Gay People Are Like “She Saved My Life”

Gay People Are Like “She Saved My Life”

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Gay People Are Like “She Saved My Life” is a catchphrase used as a punchline in jokes about LGBTQ+ people unusual fondness for atypical characters and figures, usually mentioning memorable villains from TV shows and movies. The trend started in early March 2024 on Twitter / X.

Origin

On March 7th, 2024, X[1] user @LouisPeitzman replied to a tweet joking about a 90's infomercial called "Magic Bullet System," saying "Gay people are like “she saved my life” and it’s Hazel from the Magic Bullet infomercial." The post (shown below) amassed more than 2,100 likes and 458 retweets in a week.


Louis Peitzman @LouisPeitzman. Follow X Gay people are like "she saved my life" and it's Hazel from the Magic Bullet infomercial. Karen Huger's CVS Shoes @spicykezzinnugg Anyone know how to rent a movie theater? Tryna see this in IMAX New Special TV Offer... Get A Magic Bullet System FREE! Stay Tuned For Details. 5:50 PM · Mar 7, 2024 from Queens, NY O

Spread

Over the week after the tweet went viral, people on X started to retweet the original post with other memorable characters or personalities loved by the LGBTQ+ community. For example, on March 10th, 2024, X[2] user @EldritchSpider posted the "Gay people are like 'she saved my life'" catchphrase paired with a picture of Dr. Wong-Staal, the doctor who unlocked the mystery of HIV as the cause of AIDS. The post (shown below, left) amassed more than 16,000 likes and 3,600 retweets in three days.

On the same day, X[3] user @bussywrecker tweeted the catchphrase alongside pictures of American actress Jessica Lange in her role as Fiona Goode from season three of American Horror Story. The post (shown below, right) received roughly 12,000 likes and 2,700 retweets in three days.


Good Will Hunty MPH @EldritchSpider - Follow X Gay people are like "she saved my life" and it's Dr. Wong- Staal the doctor who unlocked the mystery of HIV as the cause of AIDS @bussywrecker · Follow Gay people are like "she saved my life" and it's Jessica Lange playing Fiona Goode 2:30 PM Mar 10, 2024 X

Various Examples


ToraShae @BlackMajiik Follow Gay people are like "she saved my life" and it's the girl who cursed out Billy Eichner 1:51 AM Mar 11, 2024 X Wendell @RhodeToLove Follow Gay people are like "she saved my life" and it's Miss Honey from Matilda X 08 Orugrita Larue @Daniel_Cedron Follow Gay people are like "she saved my life" and it's Hiroshi Nohara haciendo autostop X Graveyardguy @graveyardquy. Follow X Gay people are like "she saved my life" and it's just Scary Godmother 9:09 PM Mar 10, 2024

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