White Girl Save Me, sometimes appearing as Save Me, White Girl, is a catchphrase meme often paired with a photo of a white female public figure or character. The meme has spawned some different variations and has become a favorite of stan Twitter and TikTok.
Meme basics
- Meme Creator: @dawgpleasee/X
- Meme Type: Catchphrase, Exploitable
- First Appearance: August 2023
- Origin Source: X
- Peak Popularity: Nov. 2023
Origin and spread
According to KnowYourMeme.com, X user @dawgpleasee is credited with first using the phrase in since-deleted tweets from early August 2023. He continued to use the phrase throughout his time on the platform, with tweets throughout the year and into 2024.
The phrase started to pick up steam after various fandoms used it. In particular, pop stans argued over who is the white girl who saves them.
Variations
The meme has gone viral in a few different forms. White Girl Save Me has appeared as a reaction comment and meme. Some people have also created other memes by photoshopping another word or phrase over “white girl” to apply the same sentiment to something else.
Stan Twitter has paired the phrase with photos or videos of their favorites that they’d normally post. It shows their devotion to the figure in question.
Meme examples
More catchphrase memes:
- The ‘Women In Male Fields’ meme is paving the way for women to behave just as toxically as men
- Explaining the ‘Pronouns In Bio’ meme
- The Horrors Persist But So Do I
- Jemima Kirke’s ‘What The Hell, Sure’ becomes a meme
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