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What Is The 'Girls With An Eyebrow Slit Can't Have A Ube Cupcake' Meme? The Viral 'Buttercup Bake Shop' TikTok Explained
TikTok has been taken over with memes about how girls with eyebrow slits can't have ube cupcakes from Buttercup Bake Shop, making for one of the strangest memes of the year so far.
The meme is based on one simple video by TikToker @aminathree, and now it's inspiring everything from videos to spam comments and more.
But what exactly is the "Who Says Girls With An Eyebrow Slit Can't Have a Ube Cupcake From Buttercup Bake Shop" meme and what does it mean? Here's what you
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What Is The 'Girls With Eyebrow Slits Can't Have A Ube Cupcake' Meme?
The "eyebrow slits ube cupcake" meme comes from a video by TikToker @aminathree posted on April 28th.
In the very simple video, the TikToker says, "Who says girls with an eyebrow slit can't have a ube cupcake from Buttercup Bake Shop," then takes a bite of an ube cupcake. It went on to garner over 7 million views in the next two weeks.
The video itself may not seem like anything special, but the way the TikToker delivers the line and the implication that someone once said girls with eyebrow slits can't have ube cupcakes from Buttercup Bake Shop struck many viewers as funny. This naturally lead to a whole lot of memes poking fun at the video's concept.
@aminathree breaking barriers @Buttercup Bakeshop ♬ original sound – aminatou<3
The video is actually inspired by an earlier video by the TikToker known as, "Who Said Girls With Honey Blonde Hair and Highlights Can't Eat a Chicken Pot Pie From KFC?" that went viral after she made a very similar joke about eating chicken pot pie.
@aminathree proving them wrong
How Is 'Girls With Eyebrow Slits Can't Have A Ube Cupcake' Used In Memes?
As the video went viral, TikTokers decided to turn it into a meme about girls with eyebrow slits being disallowed from eating ube cupcakes from Buttercup Bake Shop.
In one video, for example, with over a million views, a TikToker gives viewers their "daily reminder" that girls with eyebrow slits can't eat the cupcakes.
Another viral example has a TikToker react in shock under the caption, "Me in 20 years when my daughter with an eyebrow slit says she's so hungry that she can eat an ube cupcake from Buttercup Bake Shop."
There are also girls with eyebrow slits who are getting in on the meme by sharing their disappointment over being barred from enjoying the cupcakes.
Now, references to the videos are also appearing in TikTok comment sections, confusing many readers without the proper context.
@ali.bradleys.artt #fyp #eyebrowslit #ubecupcake ♬ original sound – sl0w3D_mus1c1903
What Are Some More 'Girls With Eyebrow Slits Can't Have A Ube Cupcake' Memes?
@feelingshelly spread awareness yall!! #ubecupcake #buttercupbakeshop #fyp #eyebrowslit ♬ original sound – michelle
@ethansedits famous last words 💔 #buttercupbakeshop #ubecupcake #eyebrowslit @aminatou<3 @Buttercup Bakeshop ♬ original sound – ethan
@landon.kalin I say that a girl with an eyebrow slit can’t get an Ube Cupcake from Buttercup Bake Shop? #fyp ♬ original sound – Landon Kalin
@user16388266263 #ubecupcakes ♬ original sound – aminatou<3
For the full history of Girls With Eyebrow Slits Can't Have A Ube Cupcake, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
