Sexual fluidity has always been a subject of debate—meaning, whether or not an individual’s sexual orientation (gay, straight, bi, etc.) throughout life is malleable, or whether that preference can change and adapt throughout life. This meme has nothing to do with that.
Much like the single/taken survey meme that recently exploded in popularity, the “I’m straight, I’m gay meme” is more or less absurdist, primarily riffing off of pop song lyrics. Know Your Meme tracks the first instance to August of 2017 when @soberliability used it to quote the song “Green Light” by Lorde.
https://twitter.com/soberliability/status/899406385762271233
While the meme went semi-viral at the time, it took off again in the past week, thanks to tweets like the following, some of which received tens of thousands of likes and retweets:
https://twitter.com/hasharakl/status/999332410293661696
https://twitter.com/ABadDadJoke/status/999852147733925888
https://twitter.com/chrismelberger/status/999736819251142661
https://twitter.com/mullingarsm/status/1000534377850462209
https://twitter.com/McJesse/status/1000539335203213313
And it was only natural that the meme eventually intersected with the “Mr. Brightside” meme.
https://twitter.com/DearDeanna/status/998764373073104896
https://twitter.com/swanmeme_/status/1000874355214176258
https://twitter.com/SavinTheBees/status/1001042797791625216
BuzzFeed’s David Mack used it to insert a The Devil Wears Prada quote:
https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/999348993166598145
The official Will & Grace account even got in on the fun:
https://twitter.com/WillAndGrace/status/999706911107727361
Same.
https://twitter.com/BlSEXUALROSA/status/1000714846558605312
Of course, a handful of people got literal with it as well.
https://twitter.com/alxjasper/status/1000941879796498433
https://twitter.com/unicornbiblio/status/1000831030960549888
Then there were the random and absurd examples.
https://twitter.com/dearcapshaw/status/1000408258476167170
https://twitter.com/perfumegenius/status/999804969397178368
https://twitter.com/XavierFiles/status/999378905214615552
https://twitter.com/oscahss/status/1000779743703240704
Finally, a meme has come along that’s inclusive of both sexual orientation and condiment affinity. You did it, 2018.
