Distracted Boyfriend Meme Face Mask, 2020

Summary

The "distracted boyfriend" meme appropriates a stock photograph originally captioned: "Disloyal man with his girlfriend looking at another girl." Versions of this photo spread via social media in 2017, with the characters in the photograph relabeled to make political or comedic statements. This pro-Trump mask portrays the "distracted boyfriend" walking with an unhappy Joe Biden, looking toward President Trump.

The "distracted boyfriend" meme appropriates a stock photograph originally captioned: "Disloyal man with his girlfriend looking at another girl." Versions of this photo spread via social media in 2017, with the characters in the photograph relabeled to make political or comedic statements. This pro-Trump mask portrays the "distracted boyfriend" walking with an unhappy Joe Biden, looking toward President Trump.

Artifact

Face mask

Date Made

2020

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2020.186.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cloth

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 4.5 in

Width: 6.75 in

Length: .063 in

Inscriptions

on front: RE-ELECT DONALD TRUMP 2020 / USA / BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT 2020

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