Don't Care, Didn't Ask / 50 Cent Middle Finger

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Don't Care, Didn't Ask refers to a series of reaction images that indicate the poster's lack of desire to consider one's opinion, often citing racial or another kind of prejudice. The snowclone format, often used ironically, saw spread as on Reddit, Instagram and iFunny in October 2019, particularly alongside the 50 Cent Middle Finger meme.

Origin

On August 21st, 2014, rapper 50 Cent posted a video in which he reacted to professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. saying that he did not consider 50 Cent and two other rappers "relevant."^[1] At the end of the video, 50 Cent shows the middle finger to the camera.

On September 6th, 2019, Redditor A_BEAR_ON_FIRE posted a reaction image captioned "Don't care didn't ask plus you're white" based on a UNITIИU edit of 50 Cent showing the finger to /r/bruhmoment subreddit,^[2] where it gained over 250 upvotes in two months (shown below).

Spread

In the following month, the image was reposted by a number of users on Reddit, Instagram and iFunny and has seen use as a reaction image.^[3]^[4]^[5] On September 26th, 2019, the image was used by rapper Lil Tracy, promoting its further spread.^[6]

Starting in October 2019, the caption has gained popularity as a snowclone, with notable variations being posted on Instagram, iFunny, Telegram and other online platforms.^[7]^[8] For example, an October 22nd, 2019, post by iFunny user Cavalier gained over 260 smiles in two days.^[9]