Jimmy Carter 100th Birthday Photo

Submission 7,939

big content guy @bigcontentguy • 17h . . . • best of sydney sweeney ❤ @sydneyfiles - Oct 1 SYDNEY SWEENEY WOW

Jaggot Fackass @GeebMinister Me 5 seconds into listening to how my wife's day went 8:14 PM Oct 1, 2024 633.1K Views • ...

: Patrick Doran @lunch_enjoyer for jimmy Carters birthday he will be going on Hot Ones! 12:41 PM Oct 2, 2024 160.7K Views

Tetra @eltetarr we need to get him the earliest early ballot possible 5:40 PM Oct 1, 2024 · 144.2K Views

View All 13 Images

About

The Jimmy Carter 100th Birthday Photo refers to image macros of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on his 100th birthday in October 2024, in which he looks hyperbolically old and on the brink of death, seen with his mouth agape, lying back on a white wheelchair, wearing a grey shirt and a blue baseball cap. A video of Former President Carter with his family and friends watching an honorary fly-over went viral on social media sites like Twitter / X on the day. Users screenshotted images of Carter from the video, using them to make fun of his appearance and crack jokes about his old age.

Origin

On October 1st, 2024, Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter turned 100 years old. A video of him celebrating his birthday with friends and family was posted to X^[1] by @CBSNews on the day, amassing over 112,000 likes in a day (shown below). In the video, Carter is seen in a black wheelchair with white cushions, wearing a grey shirt and a blue cap.

Former President Jimmy Carter celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends in his backyard in Plains, Georgia. CBS News was there as he was wheeled outside, beneath the shade of his trees, to witness a military flyover with four fighter jets. pic.twitter.com/FKKd6XrHL6

— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 1, 2024

Later on October 1st, X^[2] user @GeebMinister quoted the abovementioned tweet, attaching two screencaps from the video showing Carter in his wheelchair, writing, "Jesus fucking christ, I was not prepared for how dead he was gonna look. He might just be dead." The quote tweet amassed over 25,2000 likes in a day (shown below).

Jaggot Fackass @GeebMinister · 19h ... Jesus f------ christ, I was not prepared for how dead he was gonna look. He might just be dead CBS News 0:43 @CBSNews • 22h Former President Jimmy Carter celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends in his backyard in Plains, Georgia. CBS News was there as he was wheeled outside, beneath the shade of hi...

Spread

In the following days, many internet users shared the screencaps taken by X^[2] user @GeebMinister of Jimmy Carter on his 100th birthday. For instance, on October 1st, 2024, X^[3] user @eltetarr tweeted a zoomed-in photo of Carter, captioning it, "we need to get him the earliest early ballot possible," referencing the upcoming 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, gaining over 11,000 likes in a day (shown below).

Usage of the image became increasingly nonsensical, absurd and ironic soon after. For instance, on October 1st, X^[4] user @bigcontentguy quoted a picture of actress Sydney Sweeney with the photo of Carter on his 100th birthday, receiving over 19,000 likes in a day (shown below).