I Love You (meme)
| Meme | |
|---|---|
| Synonyms: | I love you |
| Date Started: | November 5, 2020 |
| Related: | Destielgate |
| See Also: | SPN, Destiel |
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The I love you meme originated in the Supernatural fandom, using screencaps from episode 18 of season 15, where Castiel tells Dean that he loves him. The canon confirmation of Destiel led to a wide variety of memes, many of which referenced current news stories as well as fannish events.
Following this trend, the "I love you" meme is used to convey news and current events. The first image (almost) always shows Cas saying I love you. The second image has Dean imparting news to Cas. For good news stories, the response may be "I love that [news story]".
Fan Comments
[Bing_Bong_the_Archer]
What was the actual line?
[_nishikino_maki]
At this specific moment? Dean says nothing. He says "don't do this, Cas" a few seconds later, so it's not really directly referencing anything that he said in the episode, but rather the fact that he seems to avoid directly responding to the confession. that seems to be played with here by having him not just fail to properly acknowledge it but also change the topic completely, and it's popular to have memes directly referencing current events so. that's my analysis from somebody who has never seen supernatural[1]
please stop giving news through destiel posts (8 jan 2021)[2]
[bundibird]
I was like, “oh i see we’ve moved into the trick people into thinking this unbelievable thing happened because I told it to you via a destiel meme stage of things.”But guys. Guys. [screenshot of news story confirming the summary given in the meme]
[mossiestpiglet]
#I had to unblock destiel because this is how we share news on this fucking webbed site[5]
Variations on the Meme
Within Supernatural fandom, this meme sometimes depicts Dean directly responding to Cas without changing the subject. The meme is still used to convey news, but it is news that is relevant to the pairing of Cas and Dean. This most often occurs on anniversaries of the Destiel love confession or Destiel's fanon wedding, with Dean responding in a way that acknowledges the anniversary.[7]
Subversion
- Example by maybenextjuneillgettoloveyou, Archived version, 2023
- hey guys im from reddit how do i use this meme by nadi196, 2023 -- using it (deliberately?) for unimportant news
Examples
- #i love you, Archived version, by nicostiel (26 December 2021) -- responding to new banned tags in a Tumblr update
- comments from a tumblr post by vaiva-arts., Archived version
- Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home is being raided by the FBI, Archived version by thebibliosphere (8 August 2022) -- meme edited to match the news being delivered
- Dec 06, 2022, Archived version by johnlockdynamic (date in title) -- meme used to announce election runoff results
- more twitter drama, Archived version from 24 April 2023 -- uses gifs that show more of the scene than usual (but fits the joke/arc of the story being delivered well)
Fandom
- meta and further memes, Archived version by marauers4ever, particularly discussion the "news from clowns" meme. Posted 28 January 2021.
- destiel-confession-news, Archived version, a tumblr blog devoted to "recent events delivered to you in the good old destiel confession format" (active October 2022-present)
- Destiel News Network, Archived version -- older blog doing the same thing (active February 2021 - September 2022)
- POV for when you are going to learn about a recent massive historical and political event for the first time:, Archived version, by bloodybellycomb, posted 5 November 2022.
- I don’t want to find out about world events anymore, posted by a-tian (June 2023) -- subversion of/commentary on the meme
Fanfic
- I've never watched a single episode of spn but I've been thinking about the implications of being stuck inside a meme, Archived version by biverly-switzler, posted June 2023 -- fanfic/commentary interpreting the reuse of the meme as a time loop
References
- ^ New outernet lore dropped, Archived version, a Reddit post from Dec 16 2020. Accessed April 24 2020.
- ^ title of a reddit post. Meme deleted but the title is a reference to how common the meme had become. Accessed 8 December 2022.
- ^ tumblr reblog by aceremuslupin, Archived version, but this was such a common sentiment that the response itself was a bit of a meme. Posted by awed-frog on 12 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d comments from a tumblr post by vaiva-arts., Archived version. The tumblr post shared that Good Omens Season 2 had been official announced. Posted 29 June 2021.
- ^ Tags on a Tumblr post by tsukithewolf. Tags added by mossiestpiglet, 14 December 2022.
- ^ Tumblr post by red-mercer, Archived version. Posted 6 November 2020. Although this response was initially made in response to a Destiel "news announcement post", it wasn't one that used the image format of the meme. However, this response went viral and was quote in response to incredulous reactions to learning headlines from "I Love You" memes.
- ^ Tumblr post by casmybelovedass, Archived version, depicts Dean saying "I've known for two years Cas", posted on Nov 5th 2022, the second anniversary of the love confession.