Originating from the 2004 South Park episode 'Goobacks,' the 'They Took Our Jobs!' meme captures a group of blue-collar residents protesting against people from the future who have traveled back in time to find work. Over time, the phrase—and its increasingly garbled pronunciation 'Dey terk er jerbs!'—became a satirical shorthand for reactionary responses to economic change, immigration, or outsourcing. Today, it is widely used to mock xenophobia, fears about AI and automation, or even minor technological inconveniences that replace human interaction in a humorous and exaggerated way.