About

Beautiful Mid is an oxymoronic slang expression used to refer a type of mid appearance that can be described as "beautiful" and "cute" but not "hot." Used for purposes of engagement baiting on X, the expression sparked discourse on the platform in mid-September 2023. On X, the label is typically used in the copypasta format stating "every man simply wants a beautiful mid to call his own."

Origin

On September 9th, 2023, X^[1] user @KILLTOPARTY posted a photograph of a conventionally attractive woman, commenting, "Every man simply wants a beautiful mid to call his own." The post (shown below, left) received over 650 reposts and 9,100 likes in two weeks. On September 10th, 2023, @KILLTOPARTY^[2] used the phrase in a similar post based on another photograph, which received over 130 reposts and 3,800 likes in two weeks (shown below, right).

Spread

The post sparked discourse on X, with users quoting the post and parodying it. For example, on September 10th, 2023. X^[3] user @Solleno__ posted an image of a conventionally attractive, fit man, writing, "Every woman simply wants a beautiful mid to call her own." The post (shown below, left) received over 80 reposts and 760 likes in two weeks. Also that day, user @GeebMinister quoted^[4] one of @KILLTOPARTY's posts, writing, "People that talk like this need to be dropped off in the middle of the Sahara." The post (shown below, right) received over 130 reposts and 3,800 likes in two weeks.

On September 14th, @KILLTOPARTY^[5] posted a photograph of actor Henry Cavill together with his girlfriend Natalie Viscuso, referrring to her as "beautiful mid." The post (shown below) received over 420 reposts and 8,200 likes, reigniting the online debate.

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