Affirm My Identity or We'll Shoot Your Kids
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Affirm My Identity or We'll Shoot Your Kids
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Affirm My Identity or We'll Shoot Your Kids is a catchphrase and viral image macro typically portraying transgender people in a derogatory way. The expression initially appeared in April 2023 but went viral in February 2024 after a Twitter / X user created an AI image featuring a woman in front of a church with a transgender flag and the overlay text "Affirm my identity or we'll shoot your kids." The AI art ignited a debate on X as users accused the creator of being transphobic for relating an unconfirmed rumor that the person who opened fire at the Houston megachurch on February 11th, 2024, was a transgender woman.
Origin
The earliest online usage of the phrase was posted on X[1] by user @MostlyPeacefull on March 27th, 2023. The image features a transgender Wojak character with blue-dyed hair crying and the overlay text "Affirm my identity or we'll shoot your kids." The post (shown below) amassed over 6,300 likes and 845 retweets in a year.
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The expression became a viral topic on X on February 12th, 2024, after X user @CW_Insider[2] uploaded an AI-generated image based on the Wojak meme (shown below, left). The post was a reply to unfounded rumors alleging the person who opened fire at the Houston megachurch[3] on February 11th was a transgender woman. The post received roughly 300 likes and 180 retweets in a day.
On the same day, X[4] user @DreamLeaf5 joked about the transphobic AI image in a tweet saying, "If it was 'literally happening' you wouldn’t need to AI generate it. The post (shown below, right) garnered over 121,000 likes and 6,900 retweets in a few hours.
On February 13th, 2024, X[5] user @MizunoEternal said @CW_Insider "Literally making up a person to get mad at." The tweet (shown below, left) received more than 330 likes and two comments in a few hours. The creator of the AI image then responded[6] to the comments shortly after with a new AI image and the caption "All of them right now." The post received roughly 20 likes and two retweets in a few hours (shown below, right).
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[1] X – MostlyPeacefull
[2] X – CW_Insider
[3] AP – What to know about a shooting at Joel Osteen’s megachurch
[4] X – DreamLeaf5
[5] X – MizunoEternal
[6] X – CW_Insider
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