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Bishop T.D. Jakes Turning Around GIF is a reaction GIF of Bishop T.D. Jakes glaring over his right shoulder with his nose down. Online, people use the image to express disbelief.

Origin

On November 24th, 2019, T.D. Jakes published the video "Dont Run with the Herd – Bishop T.D. Jakes [November 24, 2019]." During the video, Bishop Jakes turns around abruptly during his sermon (shown below).

On November 25th, 2019, an anonymous Tenor^[1] user posted a gif of the moment (shown below).

Spread

Over the next year, usage of the GIF continued on various platforms. On April 17th, 2020, Twitter ^[2] user @Lolgaemde shared the GIF with the caption, "You cannot have relationship without reciprocity" (shown below).

You cannot have relationship without reciprocity.
-TD Jakes pic.twitter.com/PGLsz8tqn8

— MaGamede (@LoloGamede) April 17, 2020

On December 23rd, 2020, Redditor SheikHunt shared the GIF in the /r/MemeTemplatesOfficial^[3] with the caption "When you tryna be the bigger person and walk away from the argument but you hear a 'that's what I thought.'" The post received more than 7,000 points (99% upvoted) in less than one month (shown below, left).

Following the post, numerous variations of the meme were shared across Reddit. On December 26th, 2020, Redditor ImPrettyWhack shared a variation in the /r/memes^[4] subreddit that received more than 31,000 points (98% upvoted) and 125 comments in less than one month.

On December 30th, Redditor easyscopes shared a version in the /r/memes^[5] with the caption "when your girlfriend's phone auto-connects to your friend's wifi." The post received more than 33,000 points (96% upvoted) and 165 comments in less than one month (shown below, right).

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