

As expected, the photo was also quickly turned into a PNG and made into its own meme format, with some memes even paying homage to the original picture of the two Soyjaks.įor the full history on the two Soyjaks pointing meme, you can check out the full entry here. In August of 2021, Twitter user posted a photo of themselves and their girlfriend in front of a Harambe Ethiopian Cuisine restaurant, garnering 13,200 likes in just five days. One notable variant is the "two goth girls pointing" meme. To this day, the Soyjaks are still a very popular exploitable image format and have even brought forth variations in the meme.

How Are The Soyjaks Pointing Used In Memes?Īfter its initial spread on image forums like Reddit and 4chan, the meme quickly took over the internet to depict multiple instances of the Soyjaks pointing at various different things.

The two Soyjaks pointing isn't the only instance of a Soyboy meme or even a Wojak meme instead, it is a mix of both memes. It should however be in the article since it has spread from 4chan, just not in the meme section.Kusaga 14:43, 15 February 2012 (UTC) Well, you can't speak for all 4chan users. The meme format quickly gained more notoriety in October 2020, especially through redraws. It is not a 4chan meme because the 4chan users do not enjoy it, and it is forbidden to post ponies on 4chan, so it should not be in the meme section. What was originally a picture of two friends making a soy boy face in front of a Beyond Fried Chicken restaurant quickly became an exploitable image meme known as the "two Soyjaks pointing." Originally posted on Twitter by John Oberg on February 23rd, 2020, what was meant to be a post to express his excitement about the release of Vegan Fried Chicken was turned into a soy boy meme. The movements only stable-ish online presence is an Instagram account that collects memes and TikToks that elaborate on what it means to be Super Straight. Chad, Shroomjak, and now most notably, Soyjak.īut what is the Soyjak meme all about? And more importantly, how did an image of 2 guys pointing at a Beyond Fried Chicken sign become such a trending meme? Let's explain. One of the most popular communities out there. Most memes posted after 2014 have some form of Wojak integrated into them.Īfter the initial blow-up of the original Wojak image, it gave birth to many other character variations, like Virgin vs. What was originally an image macro shared across forums on 4chan and Reddit quickly became a staple in online culture. Wojaks have plagued the internet for years now. The meme was originally on Mountain Dew s 2012 campaign, where in August 2012, 4chan users attacked a third-party sponsored Mountain Dew campaign called 'Dub the Dew' 16 on the contest with the name Hitler Did Nothing Wrong, which was a failure.
