Do You Guys Ever Think About X?
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Do You Guys Ever Think About X refers to a memorable catchphrase and snowclone meme featuring a still from the 2023 film Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and directed by Greta Gerwig. The meme features Barbie looking to the left while doing a dance move, and is typically accompanied by a phrasal template inspired by the dialogue, "Do you guys ever think about dying?" Memes following the template grew popular around the release of the film in July 2023.
Origin
On May 25th, 2023, Warner Brothers posted the main trailer for Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie to YouTube,[1] gathering over 58 million views in two months (seen below). The trailer features Margot Robbie dancing as she asks the question, "Do you guys ever think about dying?"
Various internet users posted the scene and quote from the trailer on May 25th, including Twitter[2] user @CharlesPulliam, who gathered over 57,000 likes in two months (seen below).
Spread
The catchphrase and image of Robbie dancing became a popular snowclone meme on Twitter in July 2023, with Twitter[3] user @feistyfrank posting a tweet that read, "Do you guys ever think about dying? I love Dua Lipa. I think she’s a really interesting artist," gathering over 58,000 likes in a week (seen below, left). On July 23rd, Twitter[4] user @aramnotagoat posted a tweet that read, "do you guys ever think about deleting your account?" The post gathered over 5,000 likes in five days (seen below, right).
The trend led to various viral iterations on July 25th, with Twitter[5] user @madeoflavenderr posting a tweet that read, "do you guys ever think about moving out of the country, start a new life and never coming back?" The post gathered over 99,000 likes in three days (seen below, left). On July 27th, Twitter[6] user @dieworkwear posted a tweet that read, "do you guys ever think about how we use consumerism to participate in some notion of community?" The post gathered over 37,000 likes in a day (seen below, right).
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External References
[1] YouTube – Warner Brothers
[2] Twitter – CharlesPulliam
[3] Twitter – feistyfrank
[4]  Twitter – aramnotagoat
[5] Twitter – madeoflavenderr
[6] Twitter – dieworkwear
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