About

Bark, Bark, Faggot, Bark! / Pardon? refers to an exploitable meme format in which pairs of fictional characters, usually one male and one canine, are paired with a humorous dialogue in which the dog surreptitiously calls the male character a homophobic slur in between barking, with the character, not sure if they heard correctly, saying, "Pardon?" The format, used to humorously affirm or imply that a certain character is gay, achieved virality on X / Twitter in mid-November 2024.

Origin

On November 11th, 2024, X^[1] user @PeachiieKeen posted a meme imagining a dialogue between the Persona 3 character Ryoji Mochizuki and dog character Koromaru. In the meme, Koromaru barks, with Ryuji greeting it. Koromaru then unexpectedly inserts a homophobic slur directed at Ryoji in between barks, with Ryoji, caught by surprise, saying, "Pardon?" The post (shown below) received over 1,100 reposts and 10,000 likes in four days.

Spread

The post inspired a meme format, with users replacing Koromaru and Ryuji with other pairs of characters. For example, on November 12th, 2024, X^[2] user @serdeseda posted a version featuring Aoba Seragaki and Ren from the 2012 video game DRAMAtical Murder, with the post gaining over 1,500 reposts and 9,400 likes in three days (shown below).

On November 14th, 2024, X^[3] user @scythepr posted a Mouthwashing version of the meme featuring characters Curly and Jimmy. The post (shown below) received over 2,600 reposts and 20,000 likes in one day.

More memes based on the format were shared on X in mid-November 2024.

Various Examples

Search Interest

External References