From Know Your Meme.
Before memes were brands, “Scumbag Steve” was one of the internet’s earliest viral archetypes: a teen in a sideways hat and fur-lined coat, embodying every friend who never pays you back. But behind the meme was Blake Boston, a real kid whose mom took the photo for a school project, never imagining it would become a global symbol for freeloading chaos. From navigating sudden internet hate to performing at meme conventions and even dropping music as Weezy B, Blake eventually embraced the meme that once made his life chaotic, turning “Scumbag Steve” into a strange badge of honor and a slice of early internet history.
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