But Trump began appearing in some of the “you vs. The meme was just one of several tied to the 2016 election season see: Pepe the Frog, Ken Bone, Bernie or Hillary, Delete Your Account, and me at the beginning of 2016 vs. As it turns out, a man’s insecurity was the perfect fodder for a meme in a torturous election season that ended in with a very insecure man becoming our president. It also seemed to suggest that you cannot trust a woman when she says that a male friend is just a friend-especially if he is good-looking. The message was also clear: men are intimidated by a male model. It’s easy to see how one viral moment propelled the next one.
One of the photos in that man’s portfolio was the now infamous shot of him walking without a shirt on. A few weeks before the meme was shared on Twitter, a video of that same man eating chocolate went viral on Facebook. The original guy “she told you not to worry about” is clearly a model. Or any man whom a woman claims is “just a friend.” The basic premise behind the meme is that (some) straight men feel threatened by a woman’s good-looking male friends. I t is, without a doubt, fragile masculinity distilled in meme form.” And it’s true. The earliest known version of the meme was shared on Twitter and shows two photos that compare an average guy to a guy casually taking a walk without his shirt on, showing off a beyond well-defined six-pack. the guy” meme and its popularity, start at the source: the original meme. Yet people still reference it on Twitter and Reddit every week. The meme was born in 2015, a lifetime ago in internet time. the guy she tells you not to worry about /axdeHJ2ECk- Lazy dog August 6, 2016 the guy she says don't worry about /prYCec1pMo- Lonnie Erickson August 5, 2016 the guy she tells you not to worry about /Hj1SDgTe9E- Kalvin August 8, 2016 People have used the meme to compare plants, sheep, buildings, soda machines, art projects, and even the pointy ‘S’ that seemingly every millennial drew as a teenager for some reason.Įwe vs. The phrase is paired with two photos that are shown side by side, the one on the right a markedly improved version of the one of the left. the guy she told you not to worry about” meme peaked in the fall of 2016. And one has way more staying power than the rest. They won’t die because the internet won’t let them. But some memes seem to have an infinite lifespan, popping up regularly enough to remind you of their existence. Memes that are linked to a current event or television shows die naturally in the news cycle. They are designed to burn up quickly after floating across Reddit and social media sites for a brief period of time.