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meme phrase similar to mortifying ordeal of being known

Being Perceived

Updated Oct 19, 2020 at 05:17AM EDT by andcallmeshirley.

Added Oct 15, 2020 at 01:48PM EDT by Adam.

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Being Perceived refers to jokes about being viewed by and inevitably judged by others in the world by virtue of existing, similar to The Mortifying Ideal Of Being Known. This is usually expressed with exasperation and sometimes represented by an existential image.

Origin

While the origin of the phrase "Being Perceived" being used as a meme is unclear, the phrase began started regularly appearing in jokes and memes around September of 2019. One of the earliest known uses of the phrase as a meme was posted on September 16th, 2019 by @coolado,_[1] who posted an image of King Jingaling from Banjo-Kazooie on a casting couch gaining over 70 retweets and 250 likes (shown below).


esos son reebok o son nike + @coolado_ another day of being perceived 2:22 AM · Sep 16, 2019 from Pasadena, CA · Twitter for iPhone >

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Over the following several weeks, multiple tweets found users expressing their exhaustion with being perceived. Popular examples include a September 25th, 2019 tweet by @dn3hrnjgs,[2] which gained over 570 retweets and 1,500 likes (shown below, left), and a September 24th tweet by @yungbiryanii[3] which gained over 370 retweets and 1,600 likes (shown below, right).


森美 @dn3hrnjgs i HATE being perceived. I cant take it anymore. Do not Look at Me. Also im getting rid of all my mirrors 2:54 PM · Sep 25, 2019 · Twitter for Android preet @yungbiryanii if that's ur girl then why i am i being perceived by her 9:53 PM · Sep 24, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone

Others used the term "being perceived" to post selfies, using the term positively as though they were embracing being perceived. User @fuzzyguysocks[4] posted selfies, gaining 5 retweets and 35 likes (shown below, left). On October 15th, 2020, user @pali1216[5] posted a picture with their eyes closed, joking, "You are not being perceived. This post is a perception-free zone," (shown below, right). The meme has been covered by StayHipp.[6]


m'lady cookoo bonkers @fuzzyguysock lily can have a little being perceived. as a treat. 5:58 PM · Dec 24, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone epoxide both your houses @pali1216 You are not being perceived. This post is a perception- free zone.

Various Examples


ovo max :0 @beditite currently being perceived and hating every second of it 11:54 AM · Dec 11, 2019 · Twitter Web App > @northstardoll if i was being perceived i would simply stop existing 11:18 PM · Oct 21, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone > dij. @kimpossihoe i hate being perceived but if im gonna perceivedi at least want ppl to perceive me as hot 9:47 PM · Oct 14, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone > max paine @Prairielre · Apr 12 When someone has the audacity to perceive me Are you attempting to know me? Kendra @kendrawcandraw · Apr 14 Being adored Being perceived Big Lou @bigbeefkitty · Apr 10 Do not Perceive me While I Am Working

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External References

[1] Twitter – @coolado_

[2] Twitter – @dn3hrnjgs

[3] Twitter – @yungbiryanii

[4] Twitter – @fuzzyguysock

[5] Twitter – @pali1216

[6] StayHipp – Memes About Being Perceived

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When every last piece of the world ceases perceiving me I shall achieve my quantum ultra-form and become one with reality; omnipresent, omnipotent, and finally able to get up before noon and do my taxes on time.

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