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Gay Monkey refers to a viral video of a young gorilla with effeminate mannerisms that was popularized in September 2022. The video features a baby ape looking melancholy as he checks his nails, places his hand on his shoulder and trails it down his leg to his toe. The video was first posted to Twitter before migrating to TikTok where people mimicked the ape's mannerisms with the Lana Del Ray song "Ride" playing in the background or used the clip in Duets and Stitches.

Origin

On August 30th, 2022, Twitter[1] user @esquizopoc originally posted the video of the young gorilla set to jazz music, with a caption that read, "todos os trejeitos," which translates to "all kind of mannerisms." The music overlayed on the video is a jazz cover of Tayler Swift's song "Daylight."[5] The tweet gathered over 90,000 likes and 11 million views on the video in nearly 12 days (seen below).

Spread

On September 2nd, 2022, Twitter[2] user @literally_joker reposted the video with the caption, "Gay little monkey." The post gathered over 90,000 likes and over 7,000 retweets in nearly 10 days (seen below).

On September 7th, the clip then spread to TikTok when TikToker[3] @blueboytoy posted the video, this time set to Lana Del Ray's song "Ride." The post gathered over 700,000 plays and over 160,000 likes in nearly five days (seen below).

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7140674592527420714

On September 10th, TikToker[4] @sophiastrawberita posted a video Dueting @blueboytoy's upload and mimicking the monkey's mannerisms. The post gathered over 1.1 million views and over 200,000 likes in nearly two days (seen below).

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7141791827065064746

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https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7141569369246960942
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7141847480655695147
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7141160478797073691
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7141794648304979243

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External References

[1] Twitter – @esquizopoc

[2] Twitter – @literally_joker

[3] TikTok – @blueboytoy

[4] TikTok – @sophiastrawberita

[5] YouTube – Taylor Swift



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Gay Monkey viral video

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About

Gay Monkey refers to a viral video of a young gorilla with effeminate mannerisms that was popularized in September 2022. The video features a baby ape looking melancholy as he checks his nails, places his hand on his shoulder and trails it down his leg to his toe. The video was first posted to Twitter before migrating to TikTok where people mimicked the ape's mannerisms with the Lana Del Ray song "Ride" playing in the background or used the clip in Duets and Stitches.

Origin

On August 30th, 2022, Twitter[1] user @esquizopoc originally posted the video of the young gorilla set to jazz music, with a caption that read, "todos os trejeitos," which translates to "all kind of mannerisms." The music overlayed on the video is a jazz cover of Tayler Swift's song "Daylight."[5] The tweet gathered over 90,000 likes and 11 million views on the video in nearly 12 days (seen below).


Spread

On September 2nd, 2022, Twitter[2] user @literally_joker reposted the video with the caption, "Gay little monkey." The post gathered over 90,000 likes and over 7,000 retweets in nearly 10 days (seen below).


On September 7th, the clip then spread to TikTok when TikToker[3] @blueboytoy posted the video, this time set to Lana Del Ray's song "Ride." The post gathered over 700,000 plays and over 160,000 likes in nearly five days (seen below).


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7140674592527420714

On September 10th, TikToker[4] @sophiastrawberita posted a video Dueting @blueboytoy's upload and mimicking the monkey's mannerisms. The post gathered over 1.1 million views and over 200,000 likes in nearly two days (seen below).


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7141791827065064746

Various Examples


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7141569369246960942
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7141847480655695147


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7141160478797073691
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7141794648304979243

Search Interest

Unavailable.

External References

[1] Twitter – @esquizopoc

[2] Twitter – @literally_joker

[3] TikTok – @blueboytoy

[4] TikTok – @sophiastrawberita

[5] YouTube – Taylor Swift

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