# Butt Slam > Butt Slam is a 2018 object-labeling image macro depicting a large woman mid-air poised to land on a blindfolded man, which gained popularity through political commentary on Twitter before spreading across Reddit and 4chan. Butt Slam (also called Butt Drop) is an object labeling image macro built from a screenshot of a large woman mid-air, about to land on a blindfolded man lying beneath her. The format took off in April 2018 after a Twitter post used it for political commentary, and it quickly spread across Reddit, 4chan, and meme aggregator sites as users applied their own labels to the two figures[1]. ## Origin On April 10, 2018, Twitter user @BasedMonitored posted the screenshot with the woman labeled "Islam" and the man labeled "Europe," accompanied by a series of years. The post framed the image as political commentary about immigration in Europe[3]. This was the first known use of the screenshot as a meme template. - **Platform:** Twitter (original post), Reddit (viral spread) - **Creator:** @BasedMonitored (original Twitter post) - **Date:** 2018 ## Overview The Butt Slam template uses a single screenshot from an adult video featuring a large woman captured mid-jump, about to land on a blindfolded man lying flat on the ground beneath her. The comedy comes from the obvious power imbalance and impending impact. Users add object labels to the woman and man, casting them as any two things where one is about to overwhelm, crush, or destroy the other[3]. The format fits neatly into the object labeling meme tradition, where the humor depends entirely on what the creator assigns to each figure. The woman typically represents something large, powerful, or inevitable, while the man stands in for whatever is about to get flattened[3]. ## How It Spread The image jumped to Reddit within days. On April 14, 2018, Redditor Synapse59 posted a version labeling the woman as "Missile Strike" and the man as "Syria" to the subreddit r/ImGoingToHellForThis. The post picked up more than 990 upvotes with a 96% approval rate within one week[3]. The next day, April 15, Redditor That_One_Wolf posted a Dark Souls-themed Photoshop edit to r/TwoBestFriendsPlay[3]. On April 16, Redditor pvtgoombah submitted a version with "WW3" dropping onto "males over the age of 18." That same day, Ebaum's World featured the image in a roundup titled "Save AF Monday Memes"[3]. Gaming communities picked it up too. On April 17, Redditor sayy_umm posted an Overwatch-themed edit referencing the character Doomfist to r/Overwatch_Memes, where it earned over 820 upvotes at 97% approval within 72 hours[3]. On April 20, an anonymous 4chan user posted the original screenshot asking what type of content it was from. Another user identified the genre as "Ssbbw squashing" and named the model as Monique[3]. A screenshot of that 4chan exchange then hit the front page of r/4chan the same day[3]. ## How to Use The format works best when you have a situation where something big or unstoppable is about to hit something smaller or unprepared: 1. Start with the Butt Slam screenshot (the woman mid-air, the man on the ground) 2. Label the woman with whatever force, event, or thing is doing the crushing 3. Label the man with whatever is about to get crushed 4. The more dramatic the size mismatch between the concepts, the better the joke lands ## Fun Facts - The original 4chan thread that identified the source material became its own viral moment when the screenshot of that exchange reached the front page of r/4chan[3]. - The Overwatch community adopted the format specifically for Doomfist's "Meteor Strike" ultimate ability, which involves the character dropping from the sky onto enemies[3]. - The meme's initial spread happened almost entirely within a 10-day window in April 2018[3]. - Urban Dictionary lists "butt slam" with entirely unrelated definitions, none of which reference the meme[1]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Butt Slam? Butt Slam is an object labeling image macro featuring a screenshot of a large woman about to land on a blindfolded man. Users add labels to both figures to create jokes about one thing overwhelming another[3]. ### Where did Butt Slam come from? Twitter user @BasedMonitored posted the first known meme version on April 10, 2018, using it for political commentary about Islam and Europe[3]. ### What does Butt Slam mean? The format represents any situation where something powerful or inevitable is about to crush something smaller or unprepared. The labeled figures can stand in for anything from geopolitics to video game mechanics[3]. ### How do you use Butt Slam? Take the original screenshot and add text labels to the woman (the crusher) and the man (the thing getting crushed). The joke comes from whatever pairing you choose[3]. ### Is Butt Slam still popular? The meme had a brief but intense run in April 2018 and largely faded after that initial burst of activity[3]. ### What subreddits spread the Butt Slam meme? Key subreddits included r/ImGoingToHellForThis, r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/Overwatch_Memes, and r/4chan, all within the same week in April 2018[3]. ### Who is the woman in the Butt Slam meme? A 4chan user identified her as a model named Monique, working in the "Ssbbw squashing" genre of adult content[3]. ## References 1. [2022 Miami Dolphins season]() 2. [Butt Slam - Urban Dictionary]() 3. [Butt Slam - Know Your Meme]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/butt-slam Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library