Do Men Even Have Feelings?
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About
Do Men Even Have Feelings?, also known as I Can't Believe He Didn't Cry During Titanic, refers to a series of Soyjaks vs. Chads / Girls vs. Boys Wojak Comics in which a woman expresses her disbelief that a man did not cry while watching Titanic, with the second part of the meme showing the man being deeply saddened by a certain scene in a film or a video game. The format gained viral spread online in September 2020.
Origin
On September 5th, 2020, Instagram[1] user shlingo.smash posted a Soyjaks vs. Chads / Girls vs. Boys meme that received over 14,400 views and 2,900 likes in four months (shown below).
Spread
On September 6th, 2020, iFunny[2] user Giovanni reuloaded the video, gaining over 17,600 smiles in four months.
In the following week, more memes based on the format were posted, primarily on Reddit. On September 8th, 2020, Redditor[3] JohnRyanMurphyIsGOD posted one of the earliest derivative memes based on the format, gaining nearly 350 upvotes in /r/MkeBucks subreddit in four months (shown below, left). On September 12th, Redditor[4] connect45 posted a Prequel Meme that received over 22,200 upvotes in four months (shown below, right).
On September 13th, 2020, Twitter[5] user @MagveLuma posted a meme based on the format that gained over 263,000 views, 5,900 retweets and 19,700 likes in four months (shown below).
— Magvel (@MagveLuma) September 13, 2020
Following the viral spread of connect45's and @MagveLuma's memes, the format achieved significant presence online, with memes based on it being posted on Reddit, Facebook, Twitter and other major platforms.
Various Examples
Templates
Search Interest
External References
[1] Instagram – shlingo.smash
[3] Reddit – Let’s go get em boys & girls!
[4] Reddit – Is anything real
[5] Twitter – @MagveLuma
