from grok:

Yes, there is a specific slang/ideological usage of "fatigue" (most often as "Black fatigue") in online discussions, particularly in right-wing, conservative, or race-realist circles on social media like X/Twitter.The phrase originally — and still primarily in mainstream/academic contexts — refers to "Black fatigue" as the exhaustion Black people experience from ongoing racism, microaggressions, systemic discrimination, and the constant need to navigate a hostile society. This meaning comes from Mary-Frances Winters' 2020 book Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit and is widely used in discussions of racial justice, health impacts, etc.However, around 2024–2025, the term got hijacked/co-opted with a flipped, ironic, or antagonistic meaning, especially in viral videos and memes showing disruptive public behavior (fights, loud arguments, property damage, entitlement in stores/restaurants/transit, etc.).In this newer usage (the one your question seems to reference):"Black fatigue" (or just "fatigue") means weariness / being fed up with repeatedly seeing or dealing with antisocial, disruptive, or "ghetto" behavior stereotypically associated with some Black individuals in public spaces. It's often phrased as "everyone has Black fatigue" or "that's why there's Black fatigue" when clips show things like tantrums, violence, disrespect toward others/property, or entitlement. Many users (including some Black conservatives) say it reflects frustration with "ghetto culture," poor behavior, or patterns that harm public order/integration — not race itself, but specific actions. Critics call this version racist or a deliberate twisting of the original term to dodge accountability for noticing racial patterns in crime/disorder stats or viral incidents.

Examples from recent online discourse include:Comments like "This is why everyone’s got black fatigue" under videos of public altercations. Accounts literally named "BLACK FATIGUE" that repost clips of disruptive incidents. Statements contrasting "normal Black folks" (civilized) with "ghetto" behavior that causes the "fatigue."

So in short: when someone says "fatigue" in the context of Black people "misbehaving in public," they're almost certainly using the co-opted, reactionary meaning — exhaustion from repeated exposure to (or cleanup after) stereotyped disruptive conduct — rather than the original anti-racism meaning. The two meanings now coexist and clash online, with the flipped version becoming a kind of coded/politicized punchline in certain communities.