Why This Meme Of Two Black Men Kissing Is Appearing In Random Videos Around The Internet?

Sussy, fruity, zesty — it seems like people come up with a new LGBTQ slang and memes every week, but perhaps the strangest use online as of late is gay as bait-and-switch media with the sussy recipes trend.

Have you ever been watching a seemingly normal cooking video, only to see two random Black men kissing each other? Here's the origin of the two men kissing meme and cut-screen trend.

Where Do "Two Men Kissing Cutscreen Videos" Come From?

Like most foul trends online, this one began on TikTok. In August 2022, notorious earworm maker Bad Bunny posted a goofy music video for his song "Neverita." Soon after, a restaurant in Chile named "Mr. Papa Frita" came up with what can only be described as a genius marketing tactic. They posted a video of their bussin' fries, with one small twist; a passionate kiss between two dudes.

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The trend caught on like wildfire, especially after people started pranking their parents and friends with these cooking videos that look innocuous at first, but pack a totally unnecessary surprise.

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Why Do I Keep Seeing Two Black Men Kissing

People online love to leverage random "shock" images for their own benefit, and it just so happened that a photo of "two black men kissing" was already a popular meme reaction image. It originated from a pamphlet against homosexuality in Nigeria of all places, and has since entered the iconic meme image hall of fame. So when the time for sussy recipes rolled around, this famous image was one of the first to be used widely.

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Anything Else I Should Know?

The trend does sometimes manage to move beyond casual gay-as-shock-bait. As with any meme, it evolved over time to be more niche and meta, with people substituting dudes kissing for literally anything. Now that you're all caught up, have fun scrolling through any cooking video without the burden of knowledge you now have!

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For the full history of two men kissing cutscreen videos, be sure to check out our entry on the slang term here for even more information.