When it comes to memes, there are some known for their versatility and adaptability to various ironic situations or comedic contrasts. One meme that has become ubiquitous is the “woman yelling at a cat” meme, because of the juxtaposition between the two emotions being projected. But what was the origin of this meme?
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The first panel can be traced back to Taylor Armstrong in a 2011 episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The second panel is from Smudge the white cat, who had already been circulating online before he was mashed together with Armstrong’s raw emotional outburst.
It was the user @MISSINGEGIRL, in 2019, who had thought of combining these two to make the meme as we know it today. The meme has also inspired different versions to pop up including this Ukiyo-e style illustration by Reddit user griffinisland, Alexander Petela’s Greek pottery style illustration, EnvySkort’s anime version, as well as a medieval version of the meme.
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