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Cheese! 5-Year-Old Unleashes #BlackBoyJoy in Hilarious Picture Day Photo

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Because Picture Day is a rite of passage in most black households, 5-year-old Andrew Miles risked life and limb by taking the road less traveledโ€”opting to let freedom ring instead of delivering the same boring portrait as his Woodland Elementary School compatriots.

โ€œIโ€™m so mad right now!โ€ his mother Andriel posted on Facebook, clearly in awe at his brilliant portrayal of unrepentant #BlackBoyJoy. โ€œI checked my sons [sic] book bag and find these!!!!โ€

Considering she used four exclamation marks, you know she wasnโ€™t playing.

โ€œI have contacted Lifetouch School Photography to figure out what happened and why!โ€ she added. โ€œI know they train their photographers better than that. They dropped the ball idc what anybody says...โ€

But while the rest of the world took delight in the viral photo of Andrew living his best life, Andriel had questions. As she told WMAZ, โ€œI asked him if anyone asked him to make that face. He said, โ€˜No, I just made it.โ€™โ€

And while his mother expressed her desire to order retakes, the kindergartner has every intention of doing the same thing next yearโ€”thanks to Lifetouch School Photographyโ€™s policy of encouraging free-spirited photos.

โ€œEveryone is just embracing the photo and loving the photo,โ€ she said. โ€œThat one photo showed all of his personality. How sweet he is, how loving he is.โ€

Indeed. Just wait until he learns how to take selfies.

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