Hence, I conclude that Black memes matter in the struggle for racial equity.Ī contributing factor to the current persecution of Russian non-heterosexual individuals is Vladimir Putin’s overcompensating masculinist wish to claim Russia’s role as a global powerhouse. Finally, in a subversion and reversal of power dynamics, Karen and BBQ Becky memes police White supremacy and explicitly call for consequences, providing Black communities with a form of agency. This meme genre also disrupts White supremacist logics and performative racial ignorance by framing Karens and Beckys as racist-not just disgruntled or entitled. I find that memes in the BBQ Becky meme genre call attention to, and reject, White women’s surveillance and regulation of Black bodies in public spaces-making an important connection between racialized surveillance of the past and contemporary acts of “casual” racism. By conducting a visual Critical Technocultural Discourse Analysis (CTDA) of BBQ Becky memes, I argue that Becky and Karen memes are a cultural critique of White surveillance and White racial dominance. In what I term the BBQ Becky meme genre, Black meme creators use humor, satire, and strategic positioning to perform a set of interrelated social commentaries on the behavior of White women. “BBQ Becky” and “Karen” memes reference real-world incidents in which Black individuals were harassed by White women in public spaces.