![I Don't Wanna Be Bread pair of hands rolling a lump of dough with a miserable face of a cat's photoshopped on it](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/033/842/cover12.jpg)
I Don't Wanna Be Bread
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About
I Don't Wanna Be Bread refers to a series of photoshops and fan arts which imagine various animals and characters as a lump of dough that is being turned into a loaf of bread, with the characters stating that they do not wish to be turned. Originating from a humorous Kot 4chan post, the meme gained significant popularity following a viral dubbed version in November 2019.
Origin
On May 14th, 2018, an anonymous 4chan[1] user posted an image of Kot photoshopped onto a lump of dough, writing "NOOOO I DON'T WANNA BE BREAD AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" (shown below). The /s4s/ thread received over 22 replies.
![I Don't Wanna Be Bread Original Thread File: 1524852833775.png (806 KB, 1024x719) O Anonymous 05/14/18(Mon)09:25:11 No.6691318 >>6691319 >>6691320 >>6691322 >>6692113 >>6694242 >>6694338 NO000 I DONT WANNA BE BREAD AAAA AAAAAA](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
Spread
The post did not see major spread online until March 2019. On March 21st, 2020, Redditor[2] LulJayc132 posted a screenshot of the thread to /r/MEOW_IRL subreddit, gaining over 8,700 upvotes. On March 23rd, 2019, Redditor[3] Lawan1314 posted an Everyone On 4chan Should Be on a Terror List meme that gained over 30,400 upvotes in six months (shown below, left). On April 8th, 2019, Facebook[4] group Augmentations posted the first known derivative meme based on the meme (scrapped post[5] shown below, right).
![4chan in reality 4chan in the media: 4CHAN IS A SITE FILLED WITH HACKERS THAT CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE 4chan in reality: □ Anonymous 05/14/18(Monjo9 25 11 No 6691318 deambteanaatttimtffitutthH262td NOOOO I DONT WAMİA BE BREAD](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/473/882/c39.png)
![They Are Turning Him Into Bread NOO000 I DON'T WANNA BE BREAD ААAAAAAAAАAАНННННННН НННННН](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/846/037/ed9.png)
On July 19th, 2019, Tumblr[6] user stupidpetface combined the original image with another cat-bread photoshop, with the post gaining over 15,000 likes and reblogs in nine months (shown below, left). An August 24th repost[7] of the image in /r/me_irl subreddit received over 6,200 upvotes. On August 25th, Redditor[8] mister-mafew posted an image macro based on the original meme to /r/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, gaining over 1,500 upvotes in six months (shown below, right). On August 27th, Twitter[9] account @RussianMemesLtd posted the meme which was translated into Russian by an unknown user, with the tweet gaining over 1,400 upvotes and 5,800 likes.
![They Did Turn Him Into Bread](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/846/039/d06.jpg)
![AaaaaaaaaaAaaaaaAAAAAAAaa IDONT WANNA BE BREAD AÄÄAÄAÄ](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/896/6d3.jpg)
The format did not see further spread until early November 2019. Prior to November 3rd, 2019, an unknown user posted a dubbed version of the meme, voicing the caption. The earliest found post of the clip was made by Instagram[10] user holycrapiwanttodie on November 3rd, 2019 (shown below); a November 4th repost of the clip by iFunny[11] user BeefboyTv received over 830 smiles. A November 10th, 2019, reupload by YouTube[12] user DISWAVE 1919 received over 160,500 views in six months.
The viral spread of the video prompted a surge in the popularity of the meme, inspiring fan art. On November 7th, 2019, Twitter[13] user @MahsiraWingtail posted the earliest known redraw of the meme, gaining over 130 retweets and 600 likes (shown below, left). On November 26th, 2019, Twitter user @psychoorbevil posted[14] a version featuring THE iDOLM@STER idol Riamu Yumemi, adding a second panel. The post received over 2,600 retweets and 8,400 likes (shown below, right).
![Bread-Sira by mahsirawingtail I don't wonna be bread! Noo00 00 000 Mahsirat](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Raimi Yumemi Gets Turned Into Bread BREA ALL NO0000000000 I DON'T WANNA BE BREAD ALL We AL ALL ALL We BREAD O BREAS O BREA o BREA BREA YAMU NO000000000000000 BEING BREAD IS FINE ACTUALLY IDONT CARE ANYMORE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/730/952/c4f.jpg)
The latter post resulted in the mutation of the meme format, with the caption "Being Bread Is Fine Actually, I Don't Care Anymore" being reused in further memes.
Various Examples
![Being bread is fine, actually touhou project i don't want to be bread being bread is fine actually](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/773/305/6ec.jpeg)
![Bread moomin by moonwalkxr NO000000000000 I DON'T WANNA BE BREAD FLOUR NO00000000000000000 BEING BREAD IS FINE ACTUALLY I DON'T CARE ANYMORE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/904/9f0.png)
![Sorry, Yahtzee, you had to go. NO I DON'T WANT TO BE IRRELEVANT TO THE PLOT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NO000000000000000000](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/901/840.png)
![Another One I DON'T WANNA BE BREAD AAAAAAAAAA *SNIFF* BEING BREAD IS FINE ACTUALLY SNIFF I DON'T CARE ANYMORE *SNIFF*](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/846/061/882.jpg)
![Waddle Bread by Nubin0 NO0000000000 I DONT WANNA BE BREAD @nubin NO00000000000000 BEING BREAD IS FINE ACTUALLY @nubino IDONT CARE ANYMORE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/922/e02.png)
![Nooo I Liked It Better As Gumball I DON'T WANNA BE BREAD AAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000000OON](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/846/058/59c.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] 4chan – /s4s/ Thread #6691318
[3] Reddit – AAAAAAAAAAAA
[4] Facebook – Augmentations
[5] Me.me – Scrapped post
[6] Tumblr – stupidpetface
[8] Reddit – AaaaaaaaaaAaaaaaAAAAAAAaa
[9] Twitter – @russianmemesltd
[10] Instagram – holycrapiwanttodie
[12] YouTube – NO I DON'T WANNA BE BREAD
[13] Twitter – @MahsiraWingtail
[14] Twitter – @psychoorbevil
Top Comments
Kommando_Kaijin
May 05, 2020 at 03:04PM EDT
TvTropesRuinedMyLife
May 05, 2020 at 03:10PM EDT