Blake’s immediately friendly, open, and fun. He gets out of his white Mercedes SUV, lights a Newport cigarette almost immediately, and starts gesturing with a pointer finger on the same hand where he’s fisting a large Dunkin’ coffee with the ease of someone who is used to gesturing with a large Dunkin’ coffee in his hand.Īmory: Blake is gesturing into his mom’s garage, where a small burgeoning forest of new marijuana plants are turning into teenagers with the help of large black felt pots. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode mentions the sexual assault of a minor.īen: When he pulls up the long driveway of his parents house in the Boston suburb of Millis, Blake Boston - yes, that is his last name - appears to live up to our expectations. music, sound effects, tone) are harder to translate to text. The transcript has been edited from our original script for clarity. This content was originally created for audio. In this episode, we go past the origin story of Scumbag Steve and learn about Blake’s real struggles with PTSD and abuse - and how trauma has brought him and his mother, Susan Boston, even closer. The Scumbag Steve meme became a bargaining chip in a custody battle, a complicating factor in meeting his birth mother, the cause of fights with extended family members, a source of anxiety attacks, and an echo of trauma. Endless Thread's MEME Seriesīut the full story of what happened to Blake - and his family - has never been told. And, like any person grappling with immediate internet fame, Blake Boston - the man behind Scumbag Steve - tried to capitalize: merch, rap songs, public appearances. He spread across the internet like wildfire in 2011 as a universal representation of dudes who are the worst. If there is an OG meme in which a human is the star, Scumbag Steve is it. This episode is Part 2 of Endless Thread's Meme Series.
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