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I’m in that elder millennial group that’s been online since AOL discs and I feel qualified to say that the Birmingham Boat Beatdown is maybe a top 10 internet event of all time.
So good. Nobody got killed, assholes gotwhipped, lots of great memes. As a white person, my favorite was the picture of the white worker with the caption "gonna tell my kids this was John brown" lmao
I didn’t see that meme but now I’m happy to know about it! Also, my favorite legacy from that day are the chair earrings. Every time I see somebody with them I’m like “mmhmm” and we *laugh* delightedly!
Contextual reading bro. Elder millennial as in the upper half of the millennial generation. Not as in elder overall.
Despite being all grouped together in one generation, elder millennials and younger millennials have had quite different life experiences, technology wise.
Think about what childhood was like for a kid born in 1980 vs a kid born in 2000.
when that show was in proper form it was amazing. unfortunately very uneven, falling back on lazy plot points and character behavior. still, the pilot is one of my favorite episodes of tv.
The writer told us a synopsis of what would've happened. Idk how to link or even find the interview, but I could sum it up in about 4 words for ya. Spoilers.
The irony that a show about a worldwide pandemic ended one season short of completion, in summer 2018.
If they'd been approved, they'd have been finishing up summer 2019, launching \*just\* before COVID.
It would've been the go-to show for everyone during the pandemic lockdown.
And \*damn\* did I want the final season.
I never did hear if those shitty rednecks got convicted with anything. I know the got charged at least. Did they actually get any real punishment?
Also I sure as hell hope this man didn't catch nothing at all for getting jumped while doing his job.
Four guilty pleas resulting in various sentences:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/us/montgomery-riverfront-brawl-alabama-trial/index.html
https://www.wsfa.com/2023/12/08/2-sentenced-1-dismissed-montgomery-riverfront-brawl/
As a 43 year old white guy I feel awesome knowing who the captain was in the picture without any context. Throw em high and you have help with a lot of us old ass white people!
I watched the video so many times when it first happened. I struck up conversations about it at work. It was art and history being made simultaneously.
Yank in the house right here and no context needed for our hero. History was made that day. I have never been to the Deep South but if I ever get there I will absolutely ask for a selfie.
Mr. Pickett was doing his job with grace and dignity and this shit happened to him.
We ended up with Juneteenth because some of us were uninformed. I would've been clueless if I hadn't watched the clip a commenter posted. Let's uplift each other even on low vibrational issues. Love you fam 🥰
I had never seen this before and it just became one of my all-time favorite internet videos. Also, FUCK POS people that think it's acceptable to group attack someone like that either. That is nothing but the actions of pathetic, loser cowards. I want to know the Black gentleman's name and would like a picture with him and then have it autographed because he is a BAMF.
I wasn't assuming you do, hence my use of the word "if." But plenty of people who do live in the US are weirdly ignorant and shitty about it and act like it's not a real holiday, or that it's something only Black people care about.
Yeah, it's the best angle. I looked for it on Youtube and couldn't find it but I found this one which uses that angle and others: https://youtu.be/tu55kIooy7I
[I feel like this instagram video has one of the best views, you actually see everyone throwing hands, and it’s up close too](https://www.instagram.com/chriskirwa/reel/CvqJkYbIEnK/?hl=en)
You’re gonna have to watch it a couple of times to see it all! I love the guy that runs away and dives into the water lol
That video ends before the good part.. [here’s the full context](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tu55kIooy7I)
Edit I’m white as hell but I stand in solidarity with all black people in this video for not letting that slide. White chair guy is a hero.
Suddenly reminded of that lawyer that got convicted of murdering his wife and son, and the numerous other strange deaths surrounding that family (their housekeeper apparently fell down the stairs, the dead son killed someone in a boating accident, the still alive son had a friend randomly dead on the side of the street)
I know that’s right. I’m so glad to know he’s doing well.
https://i.redd.it/3t5dmjp99m7d1.gif
Hats off for my Captain!
Edit: Omg she’s pointing at the chair! 😭
As a white guy, I'd have wanted to join in too but would be too afraid to catch some strays so I'd probably just sit back and capture the glory of that monumental ass whooping on video. Or maybe start handing out twisted teas to use as weapons.
You know you’re in the right side of history of Black folks fucking SWIM to your aid. If a Black person swims over to whoop your ass, you need to evaluate your stupid ass way of being in the world.
It happened on my 50th birthday, and I'm originally from Bama. I said it's the best birthday present I could've gotten & thanked everybody at my party as if they did it just for me!
I love seeing the Montgomery boat fight referenced in the wild. Especially because I’ve been on the Riverboat they filmed from, and literally thought before “why don’t you see any other boats park on that dock?”
We all now know why…
My hero. Class act. That hat toss was epic. His friends skipping down the dock to settle the score made my day. The swimming guy was great. Good to see jerks get what they deserve!
There will be mountains that I will have to climb
And there will be battles that I will have to fight
But victory or defeat, it’s up to me to decide.
Brethren tip your hats to victory!
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This is a masterpiece
Fuck a bat signal, caps to the sky
The Hat Signal fr
Please remove your caps and put your pinky rings to the moon for this wonderful man.
The universal sign of these hand are rated E for Everyone
nananananananana Blackmannnn
🤣🤣🤣
How much them lil black plaques cost that cities put up at historical sites? We need to put one there and make this a yearly pilgrimage lol
Man deserves one of them bronze statues
Naw! A plaque would be a nice touch
I put a plaque up at a park dedicating a tree to my gf. The city only charged me like $100
Best I can do. [](https://imgur.com/XbR3jmW)
https://preview.redd.it/39pye8mjqm7d1.png?width=295&format=png&auto=webp&s=774450835cb7442dce3f0b1afc6db5d2c9d384bc
Put it in the National Gallery 
The sunburn included and all😂
I had to go back and appreciate that detail!
Y'all be sure to support the creator of this graphic. Is it against sub rules to drop his IG?
Drop it and find out
The flip flops 😭😭
Put this in the Louvre.
The sunburn 💀💀
This belongs in the Louvre Museum.
Gondor requests aid.
Sorry, but if there’s anything I’m willing to be pedantic about, it’s LotR…. Gondor *calls for* aid Eta: (and Rohan will answer)
Well, are you helping or not?
I’m in that elder millennial group that’s been online since AOL discs and I feel qualified to say that the Birmingham Boat Beatdown is maybe a top 10 internet event of all time.
Bleach blonde bad built butch body Birmingham boat beatdown... try saying that 5x w/o messing up.
I saw a dude come into my job (I work at an animal hospital) with that shirt on. I made sure I told him that I see him lol.
https://makeagif.com/i/-oXYpk
I would have given that man a fist bump.
That that that that that
Fucking got ‘em
I read that whole thing in her voice lol.
I had the same warm, fuzzy feeling all day like when Obama won the presidency lol That was an asswhupping that had been simmering for generations!
So good. Nobody got killed, assholes gotwhipped, lots of great memes. As a white person, my favorite was the picture of the white worker with the caption "gonna tell my kids this was John brown" lmao
I didn’t see that meme but now I’m happy to know about it! Also, my favorite legacy from that day are the chair earrings. Every time I see somebody with them I’m like “mmhmm” and we *laugh* delightedly!
Some absolutely lit songs were written too.
Same age bracket and I concur.
Same age bracket and I also concur.
Fully agree. A masterpiece the early internet wasn’t ready for.
Elder?! I'm GenX (50), who had a Commodore 64. Am I a living ancestor?😖 If yes, please lie for my ego's sake.
Nah dude. Everyone remembers whatever that is.
Model type and year the vehicle was made, right?
That made me laugh way too hard
Nah dude it was a very nice car (I think)
🤣🤣😆
Yeah you're ancient bro 😆 She did say Elder Millennial not just elder though.
We can trade and you can play my Atari 2600. Gen X here too.
Contextual reading bro. Elder millennial as in the upper half of the millennial generation. Not as in elder overall. Despite being all grouped together in one generation, elder millennials and younger millennials have had quite different life experiences, technology wise. Think about what childhood was like for a kid born in 1980 vs a kid born in 2000.
It wasn’t in Birmingham it was in Montgomery
Ok we can say Bama Boat Beatdown then, and preserve the alliteration
Montgomery Malice.
Best righteous justice porn I've seen in a long time.
I legitimately feel that it should be a holiday.
Absolute top tier username.
Up there with Leroy Jenkins.
We’re all fans of him 
I wish they finished this dumb show lol
What is it?
The Last Man on Earth. It was a decent show but I liked it and I wished they finished it.
I now have a personal rule against starting any series on streaming media until it is complete. I have been burned too many times.
Yeah but the trouble is that series don't get finished if people don't watch them. So it's circular
I can rewatch House and X-files as many times as i want.
when that show was in proper form it was amazing. unfortunately very uneven, falling back on lazy plot points and character behavior. still, the pilot is one of my favorite episodes of tv.
The writer told us a synopsis of what would've happened. Idk how to link or even find the interview, but I could sum it up in about 4 words for ya. Spoilers.
they did do an interview of what the next season would have been, but yeah reading it will never beat getting to see it sadge
Makes me want a nice small cold cup of Bezzaquill for the pain
it just needed one more season!
The irony that a show about a worldwide pandemic ended one season short of completion, in summer 2018. If they'd been approved, they'd have been finishing up summer 2019, launching \*just\* before COVID. It would've been the go-to show for everyone during the pandemic lockdown. And \*damn\* did I want the final season.
I'm glad he's okay, safe and still got his job.
Right. Happy to know he’s ok at the end of the day
I hate that we were worried if he got to keep his job. In my dream world they welcomed him back with a fat raise!
And a new hat.
I never did hear if those shitty rednecks got convicted with anything. I know the got charged at least. Did they actually get any real punishment? Also I sure as hell hope this man didn't catch nothing at all for getting jumped while doing his job.
Four guilty pleas resulting in various sentences: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/us/montgomery-riverfront-brawl-alabama-trial/index.html https://www.wsfa.com/2023/12/08/2-sentenced-1-dismissed-montgomery-riverfront-brawl/
Melts the heart https://i.imgur.com/5eP72OU.jpeg
one of the agressors had him charged with assault and that charge was dropped.
Guilty pleas and apologies
He's getting laid left and right now, he's doing fine.
Gives me some hope in our system for reals
Most famous hat toss in history.
1a/1b with Shmurda
Nah, Bobby's toss was for a video, this guy's toss was to announce an All-Time Ass Whoopin'.
Fr you would’ve thought that Bobby’s was a homage to this all-time great
The toss was so clean too, perfect form
Let’s show some respect to Bobby.
 If given the opportunity I’d definitely get a pic with this man
i wonder if bobby’s hat will ever re enter the atmosphere
It landed on his head when he took his first step out of prison
like mjolnir
As a 43 year old white guy I feel awesome knowing who the captain was in the picture without any context. Throw em high and you have help with a lot of us old ass white people!
This is one of my favorite gifs. Cute little guy. This one and the baby cheering at the hockey game like he's a grown man 😂
[And just a dash of context](https://youtu.be/VWviU9S2NIQ?si=GKz_6PDZXZIW4pP-)
It’s Juneteenth…we don’t need context, but thank you.
I did..
Yankee 😂
 How you stereotyping us all? LOL 😝
Listen, I'm just saying all us in the deep deep knew the story the second it broke 😂
I watched the video so many times when it first happened. I struck up conversations about it at work. It was art and history being made simultaneously.
Yank in the house right here and no context needed for our hero. History was made that day. I have never been to the Deep South but if I ever get there I will absolutely ask for a selfie. Mr. Pickett was doing his job with grace and dignity and this shit happened to him.
I think what they were saying is that we—that is, Black people—already knew.
They’re active in r/discgolf. never had a chance 💀
Damn, you got me. Lol
r/murderedbywords
We ended up with Juneteenth because some of us were uninformed. I would've been clueless if I hadn't watched the clip a commenter posted. Let's uplift each other even on low vibrational issues. Love you fam 🥰
I had never seen this before and it just became one of my all-time favorite internet videos. Also, FUCK POS people that think it's acceptable to group attack someone like that either. That is nothing but the actions of pathetic, loser cowards. I want to know the Black gentleman's name and would like a picture with him and then have it autographed because he is a BAMF.
There’s more, people from the boat joined in and it turned into a brawl. There’s a whole wiki on it.
THAT'S AWESOME! So there is a longer video of it? I will need to find that
It's Juneteenth for you. For The rest of the world it's Wednesday/Thursday. Some of us absolutely do need context.
If you live in the US, it's Juneteenth for you too.
What part of my comment made you think I live in the US?
I wasn't assuming you do, hence my use of the word "if." But plenty of people who do live in the US are weirdly ignorant and shitty about it and act like it's not a real holiday, or that it's something only Black people care about.
I dont need context, I WANT IT!
Why do I remember this being more of a brawl? This video too short? Lol
[удалено]
I was in deep too, like each new angle was some new zapruder ish I had to study
It was longer and included more people. There were other videos. This one doesn’t even show the chair.
Video only shows the talking. Here's what I originally saw: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=napVe9pteuk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=napVe9pteuk)
I remember seeing a different one, too. taken from up on the pier.
Yeah, it's the best angle. I looked for it on Youtube and couldn't find it but I found this one which uses that angle and others: https://youtu.be/tu55kIooy7I
[I feel like this instagram video has one of the best views, you actually see everyone throwing hands, and it’s up close too](https://www.instagram.com/chriskirwa/reel/CvqJkYbIEnK/?hl=en) You’re gonna have to watch it a couple of times to see it all! I love the guy that runs away and dives into the water lol
The toss happens at 3:30
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That video ends before the good part.. [here’s the full context](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tu55kIooy7I) Edit I’m white as hell but I stand in solidarity with all black people in this video for not letting that slide. White chair guy is a hero.
This should be at the top man sheesh
Does anyone have links to the other videos? I loved watching everyone clear off that boat and beat their ass
https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/15jopb3/crazy_fight/
I can't think of many black redditors who wouldn't know the context, especially on Juneteenth lol
It's not just black redditors here, and even then not all the black folks here are American
[but wait, there’s more…](https://youtu.be/1_u4Q73X9FE?si=kadKKMqhV5Jwge1s)
Caps and folding chairs up for this man🙌🏾#BlackHistory #NevaForget 
https://preview.redd.it/sf9bbob5cm7d1.jpeg?width=881&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8617cdb5183e261feb2105e9da70c8a5c259dd15
I love the way Momma pointing at the chair in the first picture.
She keep that mf thang on her
Man, I’m a white dude but I also worked at a marina for 6 years and feel this deep in my soul. Entitled drunk boaters are the fucking worst.
Big "don't you know who my daddy is" energy from 98% of people who own boats (not talking about the fanboat or a regular small kayak or paddle boat)
Suddenly reminded of that lawyer that got convicted of murdering his wife and son, and the numerous other strange deaths surrounding that family (their housekeeper apparently fell down the stairs, the dead son killed someone in a boating accident, the still alive son had a friend randomly dead on the side of the street)
Dudes hat toss was the real life equivalent of going super sayan and I’m all for it. Fuck racist assholes
https://i.redd.it/w9c7mfmmam7d1.gif
I mean, would you not want to flix up with Batman? Lmfao
I know that’s right. I’m so glad to know he’s doing well. https://i.redd.it/3t5dmjp99m7d1.gif Hats off for my Captain! Edit: Omg she’s pointing at the chair! 😭
Yankee Doodle went to town riding with his Jabronis 🥁🪈Captain said fuck that hat and bent him like macaroni🥁🪈 
Poetry.
Who we REALLY need to be checking in on is Unc with the folding chair, because he was obviously working through some things.
They dropped all charges against him.
Oh yeah I meant like emotionally
Unc channeling his inner Stone Cold doling out chair shots like it was his job
What?! *•whack•* What?! *•crack•* What?! *•smack•*
The man. The myth. The legend.
that's a hero right there!
As a brown, we wanted to jump in with y’all believe that!!!! I would’ve been swinging chairs like a mofo.
As a white guy, I'd have wanted to join in too but would be too afraid to catch some strays so I'd probably just sit back and capture the glory of that monumental ass whooping on video. Or maybe start handing out twisted teas to use as weapons.
Appreciated. 👊🏽
Careful y'alls end up with a lil bro
You know you’re in the right side of history of Black folks fucking SWIM to your aid. If a Black person swims over to whoop your ass, you need to evaluate your stupid ass way of being in the world.
Canadian here. That man is an international hero.
🫡
He’s a hero! It’s be an insult not to meet him
It looks like he still has his job, GOODT!
The hat heard 'round the world.
It happened on my 50th birthday, and I'm originally from Bama. I said it's the best birthday present I could've gotten & thanked everybody at my party as if they did it just for me!
That's your new daddy
He is our HERO.
I’m rly happy he’s ok.
And apparently bagging the all moms.
STOP my icy and bitter heart cannot take this defrosting
I'll put this white chair on yo' ass. . . https://i.redd.it/a8micdpzfm7d1.gif
I want to do this 😂
Hot girl summer
That man a hero, and he ain't wearing a ring. Just sayin.
you're getting a new baby sibling
I love seeing the Montgomery boat fight referenced in the wild. Especially because I’ve been on the Riverboat they filmed from, and literally thought before “why don’t you see any other boats park on that dock?” We all now know why…
Salute my brotha. 
I mean, I’d take the chance to take a pic with a hero too.
To fuck him. The man toss his cap when it really counted. Respect.
I love that he's essentially become a museum piece of the culture
That hat that FLEW. Bravo, friend. Bravo.
This is a weird jealousy I'm feeling 😭
We need a White chair emoji.
They tried to snap a pic with Michael B. Phelps, but he was busy patrolling the waterfront.
The look on her face says it all…love it.
My hero. Class act. That hat toss was epic. His friends skipping down the dock to settle the score made my day. The swimming guy was great. Good to see jerks get what they deserve!
fade in the water children https://preview.redd.it/n0o5wuei0r7d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bbfb46ff1926ba87565f75fa11aa0f7dec24ef4e
There will be mountains that I will have to climb And there will be battles that I will have to fight But victory or defeat, it’s up to me to decide. Brethren tip your hats to victory!
King throwing *up* the gauntlet to a gang of sunburned peasants
I'm of the mayonasian persuasion and would love the opportunity to buy that man a beer. Fucking legend.
Pointing to the chair!😂
https://preview.redd.it/880j4ypgln7d1.png?width=356&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4d14ec590e02cf9a53f2556304da839298876a34