Memes

How the ‘White Girl Save Me’ meme became stan Twitter’s rally cry

Save me, trip to the beach…

Photo of Angela Andaloro

Angela Andaloro

White Girl Save Meme; Screenshot of Tweets from X

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.

Featured Video

Meme basics

  • Meme Creator: @dawgpleasee/X
  • Meme Type: Catchphrase, Exploitable
  • First Appearance: August 2023
  • Origin Source: X
  • Peak Popularity: Nov. 2023
    white girl save me google trends

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.

Advertisement
white girl save me tweet
@dawgpleasee/X
white girl save me sonic
@dawgpleasee/X

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.

'when you say 'white girl save me' what white girl are you talking about' tweet
@dawgpleasee/X
Advertisement

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.

save me dustloop meme
u/Caspian0951 via Reddit
white girl save me trip to the beach
u/Caspian0951 via Reddit
Advertisement

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.

white girl save me renee rapp
@rmjroan/X

Meme examples

white girl save me yoshi
@rmjroan/X
Advertisement
guilty gears white girl save me
@rmjroan/X
taylor swift white girl save me
@soitfckingoes13/X
questionable weed pen save me
@soitfckingoes13/X
billie eilish white girl save me
@soitfckingoes13/X
Advertisement
anime girl white girl save me
@VTUBERMEMES/X
white girl save me
@VTUBERMEMES/X
structured routine save me
@VTUBERMEMES/X

More catchphrase memes:

Advertisement

The internet is chaotic—but we’ll break it down for you in one daily email. Sign up for the Daily Dot’s web_crawlr newsletter here to get the best (and worst) of the internet straight into your inbox.

 
The Daily Dot