Honoring those who gave their lives in service to their country is usually the thing on Memorial Day, but Outkast's Big Boi started a Twitter thing about how motherhood has evolved with a meme that feature's "Good Times" mom Florida Evans and a supposed mom twerking.
"Mothers in the 70's" is above the photo of Florida Evans -- played by Esther Rolle -- in a kitchen scene talking to daughter Thelma -- played by Bern Nadette Stanis.
"Mothers Now" is above a photo of a nearly-nude African-American woman in a twerking pose.
"And we act like we don't know what's wrong with these kids" is written below.
-- Big Boi (@BigBoi) May 29, 2016
Big Boi's Twitter commentary triggered thousands of responses, some racially-charged and others more thoughtful.
Here is a sample:
Not sure why Florida Evans is trending, but it's Good Times for this gif. #DamnDamnDamn pic.twitter.com/1I5F8Wzilo
-- Vince LiFonti (@ChicagoVince) May 30, 2016
Forget Florida Evans we need dudes to step up like James Evans What's wrong went these dudes too @BigBoi pic.twitter.com/LNLjJQ5PP9
-- E.L Smith (@elsmithcomedy) May 30, 2016
@hotterthanjuly He did an old mom vs new moms meme & all hell broke loose. Florida Evans vs a female twerking in thongs.
-- New Account (@thywillbedion) May 30, 2016
Not surprised.That meme Big Boi posted is no different than his music...These rappers don't put Florida Evans type women in their videos.
-- Sweet Tee Jones☔️ (@msteejo1) May 30, 2016
Florida Evans mom would pop you in the mouth if you said something smart mothers today the kid popping them in the mouth no respect.
-- lena (@darleneturner53) May 30, 2016
@SheezPetty truest and realest tweet...no female in big boi videos look like Florida Evans
-- mike angelo (@finestface101) May 30, 2016
Some of these insulting tweets about Florida Evans (Esther Rolle) looks R nothing but ignorant self-hate. C'mon y'all. UR better than this
-- Kenny BooYah! (@KwikWarren) May 30, 2016
@mmilam78 @BlackGirlNerds He should know better. His picture of a perfect mothers is Florida Evans....poor and oppressed.
-- Erica Codey-Rucker (@EricaERucker) May 30, 2016
Some of these insulting tweets about Florida Evans (Esther Rolle) looks R nothing but ignorant self-hate. C'mon y'all. UR better than this
-- Kenny BooYah! (@KwikWarren) May 30, 2016
Y'all do realize that Florida Evans is a fictional character pic.twitter.com/VvK7Cpf0Q2
-- . (@biebersxdrew) May 30, 2016
Florida Evans wouldn't even take gambling money to get her out the ghetto she damn sure couldn't be no video vixen. https://t.co/nXGpTCUC2S
-- theBabe (@BelleDae) May 30, 2016
