityRank":2656,"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."}