Scumbag Steve features a young man wearing a sideways brown baseball cap and a fur-trimmed jacket, embodying the ultimate personification of an untrustworthy or annoying acquaintance. The image, which features Blake Boston from the rap group Beantown Mafia, first went viral on Reddit and 4chan in early 2011. Since its inception, the meme has been used to recount stories of people who exhibit selfish, unethical, or inconsiderate behavior, often starting with a seemingly innocent setup that ends in a total betrayal of social etiquette. Over a decade later, it remains the gold standard for calling out 'scumbag' behavior across the internet.