Overview

The It's Suicide Sunday meme features a photograph of American football player Marquise Goodwin, shirtless and standing in snow up to his knees, with his arms outstretched. The image went viral in 2019 and has been widely shared with various captions related to specific weekdays.

Background

The meme centers around a photograph of Marquise Goodwin in a snow-covered environment, which has been humorously captioned with references to 'It's X [Weekday]'. It gained popularity as part of the White Girl Wednesday meme series, showcasing its adaptability and humor.

How It Began

On November 18, 2014, Marquise Goodwin shared a photograph on his Instagram account featuring himself in the snow, shirtless and raising his arms as if embracing the cold. This post was later deleted. The next day, the image was featured in news articles and social media posts discussing a significant snowfall in Buffalo, including coverage from WPXI-TV and Outsports. An early caption, 'When it's white girl Wednesday', appeared sometime before April 19, 2019, leading to the first known repost of the image in a meme dump.

Meme Evolution

The image gained traction online during 2019 and 2020, with notable reposts such as a May 15, 2019, submission to the /r/teenagers subreddit. By July 2022, variations began to emerge, including one that recaptioned it as 'When it's sexual Friday'. The meme saw a resurgence on August 13, 2023, when it was adapted into a video meme titled 'When it's Suicide Sunday', paired with the song 'Surrender' by the band Suicide. This iteration received significant engagement and led to further meme adaptations, including a viral October 2023 post that gained over 1,800 likes and reblogs on Tumblr.