Who Made the Do You Know the Way Meme

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About

Ugandan Knuckles is the nickname given to a delineation of the graphic symbol Knuckles from the Sonic franchise created past YouTuber Gregzilla, which is often used as an avatar by players in the multiplayer game VRChat who repeat phrases like "do yous know the way" and memes associated with the country Uganda, most notably the picture Who Killed Captain Alex? and Zulul. The character is associated with the expression "do you lot know the style", which is typically spoken in a mock African accent and phonetically spelled as "do you know de wey." Forth with the question in hand a VR user will offset making "spitting" sounds, followed by a "mob like" mentality. Unsuspecting VRchat users fall victim to Ugandan Knuckles "promise" of showing "de wey". Only followed past a mass trolling.

Origin

On August 7th, 2016, YouTuber VirtuallyVain uploaded footage of himself roleplaying an African drug lord in the game Call of Duty: Black Ops, proverb lines similar "Follow me, I know the fashion" (shown below). Within two years, the video accumulated ten.5 million views and 17,900 comments.

On February 20th, 2017, YouTuber Gregzilla uploaded a review of the 2013 platformer game Sonic Lost Globe, which featured a parody animation of the character Knuckles (shown below, left). The video later on gave rise to the Knuckles Sings remix series.

Fans of the Twitch streamer Forsen commonly reference diverse jokes related to Ugandan warriors while playing the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Additionally, viewers have been known to stream snipe his channel while yelling diverse Republic of uganda-related memes. On September 15th, DeviantArtist^[iii] tidiestflyer released a 3D model based on Gregzilla'southward Knuckles delineation (shown below).

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On Dec 22nd, YouTuber Stahlsby uploaded a video titled "Yous Do Not Know the Mode," in which a swarm of VRChat players wearing Ugandan Knuckles avatars troll other players past making clicking noises and saying "You practise not know the way" (shown below, correct).

The line "you lot practise not know the way" is believed to be inspired by a line in Who Killed Captain Alex? in which a grapheme says "He knows the way of using a gun" (shown below).

Spread

On December 23rd, 2017, YouTuber SoyerCake published some other VRChat video of various players wearing Ugandan Knuckles avatars (shown beneath, left). On Dec 28th, 2017, YouTuber TanksBlast uploaded a similar VRChat video titled "Ugandan Knuckles Tribe" (shown below, right).

On Jan 1st, 2018, YouTuber Syrmor uploaded a VRChat video titled "Do Yous Know the Way" (shown below). Within 48 hours, the video gained over 199,000 views and 170 comments. On January tertiary, Redditor JebusMcAzn submitted TanksBlast's "Ugandan Knuckles Tribe" video to /r/youtubehaiku,^[1] where it received more than than 400 points (93% upvoted) and 25 comments inside 12 hours. On January 5th, Ebaumsworld^[four] published an commodity about the meme titled "Ugandan Knuckles Is A Hilarious Meme That'south Taken Gaming By Storm."

On Jan seventh, DeviantArtist tidiestflyer updated the 3D model page with a disclaimer urging viewers to "not use this to bug the users of VRChat."

"Please do not use this to problems the users of Vrchat. Its community ways a lot to me and it would hurt me to see the rights of other users taken away and possibly restricted because of how out of hand it can go. Showing off their creativity and what they are capable of. For me….. I'one thousand in college and don't take a lot of time to get on like I would like to anymore… I remember making this and thinking… Well it could be funny to show off to my friends and possibly mess with users. But I've learned what kind of things I'1000 actually capable of making. Its always fun to be the one with models no one else has access to. Because I can make anything that I want to exist. Its like….. Its like that special identify for me. To go abroad from the real globe and be someone I'thou not….. Only right now. Vrchat has become a meme ground and I feel I have helped to dig a grave for Vrchat. Presently plenty people are gunna go tired of all the memes that now pollute the servers. And with 500 people trying to but relish an result, they cant because there only isnt enough moderation to agree downwards the rampant amounts of memers. And then delight…. Think about the users that you're playing with. Before they are all gone… Don't allow it be a second Second Life."

The following solar day, Ebaumsworld^[5] published an article title "Ugandan Knuckles Creator Says The Meme Has Gotten Out Of Mitt." The tidiestflyer update was subsequently removed.

Racism Accusations

The Ugandan Duke character has been accused of promoting ethnic and racial stereotypes confronting Africans, though defenders of the meme have claimed the character is only based on an appreciation for Who Killed Captain Alex? and Wakaliwood movie theater. On January 20th, 2018, YouTuber Drift0r published a video titled "Is Ugandan Knuckles Racist?" (shown below).

On January 24th, 2018, Kotaku^[7] published an article titled "Racist Jokes Continue Showing Up In Overwatch League Broadcasts," which referred to Ugandan Duke as "a meme that became racist for reasons that are excruciating to explicate." The following day, a similar article titled "Racist Ugandan Knuckles Meme Spreads to Overwatch, Esports" was published by The Daily Dot.^[8]

Razer Tweet

On January 27th, 2018, the gaming company Razer tweeted a customer-created image featuring a swarm of Ugandan Knuckles characters accompanied by the caption "Razer is de wey" (shown beneath).

RAZER Follow @Razer 1. We didn't make this, so don't give us any of that tired "fellow kids" bs. 2. It's still January, and this is a January meme. People are still hyped. It's gonna be ok my dudes. Thanks chrispinedahtx for making this! RAZER IS DE WEY 2:14 PM-27 Jan 2018 485 Retweets 2,786 Likes 0傳e- text

In response, Twitter users began accusing the company of promoting racism past posting the Ugandan Knuckles meme (shown below). Meanwhile, the tech news site Gizmodo^[6] published an commodity titled "Does Razer Know It Posted a Racist Meme?"

That day, Razer tweeted that they had removed the post after discovering that "the meme may take negative undertones" (shown below).

@Razer We shared a tweet from a member of our community. It was highlighted to us that the meme shared may have negative undertones.We reached out to the user who clarified he was unaware of the connotations and had no ill-will Both parties decided it best to remove the content. 11:04 PM 27 Jan 2018 72 Retweets 1,372 Likes Tweet your reply RAZER@Razer Jan 27 We will endeavor to be more mindful of memes in the future and we thank those whom have brought it to our attention.Be cool to each other online, and IRL. That is truly the way. text font

January 2019 Jokes

In December of 2018, popular posts appeared on meme-based subreddits encouraging a revival of Ugandan Knuckles in January of 2019 in social club to troll /r/funny. On December 16th, me_irl user marshmallowhonney posted a dam edit of Ugandan Duke preparing to overflowing the subreddit, gaining over 13,000 points (shown beneath, left). Information technology was reposted to /r/MemeEconomy^[9] subsequently that day, gaining over 12,000 points. Jokes about the impending revival appeared on diverse subreddits over the following few days. For example, an Owl Turd Comix parody about the revival gained over 20,000 points on /r/PewDiePieSubmissions (shown below, right). The trend was inquired about on /r/OutOfTheLoop^[10] on the 18th.

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December 2021 Resurgence

In belatedly 2021, hype surrounding the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 inspired a resurgence in Ugandan Knuckles memes on Reddit, mainly because of the addition of Knuckles into the cinematic universe voiced by actor Idris Elba. When the film'south first trailer was posted on social media to platforms like Twitter,^[eleven] it received roughly 84,200 likes over vi days. A meme format called Do I Look Like I Need Your Power? emerged from the trailer which used Knuckles' scene within the trailer equally its reference.

The beginning meme in December 2021 to reference Ugandan Knuckles in conjunction with the new Sonic movie was posted to Reddit by Redditor^[17] MikeTony713 on Dec twelfth. The meme (shown below) received 28 likes over 3 days' time.

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Inspired by the "Exercise I Await Like I Need Your Power?" format, Redditor^[12] ProAssassin666 was the showtime to remix Ugandan Knuckles into the new format. The meme (shown beneath) was posted on December 13th, 2021, and received roughly 33,800 upvotes over two days.

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Inspired by the in a higher place meme, multiple Ugandan Knuckles memes started ironically re-emerging across Reddit. For example, Redditor^[13] mayonnaise219 posted a meme on December 13th (shown below, left) depicting a grave digger excavation upwards "Ugandan Knuckles" from the grave. The post amassed roughly 8,200 upvotes over two days. Redditor^[fourteen] TheRetroVideoGamer also posted a meme (shown beneath, right) that received roughly half dozen,300 likes over ii days. It showed Ugandan Knuckles as the "720p" version of Sonic 2'southward Knuckles.